Pennsylvania's HCBS Rates Lag Behind Neighboring States
Pennsylvania's home care providers continue to advocate for better pay as neighboring states offer increasingly competitive reimbursement rates.
Neighboring states have implemented significant rate increases, such as West Virginia's 6% reimbursement rate boost, bringing its base HCBS pay rate to $26.96 per hour.
- 9% increase for services provided through West Virginia's Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Waiver
- 6% increase for Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver services
These hikes build upon a 15% HCBS reimbursement rate increase implemented in October 2024.
Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York offer between 25% and 75% more per hour for HCBS, according to the Pennsylvania Homecare Association.
Pennsylvania has only increased its hourly HCBS pay rate by $1.
Author's summary: Pennsylvania's HCBS rates trail neighboring states.