Cash & Counseling Programs Given Major Boost

The National Conference of State Legislatures offers this summary on the Cash & Counseling model as part of their State Health Notes Series. The article explains that policymakers have long discussed the importance of making the consumer the center of care. Now a Medicaid program (Cash & Counseling) does just that and is catching on around the country, driven by studies that show the model improves the quality of care without causing costs to skyrocket; a provision in the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act (DRA); and start-up grants given to 15 states.