Financing assisted living costs is most often determined in the weeks before an individual moves into a facility. Making plans now can result in saved dollars and fewer headaches. (Assisted Living Today, July/August 1998, Volume 5, Number 4, pages 39-41) [9 PDF pages]
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Advanced SearchMeeting the Challenge of Serving People With Disabilities: A Resource Guide for Assessing the Performance of Managed Care Organizations
This Resource Guide is designed to support efforts to measure and improve Medicaid MCO performance for people with disabilities.
Exploratory Study of Health Care Coverage and Employment of People with Disabilities: Final Report
Most policymakers agree that the current structure of the Social Security Administration's disability programs creates substantial work disincentives for people with disabilities. One set of policy options concerns changing the links both between Medicare and the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, and between Medicaid and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
International Evidence on Disability Trends among the Elderly
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Exploratory Study of Health Care Coverage and Employment of People with Disabilities: Literature Review
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Welfare Reform and Disability: Issues and HHS Activities
This brief was used as a background paper for the October 28, 1997 meeting of the Interagency Work Group on Welfare Reform and Persons with Disabilities. [8 PDF pages]
Assessment of the Policy Implications of Alternative Functional Definitions of Disability for Children: Final Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Continuing Care Retirement Communities: A Background and Summary of Current Issues
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) are presently becoming a more viable option for seekers of long-term care for the elderly. CCRCs have been recognized for their unique strategy of combining various levels of health care within one community setting, as well as their potential for providing cost-effective care.
Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy Research: 1992 1996
This compendium is published by the Office of Disability, Aging and Long Term Care Policy within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation/HHS. It summarizes the status of current research, the results of research projects sponsored from 1992 1996, and highlights future research plans. Previous editions of this booklet were issued in 1988 and 1992.