Medicaid

This report analyzes the experiences of welfare "cyclers," a group that has received relatively little attention in previous research on welfare dynamics. For this study, "cycling" is defined as receipt of welfare benefits during three or more discrete spells during a four-year "observation" period.

By: Lashawn Richburg-Hayes and Stephen Freedman MDRC April 2004 Submitted to:U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

In the study described in this report, the authors used the Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) files to examine the use and costs of Medicaid services for beneficiaries with mental illness in one state (New Jersey). This report includes an overview of findings on service use and costs for beneficiaries with mental illness compared with services for other Medicaid beneficiaries.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Community Choice: New Jersey's Nursing Home Transition Program Steve Eiken MEDSTAT December 22, 2003 http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2003/NJtrans.pdf (26 PDF pages)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Passages: Arkansas's Nursing Home Transition Program Michael Schaefer and Steve Eiken MEDSTAT December 26, 2003 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2003/ARtrans.pdf (20 PDF pages)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Fast Track and Other Nursing Home Diversion Initiatives: Colorado's Nursing Home Transition Grant

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services One-to-One: Vermont's Nursing Home Transition Program Steve Eiken, Marjorie Hatzmann and Anthony J. Asciutto MEDSTAT December 19, 2003 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2003/VTtrans.pdf (19 PDF pages)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Partnerships for Community Living: Florida's Nursing Home Transition Program Michael Schaefer and Steve Eiken MEDSTAT December 23, 2003 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2003/FLtrans.pdf (20 PDF pages)

This paper — which is one of a series of Appendices included in the demonstration's final report — describes describes an initiative called Pennsylvania Transition to Home (PATH), is one of a series of nine case studies presenting results from the Demonstration.