Members of Congress Seek Public Comments on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
On March 16, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released a draft bill, the “HCBS Access Act,” which would make home and community-based services (HCBS) a mandatory Medicaid benefit.
As a result, waiting lists would be eliminated in every state. (See a press release and one-page summary of the draft bill from the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network.)
The bill’s sponsors are seeking comments on the bill as a whole and on specific topics, including the services that should be covered, and how to address workforce shortages.
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