Aging & Disability

Forum Session — May 11, 2012
Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MMLTSS): Increasing State Interest and Implications for Consumers, Quality of Care, Providers, and Costs
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Site Visit — April 13, 2012
Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Arlington County's Integrated Approach
Authors: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy & Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — January 27, 2012
Improving Care for Dual Eligible Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries: One Size Does Not Fit All
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Background Paper No. 83 — December 13, 2011
The Aging Services Network: Serving a Vulnerable and Growing Elderly Population in Tough Economic Times
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — December 2, 2011
Mission Possible? Saving on Health Care Costs by Reducing Unnecessary Services
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — October 28, 2011
Preventing Hospital Readmissions: How Can Care Transitions for Medicare Beneficiaries Be Improved?
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Special Briefing — October 21, 2011
Revisiting Financing and Delivery of Care to Duals: One Size May Not Fit All
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — July 22, 2011
Medical Care for the Elderly Living at Home: Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) and Hospital-at-Home Programs
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Site Visit — May 31–June 2, 2011
Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows: Efforts to Improve Health and Reduce Costs in Denver
Authors: Michele J. Orza, ScD & Jessamy Taylor

Forum Session — May 6, 2011
Managed Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries with Disabilities: How Does It Work?
Author: Judith D. Moore

Fundamentals Briefing — April 1, 2011
Health Policy Essentials: The Fundamentals of Long-Term Services and Supports
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — March 18, 2011
Caring for Patients with Advanced and Serious Illnesses: Changing Medical Practice and Patient Expectations
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Background Paper No. 81 — November 19, 2010
Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs): Federal and State Efforts to Guide Consumers Through the Long-Term Services and Supports Maze
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — October 29, 2010
Focus on Reform: Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Provisions in PPACA
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — July 23, 2010
Medicare and Medicaid Dual Eligibles: Meeting Diverse, Complex, and Costly Needs
Author: Christie Provost Peters

Forum Session — October 23, 2009
Linking Housing and Supportive Services for the Frail Elderly: Challenges and Opportunities
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — October 2, 2009
Lessons in Patient Engagement: Motivating Patients to Manage Their Chronic Conditions and Health Care Utilization
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — May 29, 2009
High Rehospitalization Rates: Causes, Costs, and Accountability
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Site Visit — April 17 & August 7, 2009
Coordinating Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions: The Guided Care Model and Other Innovative Approaches
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — April 3, 2009
Promising Models of Care Coordination for Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Getting Closer to the Holy Grail?
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — March 27, 2009
Coordinating Care for Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Searching for the Holy Grail
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Site Visit — August 11–13, 2008
Community-Based Long-Term Care in Milwaukee: Wisconsin Still Ahead
Authors: Judith D. Moore, Carol V. O'Shaughnessy & Lisa Sprague

The Basics — July 30, 2008
Medicare Demonstrations
Author: Amanda Cassidy, Consultant

Background Paper No. 63 — July 22, 2008
The Fundamentals of Medicare Demonstrations
Author: Amanda Cassidy, Consultant

Site Visit — September 30–October 1, 2007
Children's Behavioral Health Services in Baltimore: Walking the Continuum
Author: Jennifer Ryan

Site Visit — August 8–10, 2007
Community-Based Long-Term Care: Wisconsin Stays Ahead
Authors: Judith D. Moore, Carol V. O'Shaughnessy & Lisa Sprague

Site Visit — March 2, 2007
Fairfax County's Commitment: A Housing and Health Continuum for Seniors
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Lisa Sprague

Background Paper — March 3, 2006
Rebalancing Long-Term Care: The Role of the Medicaid HCBS Waiver Program
Author: Cynthia Shirk, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 797 — May 10, 2004
Medicare's Chronic Care Improvement Pilot Program: What Is Its Potential?
Author: Nora Super

Forum Session — October 22, 2003
Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Two for One or Double Jeopardy?
Authors: Nora Super & Jennifer Ryan

Issue Brief No. 794 — September 30, 2003
Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Two for One or Double Jeopardy?
Authors: Jennifer Ryan & Nora Super

Forum Session — June 6, 2003
Depression in Primary Care: Making Good Care Good Business
Author: Veronica V. Goff, Consultant

Forum Session — March 26, 2003
Medicare and Chronic Conditions: Breaking Down Barriers to Better Care
Author: Nora Super

Issue Brief No. 784 — November 12, 2002
Prescription Drugs in Nursing Homes: Managing Costs and Quality in a Complex Environment
Authors: Dan Mendelson, Rajeev Ramchand, Richard Abramson, MD & Anne Tumlinson, Consultants

Forum Session — September 10, 2002
Too Few? Too Many? The Right Kind? Physician Supply in an Aging and Multicultural Society
Author: Nora Super

Forum Session — July 18, 2002
Managing Advanced Illness: A Quality and Cost Challenge to Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurers
Author: Karen Matherlee

Small-Group Session — July 10, 2002
Modernizing Medicare: The Homebound Rule and Next Steps
Author: Judith D. Moore

Issue Brief No. 779 — June 20, 2002
Managing Advanced Illness: A Quality and Cost Challenge to Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurers
Author: Karen Matherlee

Site Visit — March 4–5, 2002
Transitions along the Continuum of Care: Elderly and Disabled Persons in New York
Authors: Lisa Sprague & Nora Super

Small-Group Session — March 28, 2001
Health Coverage Transitions for Young Adults with Disabilities
Author: Judith D. Moore

Site Visit — January 11–14, 2000
Site Visit to Arizona — Managed Medicaid: Arizona's AHCCCS Experience
Authors: Nora Super, Lisa Sprague & Judith D. Moore

Issue Brief No. 729 — January 25, 1999
Filling the Geriatric Gap: Is the Health System Prepared for an Aging Population?
Author: Janet Firshein, Consultant

Forum Session — January 25, 1999
Filling the Geriatric Gap: Is the Health System Prepared for an Aging Population?
Authors: Janet Firshein, Consultant & Nora Super