Policy Research Brief: Institutionalization Bias in Long-Term Services and Supports for People with IDD

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Part of the Policy Research Brief series.

Editor(s)

Agnes Cole, Brian C Begin, Sheryl A Larson

Designer(s)

Connie J Burkhart

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2

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Description

Medicaid requires states to provide institutional services to eligible Medicaid recipients, but allows states to have waiting lists for recipients preferring home and community based services. This results in an institutional bias in Medicaid funded long-term supports and services. This Policy Research Brief recommends reducing the use of institutional services; eliminating Medicaid's institutional bias by making HCBS an entitlement; and promoting person-centered services, full community inclusion, and individual choice.

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Date

September 2023 

Type

Brief 

Edition

Volume 30, Number 2

Publisher

Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL)