Aging/Older Adults

This report presents the Medicaid Commission's recommendations for the long-term sustainability of the Medicaid program. Review the recommendations about Long-Term Care, Benefits Design, Eligibility, Health Information Technology, Quality and Care Coordination. The Commission strongly recommends increased state flexibility in many areas to tackle more locally influenced issues.

The Maryland General Assembly passed the Long-Term Care Planning Act of 2006, which requires the Maryland Health Care Commission to conduct a study of Maryland’s long-term care delivery system. The purpose of the study is to determine the types of services and programs that individuals aged 65 and older and individuals with disabilities will need in 2010, 2020, and 2030, as well to identify how the State should begin planning for future needs. This report presents the results of the study.

This report discusses the options for expanding home and community based services in the state of Maryland as required by Bill 594. Should Maryland elect to expand access to Medicaid home- and community-based services(HCBS), it has several possible approaches. This report discusses these options for Maryland in detail; ideas other states designing similar programs might find useful.

This article outlines three potential models which may be adopted by states looking to develop programs designed to serve those individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid benefits. The article also discusses possible contractual issues important to state Medicaid agencies as well as environmental factors which may influence the choice of models and potential program's prospects for success.

This issue brief focuses on the special needs population of dual eligible’s as defined in the Special Needs Plan (SNP), a type of Medicare Advantage plan created by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). The brief concludes how the SNP has failed this population and offers recommendations for improving dual-eligible SNPs’ prospects.

This document is from a poster session and it illustrates and explains "the Hilltop Crossover Framework" in relation to the coordination of Medicare and Medicaid services to those who are dually eligible. This framework outlines how these services and costs are related.

The narrator interviews proponents, staff, and consumers of the Green House model. During visits to two Green Houses for people with Alzheimer’s in Texas, she discusses costs, outcomes, terminology, and guiding principles. According to the interviews, outcomes such as consumer satisfaction and well-being and employee retention and interaction are better than in institutional settings. The 11 minute audio file is part of the “New Directions in Health Care” podcast series.

The first in a series of reports, this study is a product of a larger effort by the state of Maryland and The Hilltop Institute to address questions related to the coordination of care for Medicaid recipients who are dually eligible for Medicare benefits. The report focuses on issues related to setting Medicaid payment rates. Although based on Maryland data alone, results from this study will be broadly relevant to other states as well.

This website is an on-line query system based on AoA-related data files and surveys, and includes population characteristics from the Census Bureau. The system allows users to produce descriptive information in graphical or tabular form, at the level of detail most suited for their needs. The four options through AGID provide different levels of focus and aggregation of the data from individual data elements within Data-at-a-Glance to full database access within Data Files.

Vermont developed this brochure to introduce the Nursing Home Diversion Program to consumers.