Medicaid’s Role for Dual Eligibles
These short profiles illustrate the help that Medicaid provides to four individuals who qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare.
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Dual Eligibles: Medicaid’s Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
Fact SheetThis updated fact sheet describes the nearly 8.9 million "dual eligibles," the low-income elderly and persons with disabilities who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, why this population needs Medicaid, what services they receive from Medicaid, and what the new health reform law may mean for them. Fact Sheet (.
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Federal Core Requirements And State Options In Medicaid: Current Policies And Key Issues
Fact SheetMedicaid is a jointly financed partnership between the federal government and states. The federal-state financing and administrative structure of Medicaid provides a framework of federal core requirements along with broad state options for program design and administration.
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Money Follows the Person: A 2010 Snapshot
Issue BriefEnacted into law in 2006 as part of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), the Money Follows the Person demonstration provides states with enhanced federal matching funds for twelve months for each Medicaid beneficiary transitioned from an institutional setting to a community-based setting. In July 2010, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) surveyed states about the current status of their MFP program including trends in enrollment, services and per capita spending.
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New Resources & Briefing Examine Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports
Event Date:EventThe following resources by the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) examine the latest data findings regarding Medicaid’s long-term services and supports for seniors and people with disabilities. The materials were released at a public briefing in the Foundation’s Washington, D.C.
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Money Follows the Person Transitions Individuals from Nursing Homes to the Community
Issue BriefThis brief presents short profiles of four Ohio residents who have benefited from the state's Money Follows the Person demonstration program, known as HOME Choice. It was released along with several other resources on Medicaid long-term services and supports at a Feb. 7, 2011 briefing at the Foundation's Washington, D.C., offices. Profiles (.
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Case Study: Ohio’s Money Follows the Person Demonstration (HOME Choice)
Issue BriefThis case study of Ohio's Money Follows the Person demonstration, known as HOME Choice, describes key features of the program and highlights early program experiences. Ohio was one of 17 states to receive federal funding for the Money Follows the Person (MFP) rebalancing demonstration in January 2007.
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A Challenge for States: Assuring Timely Access to Optimal Long-Term Services and Supports in the Community
Issue BriefThe Medicaid program is a major payer for long-term services and supports (LTSS) in the United States, accounting for 40 percent of total spending for long-term services and supports.
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Helping Consumers Manage Long-Term Services and Supports in the Community: State Medicaid Program Activities
Issue BriefThe Medicaid program is a source for many innovative practices in making long-term services and supports (LTSS) available to consumers. Jointly financed by the states and the federal government, Medicaid pays for 40 percent of LTSS spending the United States.
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Medicaid’s New “Health Home” Option
Issue BriefThis brief provides key information about the new option for state Medicaid programs to provide "health home" services for enrollees with chronic conditions. The option, established under the new health reform law, took effect on Jan. 1, 2011.