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<title>Transition to Independence Act</title>
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<action-date>2015-06-18</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Transition to Independence Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program over five fiscal years, beginning with FY2017, under which a Medicaid Buy-In State meeting certain criteria may receive bonus payments for:</p> <ul> <li>meeting specific measurable benchmarks in expanding individual integrated employment and reducing subminimum wage work, congregate setting work, or facility-based day habilitation placements for working-age individuals with a disability receiving Medicaid-funded home or community-based services; and</li> <li>taking other actions conducive to expanding employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities within the state.</li> </ul>]]></summary-text>
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