Defining Home- And Community-Based Services Alexandra Bonardi,Valerie Bradley,Teresita Camacho-Gonsalves,andSara Galantowicz September 17, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/defining-home-and-community-based-services?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8UsqWA_0nvBkXcZTdGYliIiJcJDTxRtjUk_SD80coyt5dSJPWIQ2r2CJAvDJMV1zP31ebmt1vA1tyqdkO6Hh1puqPEMQ&_hsmi=439651014&utm_source=hasu A consensus definition will not, by itself, solve the challenges facing HCBS. However, common language can support measuring what works; it can facilitate holding programs accountable for helping people live in their homes and communities.