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H.J.R. 5

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JOINT RESOLUTION URGING SUPPORT OF

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MEDICAID LONG-TERM CARE FUNDING OF

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HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS

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2008 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Michael E. Noel

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Senate Sponsor: Gene Davis

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             9      LONG TITLE
             10      General Description:
             11          This joint resolution of the Legislature urging Utah's congressional delegation to
             12      support Medicaid long-term care funding for home and community-based supports,
             13      state flexibility to manage long-term care costs, and cost efficiency and individual
             14      choice.
             15      Highlighted Provisions:
             16          This resolution:
             17          .    urges Utah's congressional delegation to support the continued shift of Medicaid
             18      long-term care funding toward home and community-based supports;
             19          .    urges the delegation to support providing states with the flexibility and tools needed
             20      to manage Medicaid long-term care costs in a fiscally responsible manner;
             21          .    urges the delegation to support providing Medicaid long-term care and supports in
             22      the most appropriate and cost-effective manner while maintaining individual choice;
             23      and
             24          .    urges the delegation to ensure the active participation of people with disabilities and
             25      older Americans in the ongoing design, implementation, and review of Medicaid's
             26      long-term care system.
             27      Special Clauses:


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             30      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          WHEREAS, Utah's population is aging and Utahns with disabilities are living longer,
             32      healthier lives;
             33          WHEREAS, thousands of Utahns with disabilities and older Utahns currently need or
             34      will need long-term care and support to live productive lives in their communities;
             35          WHEREAS, facility-based care is a mandatory benefit and community-based supports
             36      are an optional benefit of Medicaid;
             37          WHEREAS, long-term care accounts for over 25% of all of Utah Medicaid spending;
             38          WHEREAS, nearly 60% of long-term care expenditures in Utah Medicaid are for
             39      facility-based care;
             40          WHEREAS, facility-based care can be up to five times more expensive than
             41      community-based support;
             42          WHEREAS, Utah Medicaid costs are growing at a rate of approximately 10% per year;
             43          WHEREAS, the Utah Legislature's Medicaid Interim Committee is seeking
             44      recommendations for containing costs and increasing accountability; and
             45          WHEREAS, Medicaid long-term care reform must be a cooperative effort among the
             46      federal and state government, the private sector, and the disability and elderly communities:
             47          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah
             48      urges Utah's congressional delegation to support the continued shift of Medicaid long-term care
             49      funding toward home and community-based supports.
             50          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature urges Utah's congressional
             51      delegation to support providing states with the flexibility and tools needed to manage Medicaid
             52      long-term care costs in a fiscally responsible manner.
             53          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature urges Utah's congressional
             54      delegation to support providing Medicaid long-term care and supports in the most appropriate
             55      and cost-effective manner while maintaining individual choice.
             56          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature urges Utah's congressional
             57      delegation to ensure the active participation of people with disabilities and older Americans in
             58      the ongoing design, implementation, and review of Medicaid's long-term care system.


             59          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of
             60      Utah's congressional delegation, the members of the Utah Legislature's Medicaid Interim
             61      Committee, and the Disability Law Center.




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