| Year of Publication |
2021
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| Date Published |
07/2021
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| Institution |
UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care
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| City |
San Francisco, CA
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| Abstract |
The 21st Century CURES Act required that all states implement Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) for Medicaid-funded Personal Care Services (PCS) by January 1, 2020. EVV is a state-implemented telephone and computer-based technology system used to verify electronically that a Medicaid PCS worker has arrived on the job and assisted a disabled person with approved PCS tasks. EVV was a response to reports issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General, which raised concerns about fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid-funded PCS. This study investigated if EVV, in representative states, acted as a barrier, facilitator, or a promising practice in terms of supporting and advancing choice, control, community living, and participation for disabled individuals who received Medicaid PCS. |
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