N.C. Medicaid Reform: A Bipartisan Path Forward [PDF]
, 2017 The North Carolina Medicaid program currently constitutes 32% of the state budget and provides insurance coverage to 18% of the state’s population. At the same time, 13% of North Carolinians remain uninsured, and even among the insured, significant ...
Rice, Allison, Richman, Barak D.
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How Does the Benefit Value of Medicare Compare to the Benefit Value of Typical Large Employer Plans?: A 2012 Update [PDF]
, 2012 Compares the value of benefits for those age 65 and older under Medicare and under two large employer plans typical of those for which premium support could be offered under reform proposals.
Frank McArdle +3 more
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Realizing Health Reform's Potential: How the Affordable Care Act Will Strengthen Primary Care and Benefit Patients, Providers, and Payers [PDF]
, 2011 Examines issues in primary care and outlines the 2010 healthcare reform law's provisions to strengthen it, including temporary hikes in Medicare and Medicaid payments and support for innovations in care delivery and primary care workforce ...
Georgette Lawlor +3 more
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Differential and Joint Effects of Metformin and Statins on Overall Survival of Elderly Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Large Population-Based Study. [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Published evidence indicates that individual use of metformin and statin is associated with reduced cancer mortality. However, their differential and joint effects on pancreatic cancer survival are inconclusive.Methods: We identified a large ...
Demissie, Kitaw +9 more
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Displaced by Hurricane Katrina: Issues and Options for Medicare Beneficiaries [PDF]
, 2005 Identifies potential problems and offers options for assisting Medicare beneficiaries during the period following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Brian Biles, Nora Super
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The Medicaid Buy-In for Working People With Disabilities: Individuals With Disabilities Can Earn Significant Wages and Qualify for This Important Health Care Benefit [PDF]
, 2009 This policy-to-practice brief provides an in-depth illustrated description of the Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) work incentives. This brief reviews how the PASS can be used to promote a work goal; the criteria for approving a PASS; and how the ...
Lopez-Soto, Edwin J., Sheldon, James R.
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On the Edge: Facing a Challenging and Uncertain Future [PDF]
, 2006 Introduces the Boston Elder Economic Security Standard as a tool to assess the real economic circumstances, needs, and resources of the low- and middle-income elderly in Boston, depending on their health, housing, marital status and other ...
Ellen A. Bruce +2 more
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The Health Care Financing Maze for Working-Age People with Disabilities [PDF]
, 2007 Much of the research on health care financing for people with disabilities has focused on the Medicaid and Medicare programs. The findings of this research often highlight the inadequacies of those programs in providing appropriate services to address ...
Goodman, Nanette +3 more
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Transitioning From Medicaid Expansion Programs to Medicare: Making Sure Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries Get Financial Help [PDF]
, 2015 The Affordable Care Act allows states to offer Medicaid coverage to low-income adults who would not have qualified under previous law. This population will face higher cost-sharing requirements when they transition to Medicare, although some may be ...
Jay Dev +2 more
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Planning a Better Future for Dual Eligible Elderly in Montgomery County [PDF]
, 2014 Older adults who are dual eligible (who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid) face a daunting gauntlet of challenges in healthcare. Despite comprehensive coverage through Medicare and Medicaid, the lack of coordination between the two systems creates ...
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