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Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Covering Case Management Services
Disability | Medicaid | Nursing home transition
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded Money Follows the Person demonstration grants to 31 states in 2007. This brief describes the options for covering case management or transition coordination for these projects and describes the potential impact of pending changes to case management coverage resulting from the Deficit Reduction...
Robert L. Mollica
September 2007
Ideas for Managing Costs and Improving Care Delivery for High-Cost Medicaid Beneficiaries
Chronic care | Dual eligibles | Medicaid
Chronic care is driving the cost of the Medicaid program, and the future of insurance coverage for low-income families and children depends upon success in meeting the needs of those with chronic conditions at a cost society can afford. This paper tallies the suggestions made by a group of informants who have given substantial thought to how...
Sonya Schwartz, Program Director
January 2007
Aging and Disability Resource Centers Toolbox
Access | Aging | Eligibility
This toolbox was developed for Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) grantees to list and succinctly explain the Administration on Aging-CMS requirements per each topic, and to provide materials that will support the design, development, and operation of resource centers.
Susan Reinhard
October 2003
Single Entry Point Systems: State Survey Results
Access | Eligibility | Long-term care
The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy/NASHP Community Living Exchange Collaborative conducted a survey of the 50 states to identify states that operate single entry point (SEP) systems and to identify the characteristics of SEPs. A single entry point is defined as a system that enables consumers to access long term and supportive services...
Robert L. Mollica
August 2003
Coordinating Care for the Chronically Ill: How Do We Get There from Here?
Dual eligibles | Home & community-based services
This paper, a product of the National Academy for State Health Policy’s Flood Tide Forum series, is designed to identify innovative strategies to improve care coordination for the chronically ill. It reviews data on the incidence and costs of chronic conditions, summarizes the literature on care coordination, and highlights state programs.
Jennifer Gillespie
June 2003