Global Medicaid Waiver Structure

• GLOBAL COMPACT COLLAPSES ALL EXISTING WAIVERS INTO A SINGLE SECTION 1115 (a) WAIVER
  
  
  • Includes all services and benefits to: (1) children and families through RIte Care, RIte Share, and fee-for-service Katie Beckett; (2) adults with disabilities and elders served through Rhody Health Partners, ConnectCare Choice, long-term care institutions (e.g., nursing facilities, Eleanor Slater Hospital) and in the community under Section 1915 (c) Home and Community Based Service Waivers (DEA, MR/DD, and Assisted Living).
  • Excludes Medicaid administrative costs, disproportionate share hospital payments (DSH) and services provided through Local Education Areas.
• MAINTAINS ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS
  
  
  • Statutory framework charging the departments to serve particular populations and/or administer specific programs is retained on the operational level – e.g., MHRH and persons with disabilities & DCYF and children at risk or in protective services.
  • Coverage of all populations and programs under a single waiver designed to provide an integrated system of care that focuses on the changing and diverse needs of individual beneficiaries from cradle to grave.

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Governor Carcieri Announces Details of Neighborhood Stabilization Program

$19.6 million to buy and rehab foreclosed and abandoned properties and provide down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers

Governor Donald L. Carcieri joined US Senator Jack Reed at a press conference today to announce the details for the State’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Administered through a partnership between the Rhode Island Office of Housing and Community Development and Rhode Island Housing, the Neighborhood Stabilization Program provides $19.6 million to acquire and redevelop foreclosed and abandoned properties, down payments for first-time homebuyers, and funding for demolition of blighted properties. The $19.6 million funding is provided under the federal Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.

“The foreclosure crisis has impacted many communities in Rhode Island,” said Governor Donald L. Carcieri. “We felt it earlier and harder than the rest of the nation. This funding will put money to work in communities with the highest need to stabilize the neighborhoods, provide quality, affordable housing for Rhode Islanders, and support construction jobs.” “This summer when we finally overcame opposition to reform our nation’s housing finance system, I fought hard to include federal funds to cope with the foreclosure crisis. This $19.6 million in federal funds will help the state and local communities acquire and redevelop foreclosed properties,” said Reed, who authored several key provisions of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. “Vacant, foreclosed homes can invite crime and drag down neighboring property values. This is a smart investment in strengthening our communities, putting more people to work in construction jobs, and bolstering the local economy. Today’s announcement is the first step, but in the weeks ahead, there needs to be more support for these kinds of initiatives from Washington."

“The Neighborhood Stabilization Program will revitalize neighborhoods threatened by blight, create jobs, and provide safe, healthy homes,” said Noreen Shawcross, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Office of Housing and Community Development.

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