Emergency Flexibility for States to Increase and Maintain Medicaid Eligibility for LTSS under COVID-19.
J Aging Soc Policy
; 32(4-5): 343-349, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-437351
ABSTRACT
Medicaid provides essential coverage for health care and long-term services and supports (LTSS) to low-income older adults and disabled individuals but eligibility is complicated and restrictive. In light of the current public health emergency, states have been given new authority to streamline and increase the flexibility of Medicaid LTSS eligibility, helping them enroll eligible individuals and ensure that current beneficiaries are not inadvertently disenrolled. Though state budgets are under increased pressure during the economic crisis created by the coronavirus, we caution states against cutting Medicaid LTSS eligibility or services to balance their budgets. These services are critical to an especially vulnerable population during a global pandemic.
Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Medicaid
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Long-Term Care
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Coronavirus Infections
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Eligibility Determination
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Aging Soc Policy
Journal subject:
Geriatrics
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Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
08959420.2020.1774312
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