Long-Term Care - Illinois General Assembly
Long-Term Care - Illinois General Assembly
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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