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Assisted‑living providers press for frail‑elder Medicaid waiver to expand affordable options
Summary
Assisted‑living providers urged the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs to authorize a frail‑elder Medicaid waiver so MassHealth can reimburse assisted‑living services and expand affordable community alternatives to nursing homes.
Representatives of assisted‑living providers, affordable assisted‑living operators and policy consultants urged the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs to advance legislation (S474 / H791) that would allow MassHealth to reimburse assisted‑living services through a frail‑elder waiver and otherwise expand access to assisted living as an alternative to nursing homes.
Provider witnesses described how current MassHealth rules and the Group Adult Foster Care (GAFC) reimbursement model were not designed for modern…
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