Informal Caregiving for Older Americans: An Analysis of the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study Executive Summary April 2014 Brenda C. Spillman, Ph.D.Urban Institute Jennifer Wolff, Ph.D.
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In 2010, in response to the recession and the slow recovery process, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) launched the Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative (CRRI).
Interstate Variation and Progress Toward Balance in Use of and Expenditure for Long-Term Services and Supports in 2009
State long-term care (LTC) financing and delivery systems and, in particular, Medicaid funded LTC have long been criticized for being “institutionally biased.” Shifting the balance in publicly-funded LTC provision away from institutional care (nursing homes, long-term hospitals, intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled) toward greater reliance on home and community-based ser
Interstate Variation and Progress Toward Balance in Use of and Expenditure for Long-Term Services and Supports in 2009 - Executive Summary
Rosemary Borck, Victoria Peebles, Dean Miller and Robert Schmitz Mathematica Policy Research Abstract State long-term care (LTC) financing and delivery systems and, in particular, Medicaid funded LTC have long been criticized
Completing the Picture: Key Features of the Social Security Disability Insurance Program
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), a program operated by the Social Security Administration, insures workers and their families against the inability to work because of a disability. As such, it provides a vital safety net for millions of Americans. However, conflicting statistics and
Impacts of Waiting Periods for Home and Community-Based Services on Consumers and Medicaid Long-Term Care Costs in Iowa
This report compares the risk of nursing home entry, hospitalization rates, and Medicaid long-term care costs, among people with disabilities who faced widely-varying waiting times (ranging from 3 to 25 months), depending on when they applied for home and community-based services (HCBS) though Iowa Medicaid 1915(c) waivers.
Factors Predicting Transitions from Medicare-Only to Medicare-Medicaid Enrollee Status
This study focuses on understanding the rates and patterns of enrollment in Medicaid among individuals already enrolled in Medicare, the factors that predict this transition to dual coverage, and those that predict nursing home entry. This volume provides estimated econometric models that