CMS official testifies that the HCBS program helps State Medicaid spending

In March 2009, a CMS official testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging: "Despite the fears of critics that it would expand Federal spending, the HCBS program actually contained institutional costs and helped States moderate the growth of Medicaid spending overall."

For more infomation:
http://www.pascenter.org/documents/CMS_testimony_Senate_Committee_on_Aging