A Tale Of Two Community-Based Program Models

Community-based care is the concept where health care and social services are delivered to the consumer wherever they are, outside of the traditional office setting. This may be in their home, daycare, community center, park, or group home. Over the past ten years, the use of community-based care has increased both due to consumer preference and to lower costs (see Over 50% Of Medicaid LTSS Expenditures For HCBS In 2013, HCBS Enrollment Up 5%; Expenditures Per Participant Down 2%). And with the increase in value-based reimbursement, provider organizations have increasing flexibility on how and where services are . . .