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Who do waivers serve? Using a database compiled by the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), the General Accounting Office compiled the table below. From Adults with Severe Disabilities: Federal and State Approaches for Personal Care and other Services,published May, 1999 (GAO-HEHS 99-101). Download from http://www.gao.gov/ Selected Characteristics of HCBS Waivers With Personal Care, 1998 * Target population # of Waivers % of Waivers # of consumers % of consumers Elderly, people with disabilities, or both (a) 30 25.4 74,969 52.8 People with disabilities 15 12.7 17,631 5.3 People with HIV/AIDS (b ) 12 10.2 13,726 4.1 Elderly 9 7.6 11,617 3.5 People with developmental disabilities 35 29.7 112,221 33.9 People with traumatic brain injury 13 11.0 916 0.3 Other 4 3.4 387 0.1 Total 118 100.0 331,467 100.0 (a) States did not identify HCBS waiver populations consistently, so we created two categories of HCBS waivers for individuals with disabilities: one that identified only disability and one that served the elderly, people with disabilities, or both. (b) Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Source: APHSA * From Adults with Severe Disabilities: Federal and State Approaches for Personal Care and other Services,published May, 1999 (GAO-HEHS 99-101). Download from http://www.gao.gov/ Freedom Clearinghouse is a project of Free Hand Press, publisher of Mouth magazine. Website developed by Cliffwood Organic Works. Website hosted by DIMENET. | E-mail | Home |