Older 10 Adult Services Act
GOAL #1: IMPROVE FUNDING FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES PROGRAMS
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2011 2012 2013
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OBJECTIVES:
a. Evaluate options to establish a Medicaid HCBS provider fee
b. Review and prepare options for a unified budget
c. Determine which programs and agencies would be included in the unified
budget
d. Evaluate different options to phase in a unified budget
e. Develop a cross program/agency budget process
f. Evaluate options to establish fees for Community Care Program (CCP)
homecare providers
g. Develop caseload and utilization forecasting methodology to establish the
level of appropriations for long term care services
h. Advocate that the House and Senate Appropriation Committees hear the long
term care budget as a whole from the relevant State agencies (e.g., Aging,
Healthcare and Family Services, Department of Human Services, etc…)
i. Evaluate the impact of the state balancing incentive program and prepare an
application which will be submitted to CMS
j. Evaluate the impact of adopting the Medicaid state plan attendant services
option authorized by Section 1915 (k)
k. Review the results of the long term insurance partnership program
l. Develop strategies and an implementation plan to increase participation in
the partnership program and other long term care insurance programs
m. Analyze opportunities presented through the CLASS Act, and develop a
strategy to promote participation in the CLASS Act
