Medicaid Eligibility for Individuals with Disabilities
This issue paper updates the July 1999 report and provides a general overview of federal Medicaid eligibility policy for the low-income disabled population.
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Profiles of Disability: Employment and Health Coverage
ReportThis Background Paper presents information on the disabled population, as well as alternative definitions of disability and the resulting impact on population estimates of the disabled population.
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Long-Term Care: Medicaid’s Role and Challenges
Issue BriefLong-Term Care: Medicaid's Role and Challenges This Policy Brief examines Medicaid's role in providing long-term care services. It describes long-term care services, the population that needs these services, and how people get long-term care services.
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Private Long-Term Care Insurance: Who Should Buy It and What Should They Buy?
ReportPrivate Long-Term Care Insurance: Who Should Buy It and What Should They Buy? Despite the growing interest in private long-term care insurance (LTCI), there has been little independent examination of how much protection LTCI policies provide consumers or whether LTCI policies are a worthwhile purchase for people of average means.
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Medicaid Benefits: California
Other PostCompleted for the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, by Health Management Associates. Compiled from Medicaid State Plans and Amendments approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and from State websites, with verification by State and Territorial Medicaid officials in March 2003.
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An Overview of the Independence Plus Initiative to Promote Consumer-Direction of Services in Medicaid
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides an overview of the Independence Plus Initiative, compares core program features with the Cash and Counseling Demonstration program, and discusses several policy issues that arise in the implementation of this initiative. Issue Paper (.
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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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State Options That Expand Access to Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services
ReportThis background paper examines various aspects of the Medicaid program that can expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) and rebalance long-term care spending in favor of HCBS.
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Paying for Nursing Home Care: Asset Transfer and Qualifying for Medicaid
Issue BriefPaying for Nursing Home Care: Asset Transfer and Qualifying for Medicaid This snapshot presents key facts on who relies on nursing home services and highlights research findings on asset transfer and its impact on Medicaid eligibility. Issue Brief (.
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Nursing Home Quality: State Agency Survey Funding and Performance
ReportThis policy brief describes the resources, staffing, and performance of state licensing and certification agencies based on findings from a survey of state survey agency officials.