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 alleviate strain on the professional direct care... Read more
Self-Direction Conference
March 8, 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 proportionate room and board costs of a live-in... Read more
May 19, 2022
The Tools... Read more
April 20, 2022
In recent years, there has been scant research examining the extent of racial disparities in access to and use of self-direction programs. While existing research does confirm disparities exist, further study is needed. Dr. Chanee Fabius, a leading... Read more
April 19, 2022
The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) Self-Direction Learning Collaborative will bring together teams of people with professional and lived experience from States, Territories, and Tribal human services... Read more
April 19, 2022
Researchers from the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University recently published a study on how people who self-direct received help during the pandemic, protected themselves from the coronavirus, and stayed healthy. Michael... Read more
April 19, 2022
This 2022 National Self-Direction Conference session was designed to educate states and managed care organizations about the cost of providing Financial Management Services (FMS). To help guide the discussion, Kate Murray presented initial... Read more
April 19, 2022
There is a pervasive and long-standing narrative that personal care services, and specifically self-directed personal care programs, are highly susceptible to fraud. This narrative stems from numerous publications from the Office of the Inspector... Read more
April 19, 2022
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 proportionate room and board costs of a live-in personal... Read more
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