The Department has implemented all of the recommendations from our January 1996 report.
One direct result is an additional $5.95 million of federal funding to serve frail elders in Florida through the Medicaid Waiver Program. Moreover, it is possible to expand this amount in the future.
Another result is that the money collected directly from clients has more than tripled from $375,000 last year to a projected $1.2 million this year.
The funding and operational structure of the CCE Program may change in the near future as the Department develops a performance-based program budget for fiscal year 1999-2000.