Housing Briefs Correction: No Group Adult Foster Care Program (GAFC) rate decrease at this time - Dec 21, 2009

Housing Briefs Correction: There will not be a rate decrease for the Group Adult Foster Care Program (GAFC) at this time.

In its December 18th Housing Briefs, CHAPA mistakenly published that GAFC rates would be decreased. However, the Governor has instructed the Office of Medicaid to cease implementation of recently announced plans to limit services and increase co-payments in the MassHealth program. The result is that rates for GAFC will not be reduced at this time.

A special thanks to MassALFA for bringing this to our attention and continuing their outstanding advocacy for GAFC. CHAPA apologizes for this confusion.