“So my point in saying all that is, not only are home and community-based services our right under the Olmstead Integration Mandate, they are cheaper, by far, if you want to talk about efficiency and cutting Medicaid, investing in home and community based services is the answer to lessening our Medicaid expenses,” she continued.
“And then lastly, and it’s not just what endless studies have shown us or the fact that none of us know anyone who has ‘dying in a nursing home’ in their will, it’s because we know the quality and span of life are better in the community, not isolated in an institution,” she said.