This performance measure was chosen by DVHA to identify the number of Long-Term Care (LTC) Medicaid applications which were completed during a month.  

These cases were either approved, denied, or withdrawn.

• APPROVALS:  The number of approved applications indicates the number of Vermonters who have newly accessed LTC supports and services in any given month.  Before DVHA LTC issues a notice of determination approving LTC Medicaid, DAIL must approve the clinical eligibility, DVHA must approve the financial eligibility (including the 60-month look back period), and the applicant has been placed in a long term care setting or has a service plan in place.
• DENIALS:  This number includes applications which were denied by DAIL for not meeting clinical eligibility or by DVHA for not meeting financial eligibility.
• WITHDRAWN:  These are applications which the applicant withdrew.  The request to withdraw the application could have been reported either to DAIL or to DVHA.

The above chart shows the summary information, and the above table shows the monthly detail. In 2022, the number of completed applications held steady between 200 and 250 per month which is expected for LTC Medicaid under normal circumstances.

Last Updated: 04/19/23

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