Newsletter Articles | July 31, 2006
CMS Shifts Medicaid Funding to Encourage Use of Home & Community-Based Services
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
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Through competitive grants, CMS will give states a total of $1.75 billion over five years to help shift Medicaid from its historical emphasis on institutional long-term care services to a system that offers more choices for seniors and persons with disabilities, including home and community- based services. States interested in applying for a Money Follows the Person grant have until November 1, 2006, to propose new programs aimed at sustaining people in their homes or communities who . . .
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