Michigan

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.

On 10/7/2004 eleven new states were awarded three-year Cash & Counseling grants, allowing them to replicate and expand on the Cash & Counseling model. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation and the Administration on Aging, the following states will receive approximately $250,000 to implement Cash & Counseling programs: AL, IA, KY, MI, PA, RI, VT, WA, and WV. MN and NM will receive an additional $100,000 to enhance their programs.

Some state agencies use online applications for assessing and determining eligibility for health and social service programs. This issue brief highlights some of the key considerations for states moving toward online applications. The discussion includes advantages, disadvantages, and some state examples.

This is an overview of selected assessment tools used by aging and other human service agencies. The matrix contains descriptions of informational elements, format, targeted populations and staff training.

This matrix provides an overview of selected short term case management tools used by aging and other human service agencies. It contains descriptions of informational elements, format, targeted populations and staff training.

This is an overview of selected screening and referral tools used by aging and other human service agencies. It contains descriptions of informational elements, format, targeted populations and staff training.

This is an overview of selected intake forms used by aging and other human service agencies. It contains descriptions of informational elements, format, targeted populations and staff training.

This document presents examples of presumptive and fast track eligibility programs implemented by several states to reduce the time it takes to process the Medicaid application.

This document identifies assessment instruments being used and reviews some of the variation across instruments and in the processes for using them. It includes an overview of the major components of the assessment instruments and of their role in a state’s eligibility determination, assessment, or care planning processes.

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.