Summary of Proposals to Address Income Eligibility Requirement for Federal Foster Care Reimbursement, GAO-13-323R

March 25, 2013
Since 2001 there have been 14 proposals on how to revise income eligibility standards for services provided to children in the foster care system; the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently summarized the proposals in a report to senators Max Bacus, Orrin Hatch, and Ron Wyden. The summaries focused on four aspects of each proposal: the link between income eligibility and Title IV-E foster care reimbursements; measures to mitigate any potential impact on federal program cost; measures to mitigate impact on state program cost; and how states should use any dollar savings. Under current law, states . . .