Article Publication Date:
2/1/2012
Summary:
This brief reviews Medicaid’s importance and limitations when it comes to long-term care and makes the case for strengthening Medicaid’s safety net in one of two ways—assumption of full federal responsibility for Medicare beneficiaries who also rely on Medicaid (so-called “dual eligibles”) or an enhanced federal match for Medicaid long-term care services.
Topics:
Long Term Services and Supports
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Aging/Older Adults
Sources:
Grantee produced
The SCAN Foundation
Programs/Initiatives:
N/A
States:
All States/Territories; Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Illinois; Idaho; District of Columbia; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming
Keywords:
Long-Term Care
low-income; nursing home; assisted living; home care; adult day services; federal matching; aging-based enhancement of federal match; inequity; inadequacy
Contact
The SCAN Foundation
info@thescanfoundation.org
Phone:
888-569-7226
Short URL: http://www.nasuad.org/node/53053