Long-Term Care - Research and Data from KFF

Distribution of Medicaid Beneficiaries Who Use Long-Term Services and Supports, by Dual Eligibility Status, FY 2010

Oct 17, 2013

Feature

Distribution of Medicaid Beneficiaries Who Use Long-Term Services and Supports, by Dual Eligibility Status, FY 2010 Download Source KCMU and Urban Institute estimates based on FY 2010 Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-64 data. Because 2010 data were unavailable, 2009 MSIS data were used for CO, ID, MO, NC, and WV, and then adjusted to 2010 CMS-64 spending levels.

Key Issues in State Implementation of the New and Expanded Home and Community-Based Services Options Available Under the Affordable Care Act

Sep 25, 2013

Issue Brief

This brief summarizes the key issues identified and discussed by participants in Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured's July 16, 2013 roundtable meeting on state adoption of the new and expanded Affordable Care Act home and community-based services (HCBS) options. While states have made overall progress in rebalancing their long-term care systems in favor of community-based care, state adoption of ACA HCBS options has been relatively slow to date, despite the growing…

Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: An Overview of Funding Authorities

Sep 25, 2013

Fact Sheet

This fact sheet summarizes the various Medicaid long-term services and supports provisions by funding authority.

Visualizing Health Policy: A Short Look At Long-Term Care for Seniors

Aug 27, 2013

Testimony: What would strengthen Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports?

Aug 1, 2013

Issue Brief

On August 1, 2013, Diane Rowland, Executive Vice President of the Kaiser Family Foundation and Executive Director of the Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, testified before the Federal Commission on Long-Term Care about ways in which the Medicaid program could be strengthened to better support low-income individuals with long-term services and supports needs.

Medicare Beneficiaries’ Utilization of Selected Medical and Long-Term Care Services, 2009

Jul 15, 2013

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Medicare Beneficiaries’ Utilization of Selected Medical and Long-Term Care Services, 2009 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Current Beneficiary 2009 Cost and Use file.

Faces of Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Profiles of People with Medicare and Medicaid Coverage

Jul 3, 2013

Issue Brief

This brief examines the role of Medicare and Medicaid in the lives of dually eligible beneficiaries – low-income seniors and younger adults with disabilities who are eligible for both programs – through personal profiles. It includes a glossary of eligibility and service delivery system terms and state-level enrollment and expenditure data for dual eligibles.

Improving the Financial Accountability of Nursing Facilities

Jun 28, 2013

Report

This report examines nursing facility expenditures to assess relative spending increases in areas such as nursing services, administrative costs, and profits. Using California as a case study, it explores reimbursement by cost category and a standard medical loss ratio (MLR) as potential policy options to improve nursing facility financial accountability and care quality.

The Role of Medicaid and Medicare In Women’s Health Care, JAMA, May 15, 2013

May 14, 2013

Feature

Medicare and Medicaid provide health coverage for three in ten women.

Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: Key Considerations for Successful Transitions from Fee-For-Service to Capitated Managed Care Programs

Apr 9, 2013

Issue Brief

Although relatively few Medicaid beneficiaries are in capitated managed long-term services and supports (LTSS) programs, significant expansion is anticipated as more than half of states are implementing or proposing new programs that would include a transition from fee-for-service (FFS) to capitated managed care in the LTSS delivery system. By definition, these Medicaid beneficiaries need assistance with activities of daily living. Thus poor transitions, particularly those that lead to gaps in services, can have dire consequences.…

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