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A Report on the Increased Payment Rates for HCBS for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Carli Friedman – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2023
Recognizing the crisis the COVID-19 pandemic represents to the Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) service system and the health, safety, and quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), states temporarily amended their HCBS programs to strengthen service delivery. States are able to temporarily amend…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
The Impact of Emergency Pandemic HCBS Funding on the Continuity and Security of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Carli Friedman – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This study's aim was to examine the impact of pandemic emergency Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) payments on the continuity and security of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Using a multilevel logistic regression, we analyzed secondary Personal Outcome Measures interviews from 738 people with IDD (March 2020…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Pandemics, COVID-19
Community-Based Services for People with Brain Injury: A National Analysis
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Friedman, Carli; VanPuymbrouck, Laura – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2018
Purpose: Where and how rehabilitation and long-term services and supports (LTSS) occur for individuals with brain injury (BI) has shifted dramatically over the last few decades. Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) 1915(c) waivers allow states to offer LTSS that is tailored to the needs of underserved populations in the community…
Descriptors: Community Services, Brain, Injuries, State Programs
Expanding Stakeholder Knowledge of the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule
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Carli Friedman – Inclusion, 2017
The Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) settings rule (CMS 2249-F/2296-F) strictly enforces meaningful community-based settings for those receiving Medicaid HCBS funding. Stakeholders have the opportunity to impact states' setting rule plans and hold states accountable to ensure rules are truly community based. Yet, the complex rule can be…
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Health Services, Home Programs, Community Services
Kentucky Disability Resource Manual. A Handbook of Program Descriptions, Eligibility Criteria, and Contact Information. Updated
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Human Development Institute, 2024
This manual was designed primarily for use by people with disabilities. The hope is that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with disabilities. The focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read information about available resources, and to provide immediate…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Children, Health Services, Resources
Immigrants Raising Citizens: Undocumented Parents and Their Young Children
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Yoshikawa, Hirokazu – Russell Sage Foundation, 2011
There are now nearly four million children born in the United States who have undocumented immigrant parents. In the current debates around immigration reform, policymakers often view immigrants as an economic or labor market problem to be solved, but the issue has a very real human dimension. Immigrant parents without legal status are raising…
Descriptors: Community Services, Low Income, Labor Legislation, Labor Market