A study of the Money Follows the Person program, designed to transition Medicaid individuals living in institutions back into the community, has found that the program is supporting mostly disabled individuals and falling far short of initial goals. The report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation titled Money Follows the Person: A 2011 Survey of Transitions, Services and Costs looked into the use of the federal grant money given to states participating in the program. As of August 2011, 43 states and the District of Columbia participated in the program, in which nearly 17,000 individuals were transitioned back into the community. Of those nearly 17,000 individuals, approximately one third were seniors, and the other two thirds were made up of those in other age groups who had physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, or mental illnesses. Demonstrating this divergence in ages, the report states that the average age of all participants in the program was 50, while the average age of participants who were also seniors was 71. The initial goal of the program was to transition nearly 38,000 individuals back into the community. Many states reported not being on pace to meet annual goals, which are much less ambitious than initial goals; since these annual goals are set by the state, and CMS holds states financially accountable for not meeting annual goals. The states that don’t expect to meet their annual goals cite a number of challenges. These challenges include a lack of affordable and accessible housing options as well as restrictions on qualified housing options like assisted living. Read the full report: Money Follows the Person: A 2011 Survey of Transitions, Services and Costs. 4/30/2013
Consumer Funding Resources, Federal Agency Activity, Health Care, Medicaid, Medicaid, Medicare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule that would represent an increas...
4/16/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Health and Wellness, Health Care, Life Safety, Medicare, Nursing Home, Regulations
In an effort to promote quality care and reduce expenses, the Affordable Care Act mandated payment reductions for hospitals with high rates of readmis...
4/10/2013
Assisted Living, Facts and Figures, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Long Term Care Insurance Education, Nursing Home, Reports, Research, Resident and Family Services, Senior Living Options
A new report reveals that the median cost of a room in an assisted living community is less than half the median cost of a private room in a skilled n...
4/8/2013
Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Long Term Care Insurance Education, Resident and Family Services, Webinars
10,000 Baby Boomers are turning 65 every day and the United States must find ways to address the costs of funding health care for the “Silver Tsunami”...
2/27/2013
Facts and Figures, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Reports, Research
A new report examining the debt of older Americans reveals that seniors aged 75 and older have incurred a substantial increase in debt between the yea...
1/15/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Health Care, Medicare, Reports, Research
According to researchers, a better work environment and improved staffing levels for nurses could lead to fewer hospital readmissions for patients suf...
1/15/2013
Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), Federal Agency Activity, Medicaid, Medicaid, Medicare, Partnerships
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the forming of 106 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Since the Afford...
12/21/2012
Advocacy, Elder Abuse, Federal Agency Activity, Labor Relations, Legislation, Medicaid, Policy in the States, Public Policy
Throughout 2012, a variety of federal legislative and regulatory issues arose that will affect senior living communities and senior living residents a...
11/6/2012
A growing number of Americans are not confident that they have saved enough for retirement. Many plan to work up until age 80 to save enough to live c...
10/30/2012
Facts and Figures, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Reports, Research
More and more Americans are worrying about their retirement savings. According to a new poll, only 60 percent of Americans feel that they will have en...
12/14/2011
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