Pennsylvania
I. Overview of a State’s Comprehensive Person-Centered Employment Initiatives
Medicaid Buy-In Legislation enacted in June 2001
Program began January 1, 2002
Pennsylvania has received a Medicaid Infrastructure Grant from CMS.
Download file - describes
four major components of the grant intended to "create a more
integrated system for allowing individuals with disabilities to obtain
and maintain employment."
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
Person to Contact:
Holly A. Duncan
Project Director
PA Department of Public Welfare
Office of Policy
Health and Welfare Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 783-3104
hduncan@state.pa.us
Summary description of Pennsylvania Medicaid Buy-In program
Download Summary
Consumer Bulletin for Pennsylvania Medical Assistance for
Workers with Disabilities program:
Download PDF file of Consumer Bulletin
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
Personal Assistance Services
State completed a study that estimated that adding PAS to the state
Medicaid plan would annually cost Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program
between $157 and $262 million in state dollars
IV. State Legislation - Adopted and Pending
New - Medicaid Buy-In program authorized in HB 2
Download File which contains
text from HB 2 regarding the Medicaid Buy-In program.
V. Current State Policies and Program Descriptions
- State Policies: State Plans, Regulations and Waiver Requests
to Federal Agencies - Pending and Adopted Programs
- 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-
Link to application form for Pennsylvania Medicaid Buy-In program
by consumers
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/oim/pdf/PA%20600WD-single%20sheets.pdf
VI. Program Data and Impact
- Medicaid Buy-In Data
1,761 Medicaid Buy-In enrollees as of June 30, 2003
- Consumer Surveys and Evaluation Studies
VII. Comprehensive Employment Initiatives
Comprehensive Local Employment Projects
The Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Project is developing demonstration
projects in a rural area and one in an urban area. The purpose is
to work with One-Stop employment centers
Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Who Work
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation administers the Shared
Ride Program, which offers door-to-door service for any purpose, with
advance reservations. The service is subsidized for older Pennsylvanians.
Recently, the Department of Transportation took steps to make this
program more accessible by establishing the Rural Transportation Pilot
Project to reach out to persons with disabilities. This project offers
a shared ride subsidy in eight counties to persons with a disability
if there is no other funding source or mode of transportation. The
transportation may be used for any purpose, and is funded by state
dollars.
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