The Home Care Choice Program was fully launched this month, to offer seniors and their families an alternative to private home care agencies, which assist them with basic needs and allow them to stay in their home. The program utilizes the workers from the Medicaid program, but costs are to be borne entirely out of user fees. The Oregon Health Care Association, which would compete with the program, argues the program bills seniors below costs and will not be self-sustaining as promised.
May 27, 2016