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D M Arrindell

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MiCASA (Medicaid Community Attendant Services Act). Amending Medicaid to ensure home care.

In recent months Congressional interest in community-based care for Americans with disabilities has gained momentum. The Medicaid Community Attendant Services Act (MiCASA) would ensure that people with disabilities or a need for long-term care are able to have a say in what kind of services they receive--and that they can receive them in the home or community.

Community Health Services

Criminal background checks for home care aides.

The Health Care Financing Administration recently proposed a rule requiring criminal background checks for all home care aides as a condition of employment. The purpose of the rule is to safeguard against the potential for fraud and abuse in home care, but is it the only solution? And should it be limited to just home care aides?

Crime