Medicaid Home Care Programs by State: A Quick Guide for Agencies

Every state funds Medicaid home care a little differently — different program names, different waivers, different rules for who qualifies and how agencies are paid. If you’re serving (or expanding into) a new state, the first step is knowing which program the families you want are actually enrolled in. Here’s a quick map for the states Adult Care Network covers.

This is a general orientation for agencies, not legal or eligibility advice. Program names, rates, and rules change — always confirm the current details with the official state source linked for each program.

States we’re live in

• Michigan — Home Help Program (MDHHS). Michigan’s state-plan personal care benefit. See MDHHS · Michigan leads for agencies →
• Missouri — Consumer Directed Services, MO HealthNet. Consumer-directed personal care under MO HealthNet. See MO HealthNet · Missouri →
• Pennsylvania — Community HealthChoices (CHC). PA’s managed long-term services and supports program covering personal assistance. See PA DHS · Pennsylvania →
• Georgia — CCSP / SOURCE (GA DCH). Community Care Services Program and SOURCE deliver in-home personal support. See GA DCH · Georgia →
• New York — Personal Care (PCA) & Home Health Aide (HHA) (NY DOH). New York funds personal care and home health aide services. See NY DOH · New York →

States we’re expanding into

• Ohio — Ohio Home Care Waiver / PASSPORT (ODM / ODA). See Ohio Medicaid · Ohio →
• South Carolina — Community Long Term Care (SCDHHS). See SCDHHS · South Carolina →
• Texas — Primary Home Care, Community Attendant Services & STAR+PLUS (HHSC). See Texas HHSC · Texas →
• Virginia — CCC Plus Waiver (DMAS). Personal care under Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus. See Virginia DMAS · Virginia →
• Illinois — Home Services Program (HFS) & Community Care Program (DoA). See Illinois HFS · Illinois →
• Maryland — Community First Choice (MDH). Personal assistance under CFC. See Maryland MDH · Maryland →

What this means for lead generation

Two agencies in the same state can serve very different programs, which is why “matching” matters more than volume. A lead is only useful to you if the family is in a county you cover and in a program you’re enrolled to serve. That’s the whole point of pre-screening: confirming program fit and service area before the lead ever reaches your portal, so you’re not paying for contacts you can’t actually take.

Adult Care Network screens each family against a written standard and routes them only to matched agencies — no more than three per lead — for a flat fee per qualified lead, never per enrollment.

Not sure we’re live in your state yet? Tell us your state and county and we’ll confirm coverage or add you to the founding-partner list.