Commonwealth Northern Mariana Islands

The Compendium contains basic information about each of the Real Choice Systems Change Grantees. The Compendium will help you learn more about how these grants will be used to allow more people of all ages with a disability or long term illness to live and participate in their communities. Real Choice Systems Change Grantees will also find the Compendium useful to identify other Grantees with similar goals and activities. The fourth edition of the Compendium replaces all previous editions.

This matrix represents the AoA Aging and Disability Resource Center Fiscal Year 2003 Grantees. The chart summarizes current or planned components for the ADRC Program for each grantee including Project/RC Name, State, Target Population, Eligibility Determinates and Contact Information.

This report describes the FY ‘01 & FY ‘02 Grantees’ accomplishments & progress, using information from 10/1/02 to 9/30/03 (Year Two of grant period for FY ‘01 Grantees & Year One of grant period for FY ‘02 Grantees). The report describes grant activities in six major areas: Consumer Direction & Control, Access to LTC Services & Supports, State Budgeting & Reimbursement Rates & Methodologies, Service Creation/Modification, LTC Service & Support Workforce, Quality Management Mechanism.

Grant summaries on the 2004 ADRC Grant Program grantees is provided here. Also, the HHS press release for this second round of 12 grants for developing ADRCs and a cooperative agreement are provided.

Families USA has released Medicaid: Good Medicine for State Economies predicting the impact state Medicaid spending will have on business activity, jobs, & wages in 2005. The report argues that extending the $10 billion in fiscal relief provided by Congress to the states last year, through enhanced Federal participation in Medicaid, through the end of fiscal year 2005 would help strengthen state economies by generating even more business activity, jobs,& wages. Includes data for every state.

This memorandum presents data on Medicaid long term care expenditures in Federal Fiscal Year 2003 (September 2002 through September 2003). The accompanying tables present data on Medicaid Expenditures for Long-Term Care services from 1991 to 2003.

The Compendium contains basic information about each of the Real Choice Systems Change Grantees. The Compendium will help you learn more about how these grants will be used to allow more people of all ages with a disability or long term illness to live and participate in their communities. Real Choice Systems Change Grantees will also find the Compendium useful to identify other Grantees with similar goals and activities. This edition of the Compendium replaces all previous editions.

This document describes Social Welfare Programs for the territories of: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. It includes coverage and participation in selected programs, expenditures, special rules, health programs, certain grants and certain tax provisions that affect low-income families with children.

Results of an Opinion Research Questionnaire in the Norther Mariana Islands. One hundred eighteen government and community organizations in Saipan, Tinian and Rota were surveyed to identify issues and solicit recommendations to remove policy barriers identified by the respondents.

This policy brief provides information to highlight some of the unique barriers faced by those seeking to establish comprehensive family support systems in the U. S. Territories.