The Hill: Also among the health benefits to patients, "[s]tate Medicaid programs will soon have much greater leeway to treat patients in home- and community-based settings, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reminded state officials Monday. The changes ” included in the Democrats' new healthcare-reform law ” will allow states to expand the home- and community-based services (HCBS) they offer, while also extending eligibility to higher income folks" (Lillis, 8/9).

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