It’s No Secret – The New HCBS State Plan Options

It’s no secret that states are trying to move away from providing Medicaid care in institutional settings, to home- and community-based services (HCBS), in order to address the twin issues of high cost and consumer rights (see 47 States To Expand Medicaid LTSS In 2015, The Growth Of Managed Long-Term Services And Supports Programs, and Is Your Organization Ready For The “HCBS Era”?). According to a 2015 Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission report using the most recently available numbers, 4.1% of the Medicaid population (2.7 million individuals) received HCBS, while 2.4% (1 . . .