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Texas Medicaid Waiver Programs & Other Long Term Care Supports & Services
Long-term care supports and services provide daily health care and living needs to qualified individuals (of all ages) who have a disability or long-term illness in the community or in an institutional setting.
The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) maintain several LTSS programs that include, among others, Texas Medicaid Waiver programs.
Texas Medicaid Waiver programs administered through the Texas DADS include
The STAR+PLUS program - a Medicaid Waiver program through the Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) - provides services through a managed care system.
All LTSS programs, including Medicaid Waiver programs, have different eligibility requirements, rules, funding amounts and service options. Contact information and Texas LTSS program details are available on the DADS website.
Medicaid Waiver 101 – Produced by the Texas Center for Disability Studies The University of Texas Austin for the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, this 14 minute video provides a brief overview of Texas Medicaid Waiver Programs. Available in both English & Spanish.
The UCP Annual Case for Inclusion 2012 Report
The Annual Case for Inclusion Reports ranks all 50 States and the District of Columbia on how well they are providing community-based supports to Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities being served by Medicaid. Texas
ranks 50th in the latest report.
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