This report summarizes the progress of the demonstration in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Enrollment grew steadily during this period. Since the program began, more than 8,500 people who lived in institutions for six months or more have been helped to return to homes or community-based...

Using a quasi-experimental design, this study assessed the effects of waiting periods on the costs of Medicaid long-term care and the risk of long-term nursing home stays and hospitalizations.

This report examines how five states have structured the interface between Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration grants and Managed Long-Term Services and Support (MLTSS) programs to promote transitions from institutional care to home- and community-based settings. It describes how...

This report, the eighth in Mathematica's Money Follows the Person series, identifies key factors that have contributed to and hindered state efforts to transition Medicaid enrollees to community living and rebalance their long-term care systems. Three crucial program elements are (1) effective...

This report examines how five states have structured the interface between Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration grants and Managed Long-Term Services and Support (MLTSS) programs to promote transitions from institutional care to home- and community-based settings. It describes how...

This white paper describes how current financial incentives in the fee-for-service (FFS) system can lead to the over- and underuse of services at the point of care by physicians and other clinicians. It explores prominent payment reform models and concludes that no single approach consistently...

This report, prepared for CMS, is the last in a series of annual reports on participation in the Medicaid Buy-In program. It provides updates on both national- and state-level trends in enrollment, employment, and earnings among the 35 reporting Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG) states with a...

This report, prepared for CMS, is the last in a series of annual reports on participation in the Medicaid Buy-In program. It provides updates on both national- and state-level trends in enrollment, employment, and earnings among the 35 reporting Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG) states with a...

KidsWell's premise is that the Affordable Care Act is the most viable near term policy option to cover all children.