U.S. Congress - S.683 Community Choice Act of 2009
S.683 - Community Choice Act of 2009
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Community Choice Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Community-Based Services are Cost Effective.
Posted by: SteveGoldADA@cs.com
Date Mailed: Sunday, March 22nd 2009 11:31 AM
Community-Based Services are Cost Effective.
Information Bulletin # 281 (3/09)
Two recent studies/reports document the many ways Medicaid’s
1. "Do Non-Institutional Long-Term Care Services Reduce MedicaidCommunity-Based Long Term Care Services are cost-effective as compared to
expensive institutional nursing facilities:
Spending?" written by H.S Kaye, M. LaPlante, and C. Harrington. It is in the journal Health Affairs, vol 28, no 1 (Jan/Feb 2009).
http://content.healthaffairs.org
“Taking the Long View: Investing in Medicaid Home &
Community-Based Services Is Cost-Effective” written by R. Mollica, E.
Kasser, L. Walker, & A. Houser. It’s in a pub.entitled
INSIGHT on the Issues, vol I26 (March 2009) pub. by AARP
Public Policy Institute. www.aarp.org/ppi
D.Kligerman
People should NEVER be forced to live in an institution if they do not want to. All options should be made available and affordable to them without restriction. Keep in mind that one day this could be you!