Home and Community-Based Services Waivers

About home- and community-based services

A Michigan Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waiver is designed to offer an alternative to institutionalization to qualifying beneficiaries.

AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care Plus offers a number of HCBS benefits to all plan members when medically necessary. If you are not a waiver participant, you can receive HCBS waiver benefits through AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care Plus if they are medically necessary for you. Waiver services include:

  • Adult day programs
  • Assistive technology
  • Chore services
  • Environmental modifications
  • Expanded community living supports
  • Fiscal intermediary services
  • Home-delivered meals
  • Non-medical transportation
  • Preventive nursing services
  • Private duty nursing (PDN)
  • Respite waiver services

For more information, call AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care Plus Member Services at 1-888-667-0318 (TTY 711), 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.

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