Medicaid Managed Care - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
Medicaid Managed Care - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Medicaid Managed Care - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
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JlSAes CRi. E CalD5Vilb J~iiiLi ulsbO iB. l^* CRAMER BARWS AEOSRTEA S ECERROCC SHELBY. ALEARRA MR Ufl CYO.A HABEN antSCOZSSJS evWoseals, pacM hT W an gi 12 *,i,,,, asosals, prac~fG~os~a& ls and guideIni me5,Edepu ,,MrrEnaEirna e application to people with disabilities. This is a set of guiding pri e10,N MWAU ' T ook" for the perfect managed care system. These principles should be viewed only as a starting place by advocates who are working to ensure that managed care systems meet the varied needs of children and adults with disabilities and their families. Issues in managed care concerning long term services and supports for people with disabilities are not expressly addressed in this document. Other CCD materials address these issues. However, the CCD wants to stress that if a managed care entity is responsiblefor any long term services and supports, these must be provided in accordance with best practices and emphasize community-based, consumer directed services. Long term services must not become overly medicalized because a health care entity is responsible for payment. Consumers of long term services must be given choices and fiidl range of quality assurance measures mustbe available based on individual needs and personal preferences about types, methods, providers, and sites of services. Principles For
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d <str<strong>on</strong>g>Care</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
for People With Disabilities<br />
The CCD Health Task Force "Principles for Health <str<strong>on</strong>g>Care</str<strong>on</strong>g> Reform firom aDisability Perspective"<br />
have been used since their development in 1991 to assess the ability of health care reform<br />
measures to meet the needs of people with disabilities. The CCD asserts that any effort to reform<br />
the nati<strong>on</strong>'s health care system must be built <strong>on</strong> five basic principles: n<strong>on</strong>-discriminati<strong>on</strong>,<br />
comprehensiveness, appropriateness/choice, equity, and efficiency..<br />
This means that:<br />
* both the public and private health care systems must not discriminate against people with<br />
disabilities;<br />
these systems must make r a full range of health and health related services and supports<br />
available to people with disabilities in an effcient manner based <strong>on</strong> their individual needs<br />
and choices and<br />
T people with disabilities must not be burdened with inequitable and disproporti<strong>on</strong>ate costs<br />
which limit their access to services<br />
Policy makers at both the nati<strong>on</strong>al and state levels must recognize that there are at least 43<br />
people<br />
milli<strong>on</strong><br />
with disabilities in the United States, as well as a large number of anyh witat special<br />
care<br />
health<br />
needs. This includes individuals of all ages with physical. and mental impairments,<br />
or<br />
c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
disorders that are severe, acute, or chr<strong>on</strong>hi ch limit or impede their ability to functi<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Therefore, reform efforts must ttketinto c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong> the needs ofpeople with disabilities.<br />
Currently, the role of managed care occupies center stage in the health care debate. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Managed</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
care is viewed by many as a means to c<strong>on</strong>trol health care costs while at the same time promoting<br />
good health. However, this is not the view of the disability community' Reports from c<strong>on</strong>sumers<br />
with disabilities indicate that access to necessary services is either denied or severely limited by<br />
managed care organizati<strong>on</strong>s because of a lack of understanding of the needs of individuals with<br />
disabilities.<br />
Building <strong>on</strong> its earser work, the CCD Health Task Force has developed the following managed<br />
care principles to help c<strong>on</strong>sumers and advocates evaluate current and emerging managed care<br />
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