New CMS Medicaid Proposal Opens Door for Increased Home Care

Thousands of Medicaid beneficiaries who were previously limited to receivingcare in an institutional setting may now be given the option to receive thatcare in their homes and communities, under a proposed rule published by the Centersfor Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency said in a news release. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA)…