HCBS Access Act would dismantle vital program
Probably most families with aging, disabled or handicapped members do not know about a bill called the HCBS Access Act making its way through Congress. It is promoted by the Advocacy Group for Communal Settings (ARC) to move these unfortunate people out of Independent Care Facilities (ICFs) and Nursing Homes to a more “communal setting.” All those needing Medicare residential supports will be forced into small settings apartments with assisted living, parental homes with care workers, etc. and though the bill does not say so, out of ICFs. The Federal Government will move up from paying around 60% of the current cost to 100%, though the States will still subsidize these new living locations.