Low-Income Assistance Under the Medicare Drug Benefit
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Medicare drug benefit and the additional subsidies available to certain eligible low-income beneficiaries. Fact Sheet - December 2009 (.
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Retiree Health Trends and Implications of Possible Medicare Reforms – Fact Sheet
Fact SheetRetiree Health Trends And Implications Of Possible Medicare Reforms September 1997 Approximately 12 million of Medicare's 39 million beneficiaries receive employer-sponsored retiree health benefits as a supplement to their Medicare coverage. In addition, millions of retired workers under age 65 rely on retiree health benefits as their primary source of health insurance coverage.
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Financial Incentives in the Long-Term Care Context: A First Look at Relevant Information
ReportFinancial Incentives in the Long-Term Care Context: A First Look at Relevant Information This report reviews Medicare's payment policies as they may affect medical care for residents in long-term care environments, including a look at the financial incentives that could play a role in hospital and skilled nursing facility admissions.
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Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: Key Changes in the Health Reform Law
Issue BriefThis issue brief examines new opportunities under the health reform law for states to balance their Medicaid long-term care delivery systems by expanding access to Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) programs.
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Matching Health Benefit Packages to Health Needs: Key Issues To Consider In Health Reform
Event Date:EventThree reports and a video collectively examine the range of health care needs and costs that people face today against the backdrop of the scope of health coverage that may be available to them under health reform.
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Medicare and Medicaid for the Elderly and Disabled Poor
Other PostThis fact sheet provides an overview of the role of Medicare and Medicaid in serving these beneficiaries; describes the health status of dual Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries, and discusses issues of managed care and access to care. Available in PDF format.
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Massachusetts and Washington: Financial Alignment Demonstrations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Compared
Fact SheetThis fact sheet examines the similarities and differences between the five-year demonstrations in Massachusetts and Washington state to integrate care and align financing for people dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
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New Reports Explain Medicaid’s Role in Long-Term Care and Track Trends
Issue BriefWith short and long-term policy changes to the Medicaid program being discussed, its role in providing long-term care is receiving closer examination.
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Long-Term Care: Understanding Medicaid’s Role for the Elderly and Disabled
Issue BriefLong-Term Care: Understanding Medicaid’s Role for the Elderly and Disabled This updated report provides a review of how Medicaid works for people with long-term care needs and describes the fiscal challenges that states currently face and that Medicaid may face in the future as the population ages. Report (.pdf) Executive Summary (.
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Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act Implementation Timeline: June 2004 – December 2006 Key Dates
ReportKey Implementation Dates for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit This timeline presents important dates and deadlines of key implementation activities related to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). It runs from the beginning of 2005 through the end of 2006, the first year of the new Medicare drug benefit.