Cash & Counseling Now Serving About 15,000 People in 15 States

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Disability Support As of October 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Cash and Counseling (CC) initiative programs served about 15,000 individuals in fifteen states. These individuals, by way of the CC initiatives, are able to determine who provides their daily care; when the care is needed; what care is provided; and how much responsibility they want. Consumers are afforded more choice and self-determination than publicly funded long-term care services and support. In Arkansas, consumers have the option to control their own waiver services. Florida allows consumers to receive a monthly . . .