New Reports Explain Medicaid’s Role in Long-Term Care and Track Trends
With 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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Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage for Residents of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities: Special Problems and Concerns
Issue BriefThis issue brief describes Medicare drug benefit policy issues for residents of nursing homes and other long-term care settings, such as assisted living facilities and board and care facilities. The brief addresses differing rules for nursing home and non-nursing home settings, as well as for dual eligibles residing in long-term care facilities. Issue Brief (.
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Dual Eligible Home and Community-Based Waiver Program Participants and the New Medicare Drug Benefit
Issue BriefDual eligible beneficiaries who participate in Medicaid home and community-based waiver programs usually do not have a centralized care provider to manage their health care benefits and services.
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Strategies to Keep Consumers Needing Long-Term Care in the Community and Out of Nursing Facilities
ReportIn recent years states have been trying to shift resources from institutional to home and community based long-term care services. This report examines "transition" and "diversion" policies and practices in eight states. It provides a sense of what state Medicaid programs are doing or could be doing to promote diversion. Report (.pdf) Executive Summary (.
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Who Stays and Who Goes Home: Using National Data on Nursing Home Discharges and Long-Stay Residents to Draw Implications for Nursing Home Transition Programs
ReportThis report analyzes survey data to describe the characteristics of two groups of nursing home residents who are 65 years or older: those who are discharged back to the community over a one year time period and those who remain in nursing homes for 90 days or longer.
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Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Service Programs: Data Update
Issue BriefOver the last four years, the Commission has been tracking the national development of the three main Medicaid HCBS programs that states can operate. The Commission also began to survey the policies, such as eligibility criteria and waiting lists that states can use to control the growth of spending on the waiver programs.
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The Distribution of Assets in the Elderly Population Living in the Community
Issue BriefIndividuals cannot qualify for Medicaid nursing home care or home and community-based services unless they meet their state's asset eligibility standards. Currently, states are required to examine all transfers for less than fair market value that occurred within 36 months prior to an individual's application for Medicaid.
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Medicaid’s Role in Long-Term Care
Other PostMedicaid and Long-Term Care While Medicaid is the nation’s major source of financing for long-term care services, paying for over 40% of total long-term care, its role is not well understood. Misperceptions on who qualifies and what is covered are common.
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Medicaid’s Role in Long-Term Care: Q & A
Fact SheetFinancing long-term care for the nearly 10 million Americans who need services and support to assist them in life’s daily activities continues to challenge the nation. While Medicaid is the nation’s major source of financing for long-term care services, paying for over 40% of total long-term care, its role is not well understood.
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Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Long Term Care
Issue BriefLong Term Care Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Long Term Care. IssueBackgroundOptions for Addressing Long Term Care NeedsAssessing Candidate Positions Issue Millions of elderly and disabled Americans need long-term care services and supports.