State Solutions: An Initiative to Improve Enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs
October 15, 2009 | Program Result Report
State Solutions was designed to increase enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs).
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Service Credit Banking
January 1, 2002 | Book
Susan Dentzer explores whether service credit banking--as demonstrated in the projects funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation--was a good idea that was badly timed or implemented, or whether it was simply a flawed idea.
Intensive Outreach Spurs Increase in MSP Enrollment in Louisiana
February 10, 2009 | Program Result Report
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.
Legislative Fallout from Balanced Budget Act: Fewer Visits by Home Health Aides
March 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
Laguna Research Associates under the direction of Nelda McCall studied the initial impact of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) on Medicare beneficiaries, home health agencies and the health care system overall.
A System for Spotting and Treating High-Risk Elderly Patients
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center refined and evaluated the Community Resource Connection, an administrative system that identified health care needs among elderly patients and linked them to appropriate services.
Simplifying Medicare Managed Care Offerings Proves to be Tall Order
August 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The National Academy of Sciences - Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed recommendations on how to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have adequate information and protections when they consider enrolling in managed care plans.
What's the Future for Medicare?
December 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
In 1999, the American Economic Association conducted a symposium on Medicare reform.
Rising Closures of Hospital Trauma Centers Disproportionately Burden Vulnerable Populations
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Closures of hospital trauma centers have accelerated since 2001 and may disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities.
Factors Associated with Closures of Emergency Departments in the United States
May 18, 2011 | Journal Article
This nationwide study analyzed market and hospital characteristics associated with the closure of emergency departments from 1990 to 2009. Emergency departments in safety-net and for-profit hospitals were less likely to remain open.
State Solutions: An Initiative to Improve Enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs
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Program to maximize enrollment in Medicaid, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary, Selected Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary, and Qualified Individual programs.