Health Care: Nine States' Experiences With Home Care Waivers

HRD-89-95 Published: Jul 14, 1989. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 1989.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed nine states' experiences in applying for, renewing, and administering Medicaid waivers to permit payment for home care provided to chronically ill children.

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Topics

Budget and Spending

Children with disabilitiesChronically illCommunity health servicesEligibility determinationsstate relationsHealth care cost controlHealth care programsHome health care servicesMedicaidState-administered programsWaivers