The Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Medicaid Waiver Program: An evaluation

David A. Chiriboga; Lisa M. Brown; Soyeon Cho; Donna Cohen; Amber Gum; William D. Kearns; Shabnam Mehra; Glenn Mitchell; Victor A. Molinari; Larry Schonfeld; Mary Ann Watson; Yuri Jang

The Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Medicaid Waiver Program: An evaluation

David A. Chiriboga, Lisa M. Brown, Soyeon Cho, Donna Cohen, Amber Gum, William D. Kearns, Shabnam Mehra, Glenn Mitchell, Victor A. Molinari, Larry Schonfeld, Mary Ann Watson, Yuri Jang

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Abstract

The main question addressed in this evaluation is whether or not the 1915 (b & c) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Program is successful in providing quality services to the target population in a cost-effective and budget-neutral manner and is meeting its stated goal of allowing recipients to remain at home longer than they would without the waiver program services. Because of the small numbers of individuals who have been enrolled in the program (fewer than 50) and the relatively short period of time they have participated in the program (less than six months), it is not yet possible to determine if the Medicaid Alzheimer’s Program has been successful in increasing the recipients’ length of stay in the community. It is also not yet possible to fully address the question of cost effectiveness and budget neutrality. However, preliminary data provide several positive indications of program effectiveness and cost neutrality.

Original language	American English
State	Published - 2006

Keywords

Medicaid waivers
1915 waiver
home and community-based services
ALzheimer's disease

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

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