Hi All, On Jan 22, 2001 Bill S.24 was introduced in the senate. S.24 - Health Care Assurance Act of 2001 (Introduced in the Senate) I invite those interested to go to this site and enter S.24 in the SEARCH box. http://thomas.loc.gov/ The query will result in all pertinent details and as this bill is large, (203,224 bytes) I cannot post the full text. However, I believe parts may interest those interested in Community Aid... TITLE III--EXPANDED HEALTH SERVICES FOR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS SEC. 301. COVERAGE OF COMMUNITY ATTENDANT SERVICES AND SUPPORTS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. `COMMUNITY ATTENDANT SERVICES AND SUPPORTS SEC. 302. GRANTS TO DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH REAL CHOICE SYSTEMS CHANGE INITIATIVES. SEC. 303. STATE OPTION FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS. SEC. 304. STUDIES AND REPORTS. SEC. 305. TASK FORCE ON FINANCING OF LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES. Cheers ............ murray [log in to unmask]