Occupational Therapy in Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waivers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) 1915(c) waivers are the largest provider of long-term services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs). In this study, we explored how HCBS IDD waivers projected providing occupational therapy services in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015.

Method

Medicaid HCBS IDD waivers across the nation gathered from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed to determine how they projected providing occupational therapy services in terms of service expenditures and utilization.

Results

In FY 2015, $14.13 million of spending was projected for occupational therapy services of 7,500 participants. However, there was large heterogeneity across state

SUBMITTER: Friedman C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5807402 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar/Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature