Public Policy & Action

• Federal Funding for Seniors Programs
• Older Americans Act
• Long-Term Services & Supports
  • Medicaid HCBS Webinars
  • Duals Integration
• Health Care Reform
• Our Positions
• Advocacy Toolkit

Resources

For Professionals

• Missing from the Presidential Debate: Long-Term Care
• Long-Term Services & Supports: Candidate Survey
• House Vote to Repeal CLASS Shows Congress is Out of Touch with the Struggles of Middle-Class Americans
• Top 6 Policy Issues Affecting Seniors in 2012
• State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Point of Contact
• Managed Long-Term Services and Supports: Overview of Key Issues and Guiding Principles
• State Advocate Experiences and Engagement in Duals Integration

For Older Adults and Caregivers

• Long-Term Services & Supports: Candidate Survey

For Advocates

• Long-Term Services & Supports: Candidate Survey
• Money Follows the Person

Community First Choice Option

The Community First Choice Option is a new Medicaid state plan option that will be available in October 2011. It will allow states to provide a broad range of personal attendant services and supports to eligible individuals based on functional needs.

As an incentive, participating states will receive additional federal funding through an enhanced federal Medicaid match of 6%.

Since it is a state plan option, states must provide these services to all eligible individuals, offering a real choice to individuals and helping those who are in institutions or on waiting lists for services.

Legislation

• Community First Choice legislation

Regulations

• HHS Proposed Rule for Community First Choice Option (February 2011)

Resources

• National Academy for State Health Policy: Implementing the Affordable Care Act: New Options for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (October 2010)
• AARP: Health Care Reform Improves Access to Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services: Fact Sheet (June 2010)

want to live in a country where

older adults don't have to choose between paying for medicine or food.