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  • Medicaid long term services and supports: The basics

    Kara Thrasher-Livingston and Kat Sowa-Lapinskas, For Senior Voice|Jan 1, 2025

    Ever wonder how to get help with daily living tasks or skills through the Alaska Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver (HCBW) or Personal Care Services (PCS)? To get help from the Waiver program or Personal Care Services, first you need to have Medicaid. Medicaid is health insurance for people with low income. People get Medicaid by applying for it with the Division of Public Assistance. Medicaid pays for medical care. It can also pay for help with everyday living and activities, like a Personal Care Assistant (PCA). To get Medicaid, adults...