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Mae, Temporarily Too Weak After Surgery to Keep House or Eat Properly

October 31, 2008 | 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.

John Gets Back to His Life

October 31, 2008 | Program Result Report

John had chronic physical health problems and mental health issues so bad that he could barely get dressed.

Manual's Alzheimer's

October 31, 2008 | 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.

Story of an Elder Couple, Both Disabled

October 31, 2008 | 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.

Minnesota's Senior Health Options Integrates Long-Term and Acute Care

January 14, 2009 | Program Result Report

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.

Medicare/Medicaid Integration Program

National Program

A state demonstration program to test the operation and design of delivery systems that integrate long-term and acute care services under combined Medicare and Medicaid capitation payments for elderly patients.

Medicare/Medicaid Integration Program

October 31, 2008 | 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.

Larry Wants to Take Care of Himself

October 31, 2008 | Program Result Report

Like many low-income seniors in Minnesota, Larry wants to take care of himself, but he needs some help.

Estella's Macular Degeneration

October 31, 2008 | 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."

Don't Blame High-Cost, High-Tech Care at the End of Life for Rising Medical Costs

April 1, 1998 | Program Result Report

Researchers at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Health Care, Research and Education, Palo Alto, Calif., carried out a critical review and evaluation of the literature on high-cost illness published between 1982 and 1992.

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