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Access to Long-Term Services and Supports: A 50-State Survey of Medicaid Financial Eligibility Standards
09/01/2010 | 4115 Requests *Summary
Medicaid finances nearly half of all LTSS spending. Review an update to existing data on Medicaid financial eligibility standards for nursing home and HCBS waiver services for older persons and adults with disability. 2009 data were obtained on state selection of optional pathways for eligibility, income and asset standards, cost-sharing and other post-eligibility financial requirements. A copy of the survey instrument and accompanying letter to state Medicaid Directors are included.
Author
Walker, Lina; Accius, Jean
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Keywords
Community Inclusion; Eligibility; Medicaid; Personal Allowances;Nursing Home Residents;HCBS Recipients; Spousal Impoverishment Standards; Spousal Protections; Special Income Limits; Miller Trust; Asset Limits; Medically-Needy States; Poverty Level Coverage; Income Limit; Special Income Limit; SIL; Spousal Impoverishment Protections; Maintenance Needs Allowance; Spend-Down; Poverty-Level Coverage; 209(b) States
Topic
Financing HCBS, Long-Term Care, Medicaid
Type/Tool
Data, Reports, Surveys
Source
AARP Public Policy Institute
State
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, All States/Territories
Date Created
10/13/2010
Contact
AARP Public Policy Institute
ppi@aarp.org
202-424-3890
ppi@aarp.org
202-424-3890
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)