Disability Integration Act would mandate that states provide home care services
Senator Chuck Schumer introduced S-2427, the Disability Integration Act, on December 5, 2015, to counteract discrimination in Medicaid funding which is disproportionately allocated towards nursing home services. One effect of the bill could be to force States to allocate funds within their Medicaid budgets for Home and Community-Based Services (MLTSS-HCBS) for Medicaid applicants who can...