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Committee considers waiver redesign to let Arkansans age in place but fails to advance bill
Summary
Sponsor and home-care advocates asked DHS to redesign Arkansas' HCBS waivers so beneficiaries could age in place when possible while meeting federal budget-neutrality requirements; proponents argued the current gap between home-based caps and nursing-home costs creates avoidable institutionalization.
Sen. Clint Penzo and home-care advocates presented SB306, a legislative request for the Department of Human Services to redesign Arkansas pproach to home and community based services (HCBS) so that, when feasible and budget-neutral, beneficiaries could remain at home rather than entering skilled nursing facilities.
John Burris of the Home Care Association told the committee the bill implements recommendations from the independent Medicaid sustainability report and called for setting legislative goals…
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