Tag: long-term care

Nurse taking care of mature patient in front of window

The brief’s key findings are: In an effort to curb Medicaid costs, many states encourage people to buy long-term care insurance by offering enhanced policies through private insurers. Under these policies, if individuals exhaust their private insurance benefits, the state allows them to qualify for Medicaid while keeping more of their assets. This study finds that, for…

Senior woman grocery shopping

Abstract There is considerable policy concern about “DI lock” – that tying public health insurance coverage to cash disability benefit receipt contributes to the low exit rates due to work.  This concern led Congress to institute continued health insurance eligibility after disability beneficiaries leave the cash-benefit rolls for work-related reasons.  However, unlike the long literatur…