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Can Mainers Afford To Pay For Long-Term Care As The "Baby Boom" Generation Ages?, Julie T. Fralich Mba Jan 2002

Can Mainers Afford To Pay For Long-Term Care As The "Baby Boom" Generation Ages?, Julie T. Fralich Mba

Disability & Aging

Long-term care services for older adults represent a significant share of total health care spending and this share is expected to increase as the "baby boom" generation continues to age. Unlike the broad coverage provided for other kinds of health care services, private insurance policies and Medicare cover only a small portion of total long-term care services.


Financing And Payment Issues In Rural Long-Term Care Integration [Policy Brief], Paul Saucier Ma, Julie T. Fralich Mba Feb 2001

Financing And Payment Issues In Rural Long-Term Care Integration [Policy Brief], Paul Saucier Ma, Julie T. Fralich Mba

Disability & Aging

Federal and state policy makers, consumers, health plans, providers, and other stakeholders are interested in the benefits and disadvantages of integrating acute and long term care financing in rural areas. To date, experience with integrated financing is limited and is based largely in urban areas. This paper reviews current research and experience and identifies key policy and program considerations for integrated financing in rural areas.


Financing And Payment Issues In Rural Long-Term Care Integration [Working Paper], Paul Saucier Ma, Julie T. Fralich Mba Jan 2001

Financing And Payment Issues In Rural Long-Term Care Integration [Working Paper], Paul Saucier Ma, Julie T. Fralich Mba

Disability & Aging

Federal and state policy makers, consumers, health plans, providers, and other stakeholders are interested in the benefits and disadvantages of integrating acute and long term care financing in rural areas. To date, experience with integrated financing is limited and is based largely in urban areas. This paper reviews current research and experience and identifies key policy and program considerations for integrated financing in rural areas.


Using System Level Quality Measures To Improve Home And Community-Based Services In Maine, Julie T. Fralich Mba, Sue Nonemaker Rn, Ms Jan 2001

Using System Level Quality Measures To Improve Home And Community-Based Services In Maine, Julie T. Fralich Mba, Sue Nonemaker Rn, Ms

Disability & Aging

The purpose of this project was to identify a set of quality measures that could be used to profile the performance of Maine’s home and community based care (HCBS) system. The long term care system in Maine has been significantly restructured in the last five years. Funding for home care services has more than doubled and now represents approximately 20% of Medicaid and State funding for LTC. This has led to increased interest in assuring the quality of services that are being provided and developing ways to improve the delivery of services and outcomes for consumers.

Using assessment data from …