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Medicaid Long-Term Care in New York: Variation by Region and County

Publication Date: 12.28.2010
Author: Michael Birnbaum, Elizabeth M. Patchias, and Jennifer Heffernan

Medicaid Long-Term Care in New York: Variation by Region and County analyzes rates of service use and levels of spending per recipient across New York State, documenting variation by region and by county. It also examines four interrelated factors—demographics, reimbursement policies, availability of service, and local administration—to begin to explain regional variation.

Medicaid Personal Care in New York City: Service Use and Spending Patterns

Publication Date: 12.28.2010
Author: Sarah Samis and Michael Birnbaum

Medicaid Personal Care in New York City: Service Use and Spending Patterns examines elderly dual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries in New York City, and a particular type of Medicaid long-term care service they receive—personal care, which includes assistance with eating, bathing, and dressing, as well as activities associated with independent living such as shopping and meal preparation. The report takes two distinct looks at one group of personal care recipients, elderly dual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries in New York City.

Presentations from "Medicaid and National Health Reform"

Publication Date: 07.10.2009

This conference examined critical issues facing the Medicaid program, and the challenges and prospects for national health reform.

An Overview of Medicaid Long-Term Care Programs in New York

Publication Date: 05.13.2009
Author: Alene Hokenstad, Meghan Shineman, and Roger Auerbach

This Medicaid Institute™ report is the first and only data compilation of its kind, aiming to inform current policy discussions about how to address challenges associated with New York's Medicaid long-term care programs.

Managing Care for High-Cost Elderly Duals

Publication Date: 10.14.2008
Author: Michael Birnbaum, Leslie Powell

This analysis considers a cohort of about 259,000 elderly individuals enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, focusing on the high-cost 20 percent who account for some $3.5 billion in Medicaid spending annually.

Blueprint, Winter 2008

Publication Date: 03.06.2008

The latest issue of the Fund's newsletter spotlights the Fund/GNYHA's groundbreaking, multi-year, multi-hospital quality and safety initiative, an innovative program helping teens and young adults get fit, a report on the diverse challenges facing New York's nursing homes, and more.

Changes in Nursing Home Care, 1996-2005

Publication Date: 02.26.2008
Author: Thomas H. Dennison, Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

This report documents a ten-year trend among New York's nursing homes, marking their growing role as providers of short-term care for people continuing recuperation after a hospital stay.

The Top Ten Things Caregivers Don't Want to Hear….

Publication Date: 10.25.2006
Author: Carol Levine
Carol Levine, Director of the Fund's Families and Health Care Project, presents a collection of the kinds of unsolicited advice, unwelcome criticism, and undeserved praise that she and other caregivers receive all too often.

The Costs and Policy Implications of Covering Dual Enrollees of Medicaid and Medicare

Publication Date: 04.30.2006
Author: Michael Birnbaum

This issue brief examines the coverage of “duals”—-individuals enrolled in both the Medicaid and Medicare programs—-focusing on spending associated with acute and long-term care services, as well as on ramifications of possible changes to Medicare coverage.

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