October 15, 2009
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Program Result
State Solutions was designed to increase enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs).
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.
October 31, 2008
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Program Result
Before having heart surgery at the age of 78, Mae was content to live alone in an apartment, managing her diabetes, and doing all of her own cooking, cleaning and driving.
October 31, 2008
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Program Result
John had chronic physical health problems and mental health issues so bad that he could barely get dressed.
October 31, 2008
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Program Result
Taking care of Manual, an 84-year-old senior with Alzheimer's disease, was more than his daughter Mary Jo and her mom, Maria, could handle. Reluctantly, they placed Manual in a nursing home.
October 31, 2008
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Program Result
For Richard and Bev, married 57 years, the task of raising hundreds of foster children over a lifetime was easy compared to dealing with the health problems they faced as they grew older.
January 1, 2004
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Program Result
From 1995 to 2003, the National Academy of Social Insurance convened seven study panels to examine issues pertaining to the restructuring of Medicare.
January 1, 2003
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Program Result
The University of Chicago Center for Health Administration Studies performed literature and data analyses aimed at describing the factors that could impact elderly Americans' ability to act as informed consumers under the Medicare+Choice program.
February 1, 2002
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Program Result
In 1999 and 2000, researchers at Harvard Medical School examined how Medicare helps and/or hinders health care providers in giving quality end-of-life care and made recommendations for change.
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.
