October 4, 2011
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Program Result
The Center for Health Care Strategies helped states create long-term-care insurance partnership programs that provide affordable coverage and financial protection for beneficiaries, generate business for insurers, and protect Medicaid budgets.
May 1, 2006
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Program Result
The state of California implemented the California Partnership for Long Term Care (CPLTC) - its public-private partnership to finance long-term care - in 1994.
May 1, 2006
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Program Result
The state of Oregon conducted planning for a private-public partnership for long-term care insurance. The planning included development of criteria by which the state could judge case management systems.
May 1, 2006
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Program Result
The state of Indiana implemented the Indiana Long Term Care Program - a public-private partnership to finance long-term care. ILTCP provides one dollar of asset protection for each dollar paid out by the purchaser's insurance policy.
May 1, 2006
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Program Result
The New York State Partnership for Long-Term Care model requires a three-year policy for nursing home care and a six-year policy for home care and Medicaid extended coverage once the private insurance benefit expires, with total-asset protection.
January 1, 2007
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Program Result
Connecticut became the first state to implement a public-private partnership to finance long-term care, allowing purchasers to keep control of their assets equal to the amount the insurance policy paid for long-term care services.
January 1, 2007
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Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Alper discusses the Foundation's Program to Promote Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly that allowed nursing home patients with state-approved private long-term care insurance policies to be eligible for Medicaid.
July 24, 2007
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Program Result
The Program to Promote Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly, a national program of RWJF, was charged with providing states with resources to plan and implement private/public partnerships.
May 1, 2006
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Program Result
The New Jersey Department of Human Services created a design for a public-private partnership in which policyholders would be covered under Medicaid when private insurance expired, with asset protection equal to the amount of qualified insurance.
March 1, 2008
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Issue Brief
In this article, the authors describe eligibility rules (some controversial) states should consider when implementing a partnership program. The program works in tandem with Medicaid to help middle-income people pay the expenses of long-term care.