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Choice of service
People who qualify for Medicaid should have a choice between home- and community-based care (HCBS
All individuals with incomes at or below 100 percent of the povertyThe f
Look-back period: Congress should repeal the five-year look-back period for asset transfers and return to the previous 36-month look-back windo
Federal and state regulations should establish hardship waivers of the home equity limit that protect people who have no other way to pay for needed care.
Unmarried domestic partners and spouses in same-sex marriages should be provided all the financial protections given to opposite-sex community spouses.
Heirs should have an extended period of time to reimburse the state. They should not be forced to sell the deceased person’s home.
The federal government should require all states to implement medically needy programs for people who need LTSS in all settings.
The federal government should increase the minimum PNA for Medicaid participants in nursing facilities and residential care settings.
Programs that link Medicaid eligibility to the purchase of long-term care insurance (LTCI) should not limit the availability of Medicaid benefits for people with low incomes