“The legislation would accomplish the following:
- Increase Medicaid funding for HCBS;
- Expand the federal match for state funding to expand their capacity to meet the needs of people who prefer HCBS;
- Make steps to improve the stability, availability, and quality of direct care providers to help address the decades-long workforce shortage crisis;
- Provide states with resources so that caregiving workers have stable, quality jobs and a living wage;
- Offer training and support for family caregivers; and
- Create better evaluation measures to assess the quality of HCBS being provided.”
Dingell reintroduces HCBS Access Act to reduce Medicaid wait lists – McKnights Home Care