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Kaiser Family Foundation Resources on Deficit-Reduction Debate
ReportThese Foundation resources shed light on how the ongoing national debate about deficit reduction may affect Medicare, Medicaid and other health-care programs.
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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 Eligibility for Individuals with Disabilities
Issue BriefThis 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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Medicare Chartbook
ReportThe Medicare Chartbook includes data and background information critical to understanding the Medicare program and the challenges it faces in keeping up with the rising costs of health care and in ensuring the program s future financial security.
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Managed Care for Low-Income Populations with Special Needs: The Tennessee Experience
ReportThis report focuses on Tennessee's experience in moving their disabled Medicaid beneficiaries into managed care.
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Consumer Direction of Personal Assistance Services Programs in Medicaid: Insights from Enrollees in Four States
ReportConsumer Direction of Personal Assistance Services Programs in Medicaid: Insights from Enrollees in Four States Medicaid consumer direction of personal assistance services (CD-PAS) is a growing trend. Although overall enrollment in these programs is small, 42 states offered consumer direction in Medicaid in 2006.
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Women and Medicare: Making the Connection
Other PostWomen and Medicare: Making the Connection This briefing examines Medicare s role in meeting older women's health needs, the gaps in Medicare's benefits package for women, and the emerging debate over prescription drug coverage and Medicare reform.
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The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System: Thirteen Years of Managed Care in Medicaid
Other PostThis report provides an overview of the Arizona Medicaid experience and contains valuable insights into the evolution and experience of a mandatory statewide Medicaid managed care program covering both acute care and long-term care services. Note: This publication is no longer in circulation.
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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.