Emerging Strategies for Providing Health Coverage to the Frontline Workforce in Long Term Care

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Article Publication Date: 
1/1/2007
Summary: 
This paper provides an overview of the health coverage interventions tested by CMS DSW demonstration grantees and examines four approaches in more detail through the following four case studies:(1)Subsidizing Employer Based Insurance(North Carolina),(2)Prescription Discounts, Basic Health Insurance and Tax-Free Accounts(New Mexico),(3)DirigoChoice and Outreach to Home Care Agencies(Maine)and (4)Outreach to Consumer-Directed Home Care Workers (Washington).
Topics: 
Employment Programs; Quality
Types/Tools: 
Reports
Populations: 
Direct Care Workforce
Sources: 
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Programs/Initiatives: 
N/A
States: 
All States/Territories; Maine; New Mexico; North Carolina; Washington
Keywords: 
Long-Term Care; Recruitment and Retention; Wages and Benefits
direct care workforce; healthcare paraprofessionals; continuity of care; DirigoChoice;

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