ARRM's cost-saving plan to deliver the right disability services in the right setting at the right time.

Disability services in Minnesota are out of balance

• Changing demographics and the rising cost of medical care make Medicaid expenditure trends are unsustainable in light of declining revenue, at both the state and federal level.

• Over 6,500 Minnesotans with disabilities are on waiting lists or residing in non-community settings while enrollment opportunities are limited.

• Reductions in payment rates coupled with antiquated and duplicative regulations diminish the resources available to care for our most vulnerable citizens.

ARRM’s solution: We must reform and rebalance the system

The answer to managing the rising cost of disability services in Minnesota is to offer individuals and their families a robust and competitive marketplace of choices that meet their specific needs and are cost-effective.

We believe innovation occurs in the private sector; that’s been our history and it is our future, so we must take the lead in developing the blueprint for reform.

We will facilitate this marketplace of cost-effective choices by:

• identifying and overcoming barriers to innovation, flexibility and choice; and

• creating an action plan and road map with specific cost-saving proposals that facilitates innovation and real choices for Minnesotans with disabilities and their service providers.

For more information:
Bruce Nelson, CEO
bnelson@arrm.org
651-291-1086, ext. 1

Barb Turner, COO
bturner@arrm.org
651-291-1086, ext. 3