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State Information > Medicaid Waivers > Louisiana

Louisiana Medicaid 1915(c) HCBS Waivers, 2005.

In 2005, there were 9,414 participants in the 5 waiver programs in Louisiana (Table 1) with expenditures totaling $278,972,369 (an average expenditure of $29,634 per participant) (Table 2).

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

Waiver Name by Waiver Target Group

Number of
Louisiana
Participants

Louisiana Participants per 1,000 Population US Participants per 1,000 Population
Total MR/DDnote 4,620 1.03 1.47
     New Opportunities  4,620  1.03
-
Total Aged/Disabled 3,729 0.83 1.41
     ADHC  737  0.16
-
     Elderly/Disabled  2,992  0.67
-
Total Disabled/Physically Disabled 280 0.06 0.2
     PCA (Adults w/ sensory loss  280  0.06
-
Total Children 785 0.17 0.06
     MR/DD Children's Choice  785  0.17
-
Total [5 waivers] 9,414 2.09 3.59


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

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

US Expenditures per Participant

Total MR/DDnote $229,872,019 $49,756 $39,325
     New Opportunities  $229,872,019  $49,756
-
Total Aged/Disabled $40,690,503 $10,912 $8,694
     ADHC  $6,692,251  $9,080
-
     Elderly/Disabled  $33,998,252  $11,363
-
Total Disabled/Physically Disabled $1,144,692 $4,088 $15,971
     PCA (Adults w/ sensory loss  $1,144,692  $4,088
-
Total Children $7,265,155 $9,255 $10,946
     MR/DD Children's Choice  $7,265,155  $9,255
-
Total [5 waivers] $278,972,369 $29,634 $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

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