NASHP Webinar Recording: Paying Family Caregivers through Medicaid Consumer-Directed Programs – State Opportunities and Innovations
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) held a webinar May 21, "Paying Family Caregivers through Medicaid Consumer-Directed Programs – State Opportunities and Innovations."
The COVID-19 public health emergency has intensified the need for supporting family caregivers. States can use consumer-directed programs to support Medicaid enrollees who receive care from family members and individuals they are comfortable with.
This webinar featured highlights from a new NASHP report that explores state approaches to payment of family caregivers within Medicaid consumer direction programs. Connecticut and Virginia state officials described how they have expanded consumer direction to better serve older adults and people with disabilities and their family caregivers. Speakers included:
- Moderator Wendy Fox-Grage, MS, MPA, Project Director, Chronic and Vulnerable Populations, NASHP
- Salom Teshale, PhD, Policy Associate, Chronic and Vulnerable Populations, NASHP
- Dawn Lambert, Co-Leader, Community Options Unit, Connecticut Division of Health Services
- Tamara Whitlock, Deputy Director for Complex Care Services, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
- Nichole Martin, Director, Office of Community Living, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
- Jason Rachel, Director, Division of Integrated Care, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
To watch the webinar recording, click here.
To go to the NASHP report, click here.
To go to NAHP's RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center, click here.
To learn more about JAHF's support, click here.
