Re: was Feeling the need..now reimbursement rates

[Guest guest]

When my sister was my PCA and we had only PCA hours and not on the consumer

support grant she was making $11.50

Year 1 of the consumer support grant my sister was paid $12.00, I paid

myself $11.50

Year 2 of the consumer support grant my sister was done being 's PCA

(she was done with nursing school) and I was paying myself $12.50, then

towards the end of my " year " I had my friend Nikki as 's PCA at first it

started out at $15.00 and it was for a weekend care (sister's wedding) then

I had a breakdown and told my case worker that I physically needed some help

so I got to have Nikki on longer.

This year, I am at $11.75 and Nikki is at $12.00. The most that the state

of Minnesota says I can make is $14.71 but since hubby is a self employed

construction worker and there is no benefits with either job, we have to

keep our income below a certain amount so we can get insurance through the

state (it is like medical assistance but we pay a monthly fee and copays and

all that jazz).

On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 10:21 PM, cindy casten <cindysue@...> wrote:

> OK...we've never done this, but it might be interesting to see what other

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> How much does your state Medicaid Waiver reimburse your

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> Respite providers

> Community Habilitation Providers (parents or paid staff)

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[Guest guest]

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I am in Texas and have no idea, we never signed up for the waver and have never

had a respite worker.

Amy - Avery 17 ds and systemic onset jra

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From: cindy casten <cindysue@...>

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Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 10:21:12 PM

Subject: was Feeling the need..now reimbursement rates

OK...we've never done this, but it might be interesting to see what other

states pay.

How much does your state Medicaid Waiver reimburse your

Respite providers

Community Habilitation Providers (parents or paid staff)

Dont'[ forget to list the state you live in!

[Guest guest]

The great (being sarcastic here) state of IL pays $9.85. And we are

having HUGE cuts to the DD waiver programs here.

Sue mom to Kate 21 and Karrie 14 w/ds and mild autism

On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 10:21 PM, cindy casten wrote:

> OK...we've never done this, but it might be interesting to see what

> other states pay.

>

> How much does your state Medicaid Waiver reimburse your

>

> Respite providers

> Community Habilitation Providers (parents or paid staff)

>

> Dont'[ forget to list the state you live in!

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> Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for

> messages to go to the sender of the message.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I'm from Washington State. Parents of people with DD over the age of 18 can

be paid to be their Medicaid Personal Care Provider. Personal Care (It's

probably called different things in different states) isn't necessarily a

" waiver " program, it is a Medicaid optional program. So some states have it ,

some do not. Some may only have it for folks on a waiver others will just need

to be Medicaid eligible.(This is not just for folks with DD, but also the

elderly, physical disabilities, and covers children under the age of 18 etc.)

In Washington, you only have to be Medicaid eligible. Hours are based on an

assessment. Families have the choice of hiring someone or doing it themselves-

or a combination thereof. Problem is many folks only get a few hours a month

(some as low at 15) which will not cover all there needs-- so the family is

still really doing all the work.-- which of course is unpaid). The rate here is

$10 an hour, a little bit more than that if you hire someone from an agency (but

the new rule says that families can't go through an agency, so they get the

lower rate). There are a few state (I think 2) that will pay parents to care

for their children under the age of 18.

Washington state has almost no options for young adults with DD for housing, so

the state considers paying the parents to care for them a bargain-- it would

cost them far more to house and care for them. Some families have gotten

together and pooled their hours and put a couple of them in an apartment and

shared the hours, which works, but other than that, there aren't options-