Long-Term Care Financing

This policy brief is one of six commissioned by HHS/ASPE on Medicaid eligibility policies for long-term care benefits. This brief provides an overview of state Medicaid Estate Recovery programs, which enable states to recoup public spending for Medicaid long-term care recipients from the estates of those recipients after their death. [12 PDF pages]

This policy brief is one of five commissioned by HHS/ASPE on Medicaid eligibility policies for long-term care benefits. This brief outlines the Medicaid rules that affect community spouses of nursing home residents and widows or widowers of deceased nursing home residents. [12 PDF pages]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Liens Thomson/MEDSTAT April 2005 PDF Version

The study assesses the state of the managed long-term care market from the perspective of purchasers (states) and suppliers (managed long-term care contractors), addressing the following questions: (1) What is the current state of the managed long-term care market? (2) What value do managed long-term care products offer relative to the fee-for-service system?

ASPE ISSUE BRIEF Social Security and Medicare from a Trust Fund and Budget Perspective April 2005 Printer Friendly Version in PDF format

Effects of Health Care Spending on the U.S. Economy This report is available on the Internet at:http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/costgrowth Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Does Geographic Location Make a Difference? A Comparative Analysis of the Socio-Demographic and Attitudinal Characteristics of Active Buyers and Non-Buyers of the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program LifePlans, Inc. September 21, 2004 PDF Version

The purpose of this report is to analyze survey data collected from members of the federal family and compare their attitudes and opinions to those of individuals offered coverage in other public programs as well as those offered coverage in private sector employer-group settings.

This is the fifth in a series of data briefs based on the information collected for a study of buyers, non-buyers, and non-responders to the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP).

This is the first in a series of data briefs based on the information collected from the three aforementioned surveyed groups. The analysis focuses on the attitudes, opinions and motivations of individuals who purchased policies.