South Africa and the United States are on different continents and in different hemispheres, but experience with consumer-directed health plans in the former suggests such plans may soon soar in ...

I’m often surprised by the lack of awareness of consumer-directed care, also known as self-direction. It’s not new. In the 1990s, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded grants to develop ...

Have you seen the ads that say, “You can get your Grandchildren or daughter paid to care for you? We see these all the time on Facebook, television, and in other areas. What does this mean? How do you ...

With bipartisan consensus in Congress that Americans need help on health care costs, it's likely bills will be introduced to expand the opportunity for individuals to contribute to a health savings ...

Some HCBS waiver programs offer a consumer-directed care model, which allows a qualifying Medicaid recipient to choose their caregiver, including a family member. If a Medicaid recipient qualifies for ...

Empower introduced a consumer-directed health care product suite to “help individuals manage their healthcare finances in conjunction with their full financial picture.” The offering, ...

With the health care landscape facing significant shifts, there has never been a more important time to expand consumer-directed health care services. As policymakers consider changes that could ...

A popular home care program that allows older New Yorkers and people with disabilities to hire their own caregivers became the focal point of last week’s budget talks as policymakers sought ways to ...

Paying for home care services is one of the most challenging issues for caregivers because most elders and families must pay for services out-of-pocket. This is a harsh reality for many working- and ...

After 10 years as a systems advocate for the Resource Center for Accessible Living, a Hudson Valley organization that fights for self-determination for those living with disabilities, 33-year-old ...