Residential care provision in medicaid home- and community-based waivers: A national study of program trends

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-172

  Kitchener, Martin ^a   Hernandez, Mauro ^a   Ng, Terence ^a   Harrington, Charlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Home and community based services; Medicaid; Residential care; State policy; Waivers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARKET; MEDICAID; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MONEY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645711055     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.2.165     Document Type: Article

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