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Evaluating a Medicaid home and community-based physical disability waiver. 2004

Michael H Fox, and Kyung Mee Kim

Research and Training Center on Independent Living, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045-2093, USA. mfox@ku.edu

State Medicaid waivers have fostered innovative health delivery systems for persons with special needs. Yet their overall cost effectiveness remains poorly understood. Changes were recently analyzed in Medicaid health services and costs for persons newly enrolled in the Kansas Physical Disability (PD) Waiver and found that ambulatory services increased, consistent with meeting enrollees' unmet medical needs and their access to enriched services. Home health, transportation, and personal care services also rose. Though not significant, hospital inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care services declined. This movement towards community-based service use in the short term reflects improved self-directed care and possible long-term cost savings.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008484	Medicaid	Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XIX, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, administered by the states, that provides health care benefits to indigent and medically indigent persons.	Dental Medicaid Program,Medical Assistance, Title 19,Dental Medicaid Programs,Medicaid Program, Dental,Medicaid Programs, Dental,Program, Dental Medicaid,Programs, Dental Medicaid
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D003153	Community Health Services	Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive health services provided for individuals in the community.	Community Health Care,Community Healthcare,Health Services, Community,Services, Community Health,Community Health Service,Health Care, Community,Health Service, Community,Healthcare, Community,Service, Community Health
D005260	Female		Females
D006233	Disabled Persons	Persons with physical or mental disabilities that affect or limit their activities of daily living and that may require special accommodations.	Handicapped,People with Disabilities,Persons with Disabilities,Physically Challenged,Physically Handicapped,Physically Disabled,Disabilities, People with,Disabilities, Persons with,Disability, Persons with,Disabled Person,Disabled, Physically,Handicapped, Physically,People with Disability,Person, Disabled,Persons with Disability,Persons, Disabled
D006699	Home Care Services	Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.	Domiciliary Care,Home Health Care,Care Services, Home,Home Care,Services, Home Care,Care, Domiciliary,Care, Home,Home Care Service,Service, Home Care
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000704	Analysis of Variance	A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable.	ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses