Transitions from Medicare-Only to Medicare-Medicaid Enrollment

We assessed transitions from Medicare-only to Medicare-Medicaid enrollment (MME) in 2009, examining variations in transition rates by age group, in use of long-term care (LTC) services, and across states.

Tipping the Balance: The Balancing Incentive Program and State Progress on Rebalancing Their Long-Term Services and Supports

This new report examines the progress Balancing Incentive Program states have made in increasing the share of their long-term services and supports (LTSS) dollars spent on community-based services. The findings suggest that participating states increased their community-based share of spending more quickly...

Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes for Students Participating in a Model Transition Program

The authors examined vocational rehabilitation service and outcome differences between youth with disabilities who participated in a model transition intervention and youth with disabilities who did not.

Performance Management for State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies Serving Transition-Aged Youth (Issue Brief)

This brief illustrates how state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies can use performance management tools and processes to leverage their data systems to improve their programs.

Family Caregiving and Employment Among Parents of Children with Disabilities on SSI

The data suggest substantial variation in the need for caregiving.

Contemporaneous and Long-Term Effects of Children's Public Health Insurance Expansions on Supplemental Security Income Participation

We assess how increased Medicaid generosity affects participation in SSI. In states where SSI recipients did not automatically receive Medicaid, expansions in public health insurance coverage significantly decreased applications and awards. In the long-term, increased Medicaid eligibility during childhood...

State Strategies for Improving Provider Collaboration and Care Coordination for Medicaid Beneficiaries with Behavioral Health Conditions

This Issue Brief highlights the efforts of four states—Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Tennessee—to facilitate provider-level coordination for Medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health disorders.

Experiences of Child Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients Around Their Age 18 Redetermination

This presentation examines relationships between pre-age 18 characteristics of child SSI recipients and post-age 18 outcomes using a unique linked data source.

Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Psychiatric Disorders and Other Disabilities

Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income PROMISE Recommendations of the Technical Advisory Panel Regarding the Use of Incentive Payments and the Evaluation Design

PROMISE, a joint program of the Social Security Administration and several federal departments, aims to improve outcomes for children who receive Supplemental Security Income. This report summarizes the technical advisory panel's recommendations for incentive payments and evaluation design. It also assesses...