Medicaid Balancing Incentives Payment Program Brings $3 Billion In Funding To Move Long-Term Care To Community
Hot 'Off The Wire' News for the Week of April 30, 2012
The new Medicaid Balancing Incentives Payment Program is making $3 billion in funding available to states to restructure their long-term care (LTC) systems. The focus of the program is expanding the availability of home- and community-based services (HCBS). The program requires states to implement structural changes, including a “no wrong door”/single entry point system, conflict-free case management services, and a core standardized assessment instrument... Full Article (all members)
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