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Will Medicaid Buy-In Participants Work and Earn More if Social Security Rules Change?
08/01/2007 | Requests *Summary
The brief reports findings of a survey to assess how many Kansas Working Healthy Medicaid Buy-In participants would likely increase their employment and earnings under a gradual Social Security Disability Insurance offset program. 25% of the respondents would try to work and earn more if this program was available and 25% maybe would do so. Researchers suggest benefit offset programs coupled with existing Medicaid Buy-In programs have potential to increase employment and earnings for people.
Author
Hall PhD, Jean
Available Files
- Policy Brief PDF (431K, 6 pages)
- Working Healthy Brochure PDF (641K, 2 pages)
- Working Healthy Website Off-site link
Keywords
Wages and Benefits; Ticket to Work; Medicaid Buy-In; Social Security Disability Insurance; SSDI; Working Healthy
Topic
Employment Programs, Medicaid Infrastructure Grant
Type/Tool
Data, Links / Websites, Reports
Source
Grantee produced, Kansas
State
Kansas, All States/Territories
Date Created
10/12/2007
Contact
Working Healthy
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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