Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Report on Ongoing Impacts of the Pandemic on Medicaid HCBS Programs

​Last week, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released an important new report highlighting the latest findings on state policy choices about Medicaid HCBS in 2022. The report features information from all 50 states. 

Key findings found that in 2022:

• All states reported shortages of direct care workers.
• Nearly all states responded to the workforce crisis by increasing HCBS provider payment rates.
• Two-thirds of states used ARPA funding for initiatives that were generally time-limited with high start-up costs to avoid higher ongoing costs after funding ended.
• States adopted policies to streamline enrollment processes and expand access to Medicaid HCBS during the pandemic and some state policies will continue after the public health emergency ends.

 
For more details and to read the full report, click here.
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