Increased Funding for Home- and Community-Based Services
Posted on September, 10, 2013 by admin
The Affordable Care Act includes a variety of program improvements and funding increases for long-term care services nationwide. The goal was to make care more accessible for those who want to stay at home and not go to long-term facilities, such as nursing homes. This makes home care more accessible to Americans everywhere. The act includes financial incentives for states to further support these programs and expand their reach.
As baby boomers continue to age, the American elder population continues to swell. Care facilities are in high demand and often have waiting lists to get in. Because of this, home- and community-based services have grown more popular. Some don’t want to “be in a home,” others don’t need the full-time care. Whatever the reason, home care is booming. To help reorient funding to where it’s needed, the Affordable Care Act incentivizes states to increasingly subsidize resources for this type of care.
Community First Choice (CFC)
Federal medical assistance increases six percent for states electing to cover home- and community-based attendant services. These attendant services include assisting with daily routines and any medically-necessary activities.
Money Follows the Person (MFP)
Grants have been provided to 13 new states in the past couple years to join the other 29 states and the District of Columbia currently enrolled in the MFP program. This program helps individuals with long-term services and enables them to move out of institutions and back into their homes or other community-based environments.
Home- and Community-Based Services State Plan Option
This section of the Affordable Care Act allows states to target home- and community-based care at certain groups of people and services provided. The option also assists states in ensuring the quality of care provided in these settings.
As these changes are implemented and refined over the coming years, demand for home-based STNAs will skyrocket. Community-based STNAs will also see a drastic increase as the community long-term care field expands to provide seniors and those with disabilities more options for care and socialization.
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