California Medi-Cal Home &Community-Based Alternatives (HCBA) Waiver Amendment

The document is a waiver approval released on October 1, 2018, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). DHCS plans to expand its Home and Community-Based Alternatives (HCBA) waiver program from just under 4,000 slots to almost 9,000. The program covers skilled-nursing care, home health aides, personal care services, and case management to Medicaid beneficiaries in their homes or in a community setting. Nearly 3,500 people are currently enrolled in the HCBA program, and another 2,600 are on a waiting list . . .