Article Publication Date:
4/7/2009
Summary:
This program (HWD) is Washington’s implementation of Medicaid Buy-In. The report evaluates HWD’s impact on employment and earnings, Medicaid coverage, and receipt of food stamps by comparing enrollees to traditional Medicaid participants. They found significant outcome improvements for the HWD group in several categories.
Topics:
Employment Programs
Populations:
N/A
Sources:
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Programs/Initiatives:
Medicaid Buy-In
States:
Healthcare for Workers with Disabilities; HWD; self-sufficiency; Contemporaneous and Historical Sampling Frames; Propensity Score Matching;
Contact
Melissa Ford Shah
Washington
State Department of Social and Health Services
shaz235@Lni.wa.gov
Phone:
360-902-5122
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51968