February 10, 2009
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Program Result
State officials in Louisiana estimated that some 250,000 people were eligible for Medicare Savings Programs, but only 135,600 participated, according to a fall 2004 newsletter of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
January 14, 2009
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Program Result
Minnesota's Department of Human Services planned, developed and implemented Minnesota Senior Health Options, a managed care program that blends funds from the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
December 23, 2008
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Program Result
Lessons were learned from three recruitment experiences: Blue Shield of California; the Health Department of San Mateo County/Berkeley City Health Department and the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington, D.C.
December 23, 2008
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Program Result
FirstHealth delivered Active Living Every Day to 936 people over the four years of RWJF funding. Although RWJF funding for Active Living Every Day ended in 2007, FirstHealth has continued and significantly expanded the program.
December 23, 2008
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Program Result
According to Marcia Ory, Ph.D., M.P.H., the Active for Life national program director, "we saw an evolution of grantees. They learned to introduce research-based programs in their own settings, collect evaluation data, train staff in new ways of working and integrate new approaches into ongoing programs. They started out as students, but they became our peers and now our mentors.
December 23, 2008
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Program Result
OASIS and its centers have a history of collaborating with other senior service organizations. An early experience with Active Living Every Day prompted them to expand and deepen these relationships.
December 23, 2008
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Program Result
Council, health district and Health Alliance staff wanted to offer an evidence-based program to sedentary but not homebound senior citizens, particularly those who visited senior centers. They were especially interested in introducing a program that focused on lifestyle changes rather than on exercise regimens.
December 23, 2008
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Program Result
In 2002, Detroit was one of five sites selected to operate the 20-week Active Living Every Day program, in which groups of between 12 and 20 people age 50 or older meet for one hour each week with guidance from a trained facilitator.
October 31, 2008
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Program Result
The Medicare/Medicaid Integration Program helped states integrate - or move toward integration of - acute care and long-term care for dual eliglbles who are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid managed care.
October 31, 2008
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Program Result
The University of Illinois established a National Blueprint Office to help implement the National Blueprint for Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older, released in 2001 and funded by RWJF.
