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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Alabama to Provide In-Home Care to AIDS/HIV Patients
April 18, 2003 Under a plan approved by the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, Alabama will be able to provide in-home care
for up to 150 people with HIV/AIDS. Agency Administrator Tom
Scully said Thursday the waiver will provide coverage for people
who would not normally be eligible for Medicaid unless they were
in an institution. The plan allows Alabama to provide personal
care, respite care, skilled nursing and companion services for
people with HIV/AIDS or related diseases who have incomes of up
to 300 percent of the Supplemental Security Income federal
benefit level. "This waiver will keep people out of nursing homes
and in their own homes," Scully said.
Excerpted from:Back to other CDC news for April 18, 2003 Associated Press 04.17.03 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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