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State Information > Medicaid Waivers > Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Medicaid 1915(c) HCBS Waivers, 2005.

In 2005, there were 46,247 participants in the 11 waiver programs in Pennsylvania (Table 1) with expenditures totaling $1,350,446,788 (an average expenditure of $29,201 per participant) (Table 2).

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

Waiver Name by Waiver Target Group

Number of
Pennsylvania
Participants

Pennsylvania Participants per 1,000 Population US Participants per 1,000 Population
Total MR/DDnote 22,025 1.78 1.47
     MR  13,922  1.13
-
     OBRA (DD)  765  0.06
-
     Person/Family Support  7,338  0.59
-
Total TBI/SCInote 152 0.01 0.04
     Commcare  152  0.01
-
Total Aged 16,001 1.29 0.37
     Elderly  14,754  1.19
-
     Independence  1,247  0.1
-
Total Disabled/Physically Disabled 4,130 0.34 0.2
     Attendant Care  4,023  0.33
-
     Deaf/Blind (Elwyn)  41  0
-
     Michael Dallas  66  0.01
-
Total Children 3,710 0.3 0.06
     Infants, Toddlers, & Family- MR  3,710  0.3
-
Total HIV/AIDSnote 229 0.02 0.05
     AIDS  229  0.02
-
Total [11 waivers] 46,247 3.74 3.59


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

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

US Expenditures per Participant

Total MR/DDnote $1,058,667,170 $48,067 $39,325
     MR  $945,235,306  $67,895
-
     OBRA (DD)  $30,751,587  $40,198
-
     Person/Family Support  $82,680,277  $11,267
-
Total TBI/SCInote $6,897,763 $45,380 $31,114
     Commcare  $6,897,763  $45,380
-
Total Aged $192,389,097 $12,024 $8,001
     Elderly  $161,146,476  $10,922
-
     Independence  $31,242,621  $25,054
-
Total Disabled/Physically Disabled $78,731,263 $19,063 $15,971
     Attendant Care  $69,803,983  $17,351
-
     Deaf/Blind (Elwyn)  $1,242,324  $30,301
-
     Michael Dallas  $7,684,956  $116,439
-
Total Children $12,733,666 $3,432 $10,946
     Infants, Toddlers, & Family- MR  $12,733,666  $3,432
-
Total HIV/AIDSnote $1,027,829 $4,488 $4,081
     AIDS  $1,027,829  $4,488
-
Total [11 waivers] $1,350,446,788 $29,201 $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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