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Long-Term Care - Illinois General Assembly

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Budget Deficit: An Opening for Reform<br />

1993: Nursing home spending up; extensive waiting list for home care; no<br />

residential alternatives to institutional care.<br />

1994: Legislature tightens Medicaid nursing home admission criteria; use savings<br />

for home care and state budget deficit. Adopts budget neutrality for any<br />

nursing home certificate of need projects.<br />

1995: Legislature adopts mandatory pre-admission screening for all nursing home<br />

admissions.<br />

1996: Redesign administration of public home care programs to reduce overhead<br />

costs and address disparities in service allocation.<br />

1998: Implement MECARE on-line, electronic system for LTC eligibility<br />

determination.<br />

1995 — 2003: Revise regulations for all public LTC programs to promote choice, equity, and<br />

cost-effectiveness.<br />

2002 — : Budget crisis redux.<br />

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