An Overview of Long-Term Services and Supports and Medicaid: Final Report
Nga T. Thach, BS, and Joshua M. Wiener, PhD
RTI International
May 2018
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An Overview of Long-Term Services and Supports and Medicaid: Final Report
This report examines the role of long-term services and supports (LTSS) in Medicaid. It also examines how sociodemographic changes are likely to affect the demand for LTSS in the future, and as a result, Medicaid use and expenditures. The report shows: the demand for LTSS is likely to increase dramatically; LTSS is a major part of the Medicaid pro
LTSSMedicaid.pdf
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Review of State Quality Assurance Programs for Home Care: Final Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Who Will Care for Us? Addressing the Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Toward a National Health Information Infrastructure: A Key Strategy for Improving Quality in Long-Term Care
Marcelline R. Harris, RN, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic
Christopher G. Chute, MD, Dr.P.H., Mayo Clinic
Jennie Harvell, M.Ed., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Alan White, Ph.D., Abt Associates
Terry Moore, Abt Associates
Does Consumer Direction Affect the Quality of Medicaid Personal Assistance in Arkansas?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Does Consumer Direction Affect the Quality of Medicaid Personal Assistance in Arkansas?
Executive Summary
State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report
Executive Summary
State Experiences with Minimum Nursing Staff Ratios for Nursing Facilities: Findings from Case Studies of Eight States
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer's Disease: A Literature Review. Evidence of Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Prevalence, Incidence, and Diagnosis
Environmental Scan of MLTSS Quality Requirements in MCO Contracts
Environmental Scan of MLTSS Quality Requirements in MCO Contracts
Executive Summary
Pat Rivard, Beth Jackson, Jason Rachel, Julie Seibert and Taylor Whitworth
Truven Health Analytics
September 2013
Quality in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs
Quality in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs
Executive Summary
Beth Jackson, Pat Rivard, Julie Seibert, Jason Rachel and Taylor Whitworth
Truven Health Analytics
November 2013
Environmental Scan of MLTSS Quality Requirements in MCO Contracts
This report describes how frequently various quality requirement elements appear in managed care
organization contracts, as well as some similarities and differences in the quality requirements. [139
PDF pages]
MCOcontr.pdf
Quality in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs
This report explores how several states have designed their quality monitoring and improvement
programs for managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS). The authors focus on the early
adopters of MLTSS as well as those programs that are presented considered "established". The
findings demonstrate how states take somewhat different approache
LTSSqual.pdf
Care Coordination for People With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
This report summarizes the research literature on care coordination for people with Alzheimer’s disease, with a particular focus on programs that coordinate both medical care and long-term services and supports. Overall, there is limited evidence of the effectiveness of these programs in improving patient outcomes or reducing health care utiliza
AlzCC.pdf
Outcomes and Utilization for Hospice and Non-Hospice Nursing Facility Decedents
This comparative study first identifies and describes two cohorts of nursing facility decedents, those that did and did not elect Medicare hospice. Then, using data for up to one year prior to death, the study characterizes utilization and quality of care for these two cohorts. The influence of Medicare hospice on hospital utilization and symptom
oututil.pdf