August 22, 2008
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Program Result Report
The number of Medicare beneficiaries enrolling in managed care has increased since the passage of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) and the establishment of Medicare Advantage Plans in 2003.
October 31, 2008
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Program Result Report
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 Report
Like many low-income seniors in Minnesota, Larry wants to take care of himself, but he needs some help.
October 31, 2008
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Program Result Report
Estella set a potholder on fire because she could no longer read the burner knobs on her stove to tell if they were "on" or "off."
October 31, 2008
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Program Result Report
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 Report
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 Report
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 Report
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.
April 1, 2000
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Program Result Report
The Chronic Illness and Disability Medicaid Working Group at Boston University School of Public Health developed and implemented pilot projects designed to help states develop cost-effective managed care models for chronically ill people with disabilities.
August 1, 2000
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Program Result Report
From 1995 to 1998, researchers at the Urban Institute conducted a study of the District of Columbia's 11 major acute-care facilities, focusing also on the Medicaid system and long-term care for the elderly.
