Financial and Administrative Alignment Demonstrations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Compared: States with Memoranda of Understanding Approved by CMS
Published: | 8:40 pm | Posted in: MLTC
Using authority in the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has launcheddemonstrations that seek to improve care and control costs for people who are dually eligible for Medicare andMedicaid. Nearly 355,000 beneficiaries in nine states are enrolled in these demonstrations as of June, 2015. Implemented beginning in July 2013, the […]
Rebalancing Medicaid Long-Term Services And Supports
Published: | 7:36 pm | Posted in: Long-Term Care
Twenty-five years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA), the Medicaid program is also marking an important milestone in system transformation in 2015. The national profile of Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) expenditures has shifted away from primary dependence on caregiving facilities. In 2013 the majority of Medicaid LTSS spending was for […]
The Fragile Patchwork of Care for New York’s Oldest Old
Published: | 5:28 pm | Posted in: Long-Term Care
John Sorensen stood in the entryway of his Upper West Side apartment with a fresh bruise spreading over his upper arm and a blood-smeared bandage around one shin. Mr. Sorensen, 91, had fallen in his kitchen — he said he did not recall how — and was still unsteady on his feet. “It’s been a […]
Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Americans: Risks and Financing
Published: | 6:25 pm | Posted in: Long-Term Care
Long-term care services and supports (LTSS) includes a range of services and supports individuals may need to meet their health or personal needs over a long period of time.1 Most LTSS is not medical care, but rather assistance with the basic personal tasks of everyday life, sometimes called “Activities of Daily Living” (or ADLs) which […]
Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage?
Published: | 2:30 pm | Posted in: LTC Workforce Issues
Healthcare workers in Massachusetts got good news twice this past week.First, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act and its insurance exchange rules—a system expected to add some 360,000 Massachusetts residents to the healthcare rolls. On Friday, about 35,000 workers who areproviding disability and senior care through state programs got a major pay raise. […]
Music and Memory Trailer
Published: | 6:31 pm | Posted in: Long-Term Care
We are excited to show you a project that has been in the making for some time. Enjoy the trailer and be sure to check back for the final video once the research results are in! Here is the Music and Memory trailer : Important Links: If You Had Dementia, What Songs Would Be on […]