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State Information > Medicaid Waivers > Florida

Florida Medicaid 1915(c) HCBS Waivers, 2005.

In 2005, there were 59,151 participants in the 10 waiver programs in Florida (Table 1) with expenditures totaling $901,164,394 (an average expenditure of $15,235 per participant) (Table 2).

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Table 1, Florida 1915(c) HCBS Waiver Participants, by Waiver and Waiver Target Group, 2005

Waiver Name by Waiver Target Group

Number of
Florida
Participants

Florida Participants per 1,000 Population US Participants per 1,000 Population
Total MR/DDnote 26,597 1.5 1.47
     Developmental Services  23,391  1.32
-
     Supported Living (MR/DD)  3,206  0.18
-
Total TBI/SCInote 265 0.01 0.04
     TBI  265  0.01
-
Total Aged 7,330 0.41 0.37
     Nursing Facility Diversion  7,278  0.41
-
     Adult Day Health  52  0
-
Total Aged/Disabled 18,443 1.04 1.41
     Aged/Disabled Adult  12,088  0.68
-
     Channeling  1,647  0.09
-
     Assisted Living for the Elderly  4,708  0.27
-
Total Children 5 0 0.06
     Model (Children's Medical)  5  0
-
Total HIV/AIDSnote 6,511 0.37 0.05
     AIDS  6,511  0.37
-
Total [10 waivers] 59,151 3.33 3.59


Table 2, Florida 1915(c) HCBS Waiver Expenditures, by Waiver and Waiver Target Group, 2005

Waiver Name by Waiver Target Group
Florida
Expenditures
Florida Expenditures per Participant

US Expenditures per Participant

Total MR/DDnote $632,730,580 $23,790 $39,325
     Developmental Services  $626,619,467  $26,789
-
     Supported Living (MR/DD)  $6,111,113  $1,906
-
Total TBI/SCInote $5,282,840 $19,935 $31,114
     TBI  $5,282,840  $19,935
-
Total Aged $129,335,062 $17,645 $8,001
     Nursing Facility Diversion  $128,882,782  $17,709
-
     Adult Day Health  $452,280  $8,698
-
Total Aged/Disabled $122,809,800 $6,659 $8,694
     Aged/Disabled Adult  $81,152,848  $6,714
-
     Channeling  $12,772,919  $7,755
-
     Assisted Living for the Elderly  $28,884,033  $6,135
-
Total Children $36,376 $7,275 $10,946
     Model (Children's Medical)  $36,376  $7,275
-
Total HIV/AIDSnote $10,969,736 $1,685 $4,081
     AIDS  $10,969,736  $1,685
-
Total [10 waivers] $901,164,394 $15,235 $21,681

This information is part of the Center for PAS report:

Harrington, C. & Ng, T. (March 2009). Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Data, 2005.

Source: Center for PAS analysis of CMS Form 372 waiver data.

Notes:

MR/DD: Mental Retardation/Developmentally Disabled

TBI/SCI: Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

HIV/AIDS: Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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