Long-Term Care : Consumer-Directed Services Under Medicaid.

Discusses options for expanding Medicaid consumer-directed long-term care services, which enable Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities or chronic illnesses to direct their care and choose their own service providers. Examines precedence for consumer-directed long-term care programs, provides an o...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Discusses options for expanding Medicaid consumer-directed long-term care services, which enable Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities or chronic illnesses to direct their care and choose their own service providers. Examines precedence for consumer-directed long-term care programs, provides an overview of consumer-directed Medicaid services, explores relevant Medicare options, and reviews related R&D initiatives and issues involved in the implementation of consumer-directed services, including patient eligibility, consumer education and training, and potential for fraud and abuse.
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