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Consumer Direction of Personal Assistance Services in Medicaid: A Review of Four State Programs

03/01/2008 | Requests *

Summary

Consumer direction of personal assistance services (CD-PAS) is one model of service delivery that gives Medicaid beneficiaries varying degrees of control over hiring, scheduling, training, and paying personal care attendants. Program administrators, experienced with the programmatic features of CD-PAS in their state, were interviewed. Eligibility criteria, participant support services, and method of financial management used by Medicaid beneficiaries to pay direct care workers are discussed.

Author

Claypool, Henry; O’Malley, Molly

Available Files

Report PDF (876K, 28 pages)
Website Off-site link

Keywords

Wages and Benefits; Medicaid; Human Services; Eligibility; Consumer direction of personal assistance services; CD-PAS; Public Authority Model; Fiscal/Employer Agent; Individual Budget Model; Managed Long-Term Care; Consumer Supports

Topic

Children and Family Services, Consumer Direction, Long-Term Care, Quality, State/Agency Information

Type/Tool

Links / Websites, Reports

Source

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

State

California, Colorado, New York, Virginia, All States/Territories

Date Created

03/28/2008

Contact

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

kcmu@kff.org
202-347-5270

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/2197

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