Home and Community-Based Services: Examining the Evidence Base for State Policymakers – Symposium Proceedings of the Symposium

The Hilltop Institute sponsored its sixth, day-long symposium on Thursday, June 11, 2009, where national experts discussed the measures and evidence to examine whether the expansion of home- and community-based services (HCBS) has produced desired outcomes (quality, choice, cost, satisfaction, and safety) in the long term for older adults and persons with physical disabilities. More than 130 policymakers, health services researchers, and health care practitioners from across the country participated in the event.
These Symposium Proceedings include an introduction about The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and a summary of the four general . . .