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Marc A. Cohen, Ph.D. Vice President, LifePlans, Inc. President, Center for Health and Long-Term Care Research Maurice Weinrobe, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, Clark University
This article is intended to provide historical perspective on the Federal Government's involvement in the Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation as an example of the federal role in consumer direction. Specifically, it describes how previous research and analysis led to DALTCP's interest in sponsoring this social experiment and shaped our thinking about its purpose and design.
This article discusses the different ways the public pays for long-term care services. It also discusses purchasing long-term care insurance. (Assisted Living Today, July/August 1999, Volume 6, Number 6, pages 36-39) [10 PDF pages]
Elderly and younger persons with disabilities who require help from others to perform many of the most ordinary activities of daily living are said to require "long-term care." These services, when provided in the home or other non-institutional settings, may be termed personal assistance services, home and community-based services, or in-home supportive services.
This paper examines risk selection among managed care plans for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries in Tennessee's Medicaid managed care program, TennCare, focusing in particular on TennCare's first two years (starting January 1994 and ending January 1996).
This article is excerpted from the speech “Lifelong Wellness and Disability” (November 1998). It discusses how those with a disability could strive for good health. (Window on Wellness, Spring 1999, page 19). [6 PDF pages]
This brochure is intended to familiarize State decisionmakers with low-income uninsured children with disabilities so that they have essential information about these children as they develop and implement CHIP plans. It describes uninsured children with disabilities, their numbers, their needs, and how opportunities presented by CHIP can help. [10 PDF pages]