Iowa
I. Overview of a State's Comprehensive Person-Centered Employment
Initiatives
Medicaid
Buy In Legislation enacted in 1999
New – Download
file of two summary charts
State’s Medicaid Buy-In Program Design Features
- Income Eligibility Criteria
- Resource Limits and Exclusions
- Cost Sharing – Minimum Income Level and Premium or Cost Share
Methods
- Work Related Policies and Protections
State’s SSI and Other Medicaid Income Standards for Adults
with Disabilities
II. What's New and Persons to Contact
New -
As of June 30, 2003, 5,496 persons were enrolled in the Iowa Medicaid
Buy-In program
Persons to Contact:
Jennifer Steenblock
MIG Project Director
Division of Medical Services
Iowa Department of Human Services
Hoover State Office Building
5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
Phone (voice): 515/281-8839
Fax: 515/281-6230
E-mail: jsteenb@dhs.state.ia.us
Jim Overland
Buy-In Project Manager
Iowa SSA Project
Iowa Dept. Of Human Services
MH/DD Division
Hoover Bldg.
1305 East Walnut
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone (voice): 515/281-8908
Fax: 515/281-8512
E-mail: joverla@dhs.state.ia.us
III. Program Development - Past and Present
- Executive Branch Leadership, Cross Disability Coalition Leadership
and Interagency Working Groups
- Initial Planning, Information Gathering and Program and Fiscal
Estimates
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For a description of the development of the Iowa program go to the
Iowa Case Study prepared by the George Washington University Work
Incentives Project with support from ASPE at the Department of Health
and Human Services and scroll down and click on to the Iowa study
in the Table of Contents
http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/EIcasest.htm
Or download a Word file of the Iowa Case
Study
IV. State Legislation - Adopted and Pending
For a copy of the Iowa Medicaid Buy In legislation
enacted in 1999 go to:
V. Current State Policies and Program Descriptions
- State Policies: State Plans, Regulations and Waiver Requests
to Federal Agencies - Pending and Adopted Programs
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Link to Iowa Explanation of Medicaid Buy-In program with Data
http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/mhdd/MHDD%20MEPD%20overview.htm
- Ensuring Informed Choice and Person - Centered Programs: Benefits
Counseling, Work Force Investment Act Implementation and Related Educational
Services
- Descriptions for Consumers and Staff Training Activities
New - (updated for 2003)
A brochure from the Iowa Department of Social Services describes the
program:
File: Download a copy of the
brochure
Iowa Medicaid Buy In Program Regulations
Link to portion of Iowa's Medicaid rules concerning "Working
Persons with Disabilities" 75.1 (39)
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2000/iac/441iac/44175/4417518c.pdf
VI. Program Data and Impact
VII. Comprehensive Employment Initiatives
A Report from the Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Working Group on
Personal Assistance Services (PAS) submitted in September 2001.
Excerpt from the Report:
“The Iowa Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Work Group respectfully
submits the enclosed report as our final recommendations for Iowa
to create a service system that enables people with disabilities to
gain or maintain independence outside of institutional walls. To summarize:
it is our strong recommendation that Iowa create a Medicaid Personal
Assistance Service (PAS) State Plan Benefit.”
Download a copy of the report
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