Executive Briefings | October 23, 2020
Moving Consumers With I/DD To The Community, Where Are We?
There are approximately 15.5 million people in the United States with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD)—about 4.75% of the total U.S. population. While 105,000 consumers with I/DD were living in institutions in 1985, that number is now likely well under 20,000 (see State Of The States In Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities). This glide path from institution to the community has been made possible by several changes in policy and funding. One of them, Medicaid’s Money Follows . . .