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New Developments in Medicaid Coverage: Who Bears Financial Risk and Responsibility?
06/29/2006 | Requests *Summary
A few recent Medicaid initiatives have emerged that take the program into new directions. States have a number of objectives in developing these approaches, including offering beneficiaries greater choice, promoting personal responsibility and healthier behaviors among enrollees, and looking at the private marketplace. This brief examines how these approaches change financial risk and responsibility for states, the federal government, beneficiaries and providers.
Author
Mann, Cindy; Artiga, Samantha
Available Files
- Issue Brief PDF (825K, 24 pages)
Keywords
Medicaid; Defined contribution; Capitated payments; Tiered benefits; waiver caps;
Topic
Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), Financing HCBS, Long-Term Care
Type/Tool
Reports
Source
Kaiser Family Foundation
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
06/29/2006
Contact
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
kcmu@kff.org
202-347-5270
kcmu@kff.org
202-347-5270
Short URL
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
Options
HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)