Medicaid's Home and Community-Based Services State Plan Option : Section 6086 of the Deficit Reduction Act.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicaid.

Community health services.

State governments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Outlines requirements of the new Medicaid home and community-based (HCBS) State services benefit option, established by Section 6086 of P.L. 109-171, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, to allow States to cover HCBS long-term care services for Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities or chronic conditions without requiring a HCBS waiver. Compares key features of this benefit with other Medicaid State plan benefits and the Section 1915(c) waiver program.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Medicaid's Home and Community-Based Services State Plan Option

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