WAITING LIST CRISIS
The Waiting List has reached critical levels for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their family members seeking to receive the appropriate supports and services.
What is the problem?
Medicaid provides the majority of funding for programs and services for people with intellectual disabilities, including Home and Community-Based Services such as supported living, supported employment, transportation and respite care. While the federal government mandates that Medicaid services states are required to provide standards, states are not required to provide Home and Community-Based Services. Each state has the discretion to decide what services they will offer, how many people the waiver will serve and how much funding they will allot to each individual. With the economy in the state it is now, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities face more of a crisis as often times the supports and services are the first to be cut from the budget.
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