Year of Grant Award:

2003

Project Title:

State of New Mexico Demonstration to Improve the Direct Service Community Workforce to Support the Needs of People with Disabilities in the Community

Grantee:

New Mexico Department of Health Long Term Care Services Division

Primary Grantee Contact:

Marcie Davis

Project Director, NM Dept. of Health

mdavis@cybermesa.com

Hypothesis:

Improving direct service staff access to health insurance will improve staff retention and recruitment of direct service staff.

Intervention:

• Use a Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA), an employer funded tax exempt account, as means of providing affordable basic health coverage.  

Evaluator:

Tony Cahill

University of New Mexico

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