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Study of Time-Limited Welfare Leavers in North Carolina: Second-Year Report
Time-Limited_Welfare_Leavers_2nd-Year_Surveys.pdf


A National Study of Assisted Living for the Frail Elderly: Results of a National Survey of Facilities
This report presents data from a telephone survey of the administrators of assisted living facilities across the country. These facilities were selected from a national probability sample of all facilities that met the criteria for inclusion in the study. Thus, the findings are representative of the industry as a whole. As such, they represent the
facres.pdf

Public Meeting on Patient and Physician Concerns in Access to Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)
TownHallTranscript_0.pdf


Determining Consumer Preferences for a Cash Option: Arkansas Survey Results
As long-term care expenditures have risen, policymakers have sought ways to control costs while maintaining consumer satisfaction. Concurrently, there is increasing interest within the aging and disability communities in consumer-directed care. The Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation seeks to increase consumer direction and control co
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Does Consumer Direction Affect the Quality of Medicaid Personal Assistance in Arkansas?
As states seek to improve supportive services, policymakers need to know whether consumer-directed programs deliver quality care that which satisfies consumers' preferences and does not harm their health. The need for evidence grows daily, as states respond to federal Systems Change grants and other initiatives spurred by the Supreme Court's 1
arqual.pdf


The Effect of Cash and Counseling on Medicaid and Medicare Costs: Findings for Adults in Three States
Recent research suggests that Florida's Cash and Counseling model-Consumer Directed Care (CDC)-increased the well-being of children with disabilities and their parents in Florida and that the Cash and Counseling programs in Arkansas, Florida, and New Jersey similarly increased the well-being of adults. The program also increased the likelihood th
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Effect of Consumer Direction on Adults' Personal Care and Well-Being in Arkansas, New Jersey, and Florida
This report examines the effects of the Cash and Counseling program in three states Arkansas, Florida, and New Jersey regarding how consumer direction affects the use and quality of both paid and unpaid personal care assistance received by consumers, as measured by consumers' satisfaction with care, the frequency of unmet needs, and the in
adultpcw.pdf


Consumer and Consultant Experiences in the Florida Consumer Directed Care Program
This report describes the implementation of consumer directed care by synthesizing information from in-person discussions with program staff, a mail survey of program consultants, telephone interviews with consumers in the treatment group, and program records. It discusses the program's goals and features, the ways beneficiaries managed their pro
FLcdcp.pdf


Tables Comparing Channeling to Other Community Care Demonstrations
Over the past decade and a half, a series of demonstrations prior to the National Long-Term Care Channeling Demonstration have been fielded to test some form of case managed, community-based long-term care. Fourteen community care demonstrations funded through Federal Government waivers and similar to Channeling were identified. This report presen
tablees.pdf


RESEARCH AGENDA: Disability Data
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation sponsored an expert meeting to advise DALTCP on policy issues and available data related to several populations of persons with disabilities: working age adults, children, persons age 65 and older, and special populations (e.g., persons with developmental disabilities, persons with
resagdd.pdf


Understanding Medicaid Home and Community Services: A Primer
This Primer is designed to encourage use of the Medicaid program in a manner that minimizes reliance on institutions and maximizes community integration in a cost-effective manner. Its intended audience is policymakers and others who wish to understand how Medicaid can be used — and is being used — to expand access to a broad range of home a
primer.pdf
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