<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Florida has several Medicaid Waiver Programs . Medicaid Waiver Programs allow recipients to' waive' institutionalization and instead choose to direct services to assist them to live in the community . Waiver program services may offer additional supports and services than provided by traditional Medicaid . </P> <P> The Home and Community Based Services Waiver, also called the HCBS / DD Waiver or "Big" Waiver, is one of Florida's Medicaid Waiver Programs that assists people who have disabilities . These disabilities include: Cognitive impairments, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, Prader - Willi syndrome, Down syndrome, Phelan - McDermid syndrome, and Autism . The HCBS / DD medicaid waiver program helps cover the cost for things that regular medicaid does not pay for . </P>

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