1. Chapter 15 Public Policy

2. Policy Types Financial Regulatory Service provision
Resource availability
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3. Policy Levels Federal State County/District Local
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4. Policy Intervention Points
Awareness
Options
Data
Advocacy
Policy
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5. Examples of Health Policy Domains by Population Segment
Regulatory
Resources
Service
Financial
Federal
CSHCN
Mentally Ill
Disabilities
Older Adults
State
County
SOURCE: Evashwick, C. (2004). The Continuum of Long-Term Care Slide Package, Long Beach, CA
Located in The Continuum of Long-Term Care, 3rd Edition, Figure 15.1
Local
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6. States with HCBS Waiver Programs for Different Targeted Long-Term Care Populations
States with Medicaid HCBS Waiver Program, FY 2002
Total in Millions
People with mental retardation or developmental disabilities 50
$120
Older people and people with disabilities 37
307
People with physical disabilities only 27 39
Older people only 18 51
Home & Community Based Services (HCBS)
People with brain injuries 16 10
People with HIV/AIDS 16 6
People who are technology dependent or medically fragile 14 8
People with mental illness 3 3
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