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Long Term Services and Supports and Chronic Care Coordination: Policy Advances Enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacts a variety of initiatives aimed at enhancing long term services and supports (LTSS) and coordination of primary and chronic care for older persons and adults with disabilities. Many of these establish delivery systems demonstrations and Medicaid options that states could adopt to implement state reforms. This NASHP report, supported by THE SCAN Foundation, analyzes the Act’s provisions addressing: 1) National voluntary long term care insurance; 2) Medicaid options and incentives for financing LTSS expansions; 3) Other LTSS provisions; 4) Primary and chronic care coordination; and 5) Nursing home reforms.April 2010» -
A Medicaid Primer for Housing Officials
This primer describes the basic components of the Medicaid program. It is not a technical manual. Presented in a concise question and answer format, this document explains many of the features of what can be a complicated program. It is intended to be used to help housing agencies work with Money Follows the Person Demonstration grantees but may be useful to others who want to understand the basics of Medicaid. A joint publication of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy and the National Academy for State Health Policy. Published for the Community Living Exchange, funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).September 2007 -
Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Covering Case Management Services
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 Act of 2005. A joint publication of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy and the National Academy for State Health Policy. Published for the Community Living Exchange, funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).September 2007 -
Money Follows the Person Toolbox
The Toolbox synthesizes information available from multiple sources about nursing home transition and Money Follows the Person initiatives. It is intended to help states prepare for the MFP Demonstration program created by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). It summarizes the state of the field in MFP design components such as identifying consumers, planning and implementing transitions from an institution, financing MFP, and evaluating programs and progress. Published in conjunction with the Center for State Health Policy, Rutgers University.August 2006 -
Nursing Facility Transition Grantee Annual Report Data
This issue brief is an analysis of the experience of Nursing Facility Transition (NFT) grantees for 2002 and 2003. The analysis covers 33 NFT grantees (10 Independent Living Centers and 23 states).June 2005 -
Aging in Place in Assisted Living: State Regulations and Practice
The purpose of this report is to analyze the varied approaches being used in several states committed to supporting aging in place. A shifting focus to respond to consumer preferences is also supported by trends in state policy, although each state has a unique approach to regulating aging in place.February 2005 -
Building Nursing Home Transition into a Balanced Long Term Care System: The Washington Model
This brief summarizes one aspect of the state of Washington’s mature and balanced long-term care system – a successful effort to identify and assist nursing home residents to relocate to community settings.November 2003
