The Supported Living Services, or SLS Waiver provides necessary services and supports for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities so they can remain in their homes and communities. Participants on this waiver do not require 24 hour supervision.
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Los Servicios de Vida Asistida, o Exención SLS, brindan los servicios y apoyos necesarios para adultos con discapacidades intelectuales o del desarrollo para que puedan permanecer en sus hogares y comunidades. Los participantes en esta exención no requieren supervisión las 24 horas.
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The Developmental Disabilities Medicaid Waiver is for individuals with a documented developmental diagnosis. It provides access to 24 hour a day, seven days a week supervision.
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La exención de Medicaid para discapacidades del desarrollo es para personas con un diagnóstico de desarrollo documentado. Proporciona acceso a supervisión las 24 horas del día, los siete días de la semana.
[Read more…] about Acerca de la exención de Medicaid para discapacidades del desarrolloHCPF Bids Farewell to Medicaid Director Gretchen Hammer
An Interview with Catherine Strode
Gretchen Hammer is recognized as one of the state’s most respected leaders in healthcare. Formerly the State’s Director of Medicaid, she recently left the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. For the past four years, Gretchen has overseen the Department’s Health Programs Office which administers the state’s public health insurance programs for low-income Coloradans including Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+). Prior to HCPF, she served as the Executive Director of the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved (CCMU). As she looks back over the years of her tenure, Gretchen Hammer cites progress for the state’s Medicaid members in that they have reported satisfaction with the delivery and quality of their care.
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“Vote4Medicaid” Movement Ramps Up for 2018 Elections
An Interview with Catherine Strode
A movement is underway across the state to build a broad coalition of people who will register to vote and elect pro Medicaid and pro disability candidates. The goal is to elect candidates, both at the state and national level, who will not cut vital supports that enable community living for people with disabilities.
Julie Reiskin, Executive Director of the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC), has helped implement solutions in the state for a sustainable Medicaid program. A respected advocate and health policy analyst, she championed consumer direction as a care delivery model.
In an interview with Catherine Strode, she explains how the “Vote4Medicaid” movement got started and why it is essential for all Coloradans to support it.
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Community Services Embraced in Medicaid Through Managed Care Plans
An Interview with Catherine Strode
Merrill Friedman leads the national Disability Policy Engagement team and advocacy strategy for Anthem and its affiliate health plans. She works with advocates to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities in the company’s managed health care plans.
In an interview with Catherine Strode, she explains how the health care industry is embracing a Community First philosophy in delivering its Medicaid managed program services.
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National Health Expert Optimistic About Medicaid’s Future Services
An Interview with Catherine Strode
Health Affairs is the leading health policy journal in the country. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Alan Weil, recently gave a presentation in Denver on an overview of the evolution of the country’s Medicaid program. An elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, and an appointed member of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, Alan is recognized nationally as an expert in health care policy.
In an interview with Catherine Strode, he explains why he views the future of Medicaid services optimistically for individuals in vulnerable populations.
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Coverage Gains and Medicaid Satisfaction: Big Takeaways From CHAS
An Interview with Catherine Strode
The Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) is the leading source of information on health insurance coverage, access to health care and use of health care services in the state. Since 2009, over 10,000 Colorado households have been surveyed every two years on changes impacting health policy.
In an interview with Catherine Strode, the Colorado Health Institute’s Manager of Public Policy Outreach Joe Hanel, says this year the survey included new questions about satisfaction of care. Results show the state’s Medicaid program fared well with recipients’ responses.
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Self-Advocates Join Medicaid Protest Rally
An Interview with Catherine Strode
AdvocacyDenver Board Member and Self-Advocate Mitch McKinney was one of over 400 individuals to protest the proposed cuts to Medicaid in the GOP health bill in a rally held in front of Senator Cory Gardner’s downtown office. Several Colorado legislators also participated in the Medicaid Protest Rally, including State Representative Dave Young. Representative Young spoke at the rally calling the proposed cuts to Medicaid a ‘civil rights issue.’
In an interview with Catherine Strode, Representative Young who serves on the Joint Budget Committee said Colorado would not be able to accommodate the cost shift from federal to state funding.
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