Family caregivers play an important role in caring for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver participants. Respite care is a service delivered in the home or a facility-based setting to provide short-term relief for caregivers. Although most states offer respite through Medicaid, varied program policies and payment rates among states greatly affect caregivers’ access to high quality respite services.
This webinar highlights key takeaways from a new NASHP report that explores emerging respite care strategies within Medicaid HCBS waivers serving older adults and adults with physical disabilities. Kentucky and Virginia Medicaid officials also outline respite care policies that increase service access within their states, with a particular focus on how other states can replicate.
NASHP’s RAISE Act Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center held this webinar with support from the Administration for Community Living and The John A. Hartford Foundation.
Speakers
- Kimberly Hodges, Policy Associate, National Academy for State Health Policy
- Pam Smith, Division Director of Long-Term Services and Supports, Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services
- Nichole Martin, Director, Office of Community Living, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
- Jason Rachel, Director, Division of Integrated Care, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
Thursday, June 29, 3–4 p.m. ET
This project was made possible by support from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and The John A. Hartford Foundation as part of a financial assistance award totaling $942,520 with 75 percentage funded by ACL/HHS and $312,845 amount and 25 percentage funded by non-government source(s). The contents are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
