tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 26

Long-Term Care: Long-Term Concerns For Medicaid Long-Term Care

Can Medicaid still fill the LTC coverage gap?With big changes in the government's healthcare policies on the horizon, most of the attention has focused on the new prescription drug benefit and the impact it will have on federal spending.  But a new report suggests that Medicaid's long-term care coverage is an even bigger concern than its prescription drug spending. Report: 'Universal Public Insurance' Needed Because LTC coverage varies from state to state and tends to be inadequate in most states, beneficiaries are often left without access to quality care, especially in-home care, Georgetown Public Policy Institute...

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