This article, originally published by Milbank Memorial Fund, features a statement from The SCAN Foundation’s Erin Westphal and the National Association of Medicaid Directors’s Kate McEvoy. They outlined how a joint collaboration helped maximize federal funding for home- and community-based services (HCBS) under the American Rescue Plan Act.
Together with national partners, The SCAN Foundation quickly mobilized to provide technical assistance (TA) that helped states strengthen planning.
They wrote, “According to Project Director Camille Dobson, ‘all seven states shared that the TA that was provided — intensive project management planning for their ARPA initiatives — was invaluable in quickly garnering multi-agency buy-in and identifying critical barriers to success.'”
This collaboration reflects The SCAN Foundation’s commitment to meaningful, lasting improvements in long-term care.
Read the full article here.