We are happy to announce DHCF has produced the Services My Way guidebook in Spanish. Please visit: http://www.consumerdirectdc.com/forms/ to view a copy. Please contact us if a paper copy is needed. infocddc@consumerdirectcare.com 844-381-4432
Department of Health Care Finance – Division of Long Term Care hosted a Beneficiary Fair on Thursday, October 20. Several DHCF staff, partners and providers were present for Beneficiaries to meet and ask questions. As the Support Broker and Financial Management provider for the Services My Way program, we participated in...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) work collaboratively with American Indian and Alaska Native leaders to provide long-term services and supports (LTSS) for elders and people with disabilities. With feedback from tribal leaders, programs and services are better designed to meet the needs of local populations, while...
The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) program allows individuals who are disabled before age twenty-six to set money aside in an account to pay for disability-related expenses. Earnings on an ABLE account would not be taxed, and account funds would generally not be considered for the supplemental security...
Suchita Basnet is a Support Broker for Consumer Direct District of Columbia. She will be offering Services My Way participants assistance with navigating the program, paperwork, budget planning and provide ongoing support. Suchita is a Gerontologist, receiving her Master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Gerontology in August 2015....
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) has developed a voter information campaign called Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power! (REV UP). REV UP offers a host of resources on the 2016 election, registering to vote, ways to drive civic engagement, and a compilation of state-specific resources and events. Please...
Consumer Direct is looking for new members to join the Peer Network. Here is what we do: Discuss in-home care issues Assist new participants coming on to services Stay educated on topics affecting people with disabilities Advocate for change The Peer Network is open to Consumer Direct participants and...
The Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) has made two updates to their website to facilitate fraud and abuse reporting. On the DHCF home page, click on the Report Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Feature Services link: http://dhcf.dc.gov/service/reporting-medicaid-fraud-and-abuse The DHCF Medicaid Program Integrity page http://dhcf.dc.gov/page/medicaid-program-integrity has also been updated to allow direct access...
For twenty-six years, Consumer Direct has supported people in directing their own care to maintain independence at home and in the community. We have worked to expand choice and control for people with disabilities, the elderly, and their families. Today we’re happy to introduce our new brand identity. Our...
Advocates are cautiously optimistic as the District of Columbia rolls out participant-directed Medicaid services for low-income seniors and people with disabilities. If you live in DC and you’ve never heard of participant-directed services you can be forgiven. That’s because every state Medicaid program in the country provides participant-directed services,...
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