Comprehensive Health Plan:
This plan allows children and adults with disabilities access to a variety of basic health care services. You may not be able to choose your service provider under this plan. People with disabilities using services under the HCBS waiver are not eligible for coverage under this plan.
Community: transportation
Health: chiropractic, disease management, durable medical equipment, emergency treatment, early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment, family planning, health education, hearing, hospice, immunization, hospital, short-term rehabilitative or restorative skilled nursing care, laboratory, maternal and infant services, occupational therapy, outpatient mental health, physical therapy, pharmacy, physician, podiatry, prosthetics and orthotics, speech therapy, transplants, vision, x-ray
Home: home health care
Social Services: case management
Specialty Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan:
Michigan provides a number of supports and services to people with developmental disabilities through this mental health plan. In addition to typical mental health and substance abuse components, this plan can help pay for specialized supports. . This plan does not cover people already living in nursing or intermediate care facilities, children enrolled in a children’s waiver, or people who are also eligible for Medicare.
- Community: community living supports, transportation
- Health: assistive technologies, intermediate care facilities, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, wrap-around care for children and teens
- Home: environmental modifications, family support and training, home-based services, respite care
- Social Services: targeted case management
Work: supported employment services
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE):
PACE programs are designed for people 55 and older who need nursing home care, which includes many people with disabilities. These programs provide integrated care and support including a high level of preventive care. PACE programs must provide all services otherwise included in a person’s Medicaid or Medicare benefit, as well as all other services deemed medically necessary. Services are provided through PACE centers, so people must live close enough to an approved center to be eligible.
Ages: 55 and older
Level of Care: nursing
Restrictions: you must live close enough to a PACE center to get services.
- Community: health-related transportation, adult day care
- Health: primary and specialty care, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, recreation therapy, prescription drugs
- Home: home health care, home and environmental modifications
- Social Services: social services
