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Chester County official says IDD services face funding shortfalls and long waiting list
Summary
Stephanie Kilcoyne, deputy administrator for Chester County's Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities unit, told commissioners the county faces insufficient funding, a sizeable Medicaid‑funded caseload and long waiting lists, and highlighted a supportive housing pilot and MyPEGS strategy to reduce emergency waits.
Stephanie Kilcoyne, deputy administrator for the county's Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) unit, told the Chester County Board of Commissioners on March 11 that funding shortfalls and provider capacity gaps are the department's most urgent challenges.
"By far, number one … is the funding and the waiting list," Kilcoyne said as she outlined the unit's work to determine eligibility, manage individualized support plans and oversee provider compliance. She said the county’s IDD administrative entity manages Medicaid funding "totaling 185,000,000" for registered individuals in the county and described three waiver types used to fund…
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