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Self-directed care (SDC) is a treatment model in which recipients self-manage funds designated for provision of services. The model is designed to cost no more than traditional services while...
Posted Mar 31, 2023
What Happens When a Caregiver is No Longer Capable or Alive to Administer the Self-Direct Model of Care? Rick Thompson, parent and the Executive Director of Champions Community Foundation and Rita...
Posted Mar 30, 2023
“We want to get our state to not just be, ‘We're gonna do the bare minimum,’” said Julie Reiskin, one of the heads of the Colorado Cross Disabilities Coalition (and a member of Applied Self-...
Posted Mar 24, 2023
Thousands of caregivers, still reeling from three years of the pandemic, marched on the New York state capitol to protest the proposed budget. The budget includes cuts of $700 million from safety-...
Posted Mar 24, 2023
Self-direction is used by a wide range of people, the majority of whom can clearly express their goals and preferences and actively participate in managing their plans. It is often thought that...
Posted Mar 24, 2023
During this session, leaders from Elevance Health share best practices for implementing self-direction in a managed care environment. In particular, they discuss how managed care organizations (...
Posted Mar 22, 2023
In the last three years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has given new flexibilities to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to provide supplemental non-medical benefits that...
Posted Mar 22, 2023
Governor Lamont Announces Agreement To Expand Access to Health Coverage for Personal Care Attendants
The Connecticut Personal Care Attendant Workforce Council and SEIU 1199 have come to an agreement to expand the application deadline for personal care attendants to apply for the first round of...
Posted Mar 17, 2023
In FY2022, Veterans Affairs (VA) announced an ambitious plan to expand Veteran Directed Care (VDC) nationwide. Since then, important pieces of legislation have been passed and introduced...
Posted Mar 17, 2023
Rosie Bartel is a wife, mother, grandmother, educator, and advocate. Her activism has transformed patient-centered outcomes, benefiting people of all ages and all abilities. Rosie’s advocacy began...
Posted Mar 10, 2023
The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee approved this week the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act, which is meant to expand options for Veterans in need of long-term care. The bill, if ultimately signed...
Posted Mar 10, 2023
Disabled people across the state are pleading with lawmakers to block cuts to New York's Medicaid program. Sen. Gustavo Rivera sponsors legislation to prevent the changes to state Medicaid that...
Posted Mar 10, 2023
The ongoing direct care workforce shortage continues to create extraordinary challenges for people who rely on support to live independently. Self-direction offers a unique approach to...
Posted Mar 9, 2023
Medicaid does not pay the room and board costs for a Medicaid recipient receiving home and community-based services. However, under a specific area of Medicaid law, Medicaid will pay the...
Posted Mar 8, 2023