The National Association of Medicaid Directors has published a blog post offering background information about the role of state Medicaid programs in the delivery of home- and community-based services.

The brief addresses such questions as:

  • What are home- and community-based services?
  • How do home- and community-based services vary across states and territories?
  • What are the federal pathways for Medicaid coverage of home- and community-based services?
  • How do states deliver home- and community-based services?
  • How does this affect how a person receives HCBS services?
  • What factors will affect the future of Medicaid HCBS?

Learn more from the National Association of Medicaid Directors’ blog post “Why did they do it that way? Home and community-based services.”