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TWWIIA Section 203 CMS Medicaid Infrastructure Grants

2. Medicaid Infrastructure Grant. Goal Increase employment for people with disabilitiesEstablished under Section 203 of TWWIIAAuthorized for 11 years through 2011 . 3. MIG Background. Funding Formula -- Basic Grant: $500,000 -- Comprehensive Grant: Up to 10% of annual service costs of Bu

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TWWIIA Section 203 CMS Medicaid Infrastructure Grants

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    1. 1 TWWIIA Section 203 CMS Medicaid Infrastructure Grants Effie R. Shockley, Ph.D. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

    2. 2 Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Goal – Increase employment for people with disabilities Established under Section 203 of TWWIIA Authorized for 11 years through 2011

    3. 3 MIG Background Funding Formula -- Basic Grant: $500,000 -- Comprehensive Grant: Up to 10% of annual service costs of Buy-In population

    4. 4 MIG Goals Maximize employment for individuals with disabilities Access to other health care & employment supports Increase availability of Personal Assistances Services (PAS)

    5. 5 MIG Goals (Cont.) Develop/Expand Medicaid Buy In programs Promote linkages between Medicaid and other employment related service agencies

    6. 6 Medicaid Buy-In TWWIIA Medicaid Buy-In covers two groups ages 16-64: Basic Eligibility Group- who are disabled per SSA requirements, but who have higher earnings Medically Improvement Group –who are disabled but are considered medically improved

    7. 7 Medicaid Buy-In (Cont.) Eligibility criteria vary by state (e.g. income, assets and premiums)

    8. 8 2008 MIG & Buy-In 40 States including D.C. have a MIG 33 States have Buy In (vs. 8 in 2000) Buy-in enrollment is about 80,000 people (vs. 3,000 in 2000)

    9. 9 Additional Information CMS web site: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/TWWIIA/

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