Medicaid

This report analyzed the 1984 Medicaid experience of all children passing the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability test in California, Georgia, and Michigan to determine the enrollment, utilization, and expenditure patterns of these children. The study estimated the proportion of Medicaid expenditures attributable to SSI-related disabled children. [33 PDF pages]

This paper presents results of a descriptive analysis of the effects of nursing home use of Medicaid eligibility status. Data from the 1982 and 1984 National Long-Term Care Surveys were used to "track" a cohort of disabled elderly persons residing in the community in 1982 over the following two years.