On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services, a final rule designed to address a range of barriers that Medicaid beneficiaries face ...

With federal budget cuts to Medicaid and other social service programs looming, increased attention is being placed on home and community-based (“HCBS”) Medicaid benefits. A recent opinion piece in ...

Since 2001, KFF has administered regular surveys of states about their Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) programs. The survey is sent to officials administering Medicaid HCBS programs ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 1981, Congress amended the Social Security Act to help millions of disabled people ...

Low-income older adults who started Medicaid home- and community-based services experienced a 24% decrease in individual probability of emergency department use and a 32% decrease in inpatient ...

Some Senate Democrats are seeking information on “state experiences covering services provided in the assisted living setting as an HCBS [home- and community-based services] benefit” as part of a ...

What does it take to qualify for Indiana Home and Community Based Services waivers and successfully apply for an HCBS waiver? HelloNation ...