Article Publication Date:
1/1/2011
Summary:
The recession continues to affect state programs for older individuals and adults with physical disabilities. Demand for publicly funded services has grown, and resources, including staff, are stretched thin, according to this new 50-state study. 31 states have cut non-Medicaid aging and disability services programs in FY 2010, and 28 states were expecting to cut these programs in FY 2011. Find the research report, brief, video and compiled State profiles.
Topics:
Long Term Services and Supports
Types/Tools:
Sources:
AARP Public Policy Institute
Health Management Associates
Programs/Initiatives:
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
States:
Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming; All States/Territories
ARRA stimulus; state budgets; State Units on Aging and Disability; health reform; state balancing; Community First Choice; Money Follows the Person; ARRA Nutrition Funding; state balancing
Contact
Wendy Fox-Grage
AARP
wfgrage@aarp.org
Phone:
202-434-3867
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/52789