Long-Term Care - Research and Data from KFF

Awaiting New Medicaid Managed Care Rules: Key Issues to Watch

Mar 24, 2015

Issue Brief

More than half of all Medicaid beneficiaries now receive their services in risk-based managed care plans, and states’ use of managed care is expanding. States operate their own Medicaid managed care programs within federal rules and requirements. The federal regulations were last updated in 2002 and a new proposed rule is expected in Spring 2015. This brief identifies key issues in the regulation and discusses how CMS might address them.

Distribution of Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Expenditures as a Share of Total Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports Spending, FY 2011

Oct 17, 2013

Feature

Distribution of Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Expenditures as a Share of Total Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports Spending, FY 2011 Download Source Urban Institute estimates based on FY 2011 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-64 data.

Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Users Accounted for Nearly Half of Medicaid Spending, FY 2010

Oct 17, 2013

Feature

Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Users Accounted for Nearly Half of Medicaid Spending, FY 2010 Download Source KCMU and Urban Institute estimates based on data from FY 2010 Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-64 reports. Because the 2010 data were unavailable, 2009 data were used for CO, ID, MO, NC, and WV, and then adjusted to 2010 CMS-64 spending levels.

How Are States Supporting Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services During the COVID-19 Crisis?

May 5, 2020

Issue Brief

This issue brief identifies key themes in policy changes states are making under Appendix K authority to adapt Medicaid HCBS programs in light of the COVID-19 emergency.

Serving Low-Income Seniors Where They Live: Medicaid’s Role in Providing Community-Based Long-Term Services and Supports

Sep 18, 2015

Issue Brief

Using the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), this brief first examines the need for long-term services and supports (LTSS) among seniors living in the community. It then studies health status, mobility limitations, and housing characteristics of seniors living in the community with an LTSS need.

Who Are the 7 Million Nonelderly Adults with Disabilities in Medicaid and What Would the House GOP Bill to Restructure Medicaid Financing and Repeal the Affordable Care Act Mean for Them?

Mar 16, 2017

News Release

A new brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation explains the role that Medicaid plays for nearly 7 million nonelderly adults with disabilities in the U.S. and explores what the American Health Care Act could mean for their health care and coverage. Medicaid covers more than three in 10 nonelderly adults with disabilities, including people with physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries; intellectual or developmental disabilities such…

Medicaid Balancing Incentive Program: A Survey of Participating States

Jun 5, 2015

Report

The Balancing Incentive Program provides enhanced federal matching funds, allowing states to advance their efforts to rebalance Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) spending and expand access to home and community-based services as an alternative to institutional care. This report highlights participating states' efforts to implement the program's three structural requirements and use the enhanced federal funds in support of other Medicaid LTSS rebalancing efforts.

Money Follows the Person Medicaid Demonstration Program: Helping People Move Back Home

Feb 25, 2013

Report

This paper contains short profiles four Medicaid beneficiaries who have been helped by Money Follows the Person demonstration programs in Michigan and Washington state. REPORT Download

Medicaid Has Many Vital Roles in our Health Care System

Mar 14, 2013

Feature

Medicaid Has Many Vital Roles in our Health Care System Download

Medicaid’s Role for Medicare Beneficiaries

Feb 16, 2017

Issue Brief

This brief outlines Medicaid's role for Medicare beneficiaries. It describes the role that Medicaid plays for 10 million Medicare beneficiaries to help inform upcoming debates about proposals to restructure Medicaid financing in ways that could reduce federal funding.

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