Study Indicates Home & Community-Based Services Gaining Foothold Among States

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News Thirty-three states have more than 80% of disabled Medicaid recipients placed in home- and community-based service programs. However, only seven states direct more than 95% of Medicaid funding for mental retardation and developmental disability (MR/DD) services toward home- and community-based services. Thirteen states direct more than 80% of Medicaid funding for MR/DD services toward home- and community-based services. These statistics are found in a 2006 report by United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) entitled, “A Case for Inclusion.” The researchers analyzed how Medicaid is . . .