Medicaid policies for home care and hospice care provided to Medicaid recipients with AIDS
Article Abstract:
Medicaid programs with policy inducements are motivating factors for health workers engaged in providing home health and hospice services to Medicaid recipients with AIDS. The increasing number of people with AIDS necessitates its comprehensive management with a well defined system of medical, nursing, social, and personal services. Comprehensive hospital-based acute care systems are also required. Enhanced payments, commensurate with the cost of providing care, need to be considered for providers who serve AIDS patients, over 60% of whom are financed by Medicaid programs.
Publication Name: AIDS & Public Policy Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0887-3852
Year: 1995
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Medicaid policies for the physicians' services provided to Medicaid recipients with AIDS
Article Abstract:
Low Medicaid fees result in fewer physicians opting for providing healthcare to Medicaid recipients, which also leads to treatment of fewer Medicaid patients. A wide variation in Medicaid policies in different states also cause problems for Medicaid covered AIDS patients to get physician's care. The ratio of Medicare payments to Medicaid fees averaged 1.42, and private insurers payments averaged 2.23. Federal mandates to standardize Medicaid payment policies and utilization limits on physician's services across states will help in alleviating the problem.
Publication Name: AIDS & Public Policy Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0887-3852
Year: 1996
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Medicaid policies for the nursing facility care provided to medicaid recipients with AIDS
Article Abstract:
A study conducted on 49 Medicaid programs in different US states shows that the programs vary in different states so that some people with AIDS (PWA) benefit more than others. The PWAs require more hours of nursing care by highly trained individuals and nursing homes have to spend more money on AIDS-related nursing than on other diseases. Since most of the PWAs are economically weaker, to allow them access to Medicaid, it is important for the federal government to homogenize the rules for payment to nursing homes.
Publication Name: AIDS & Public Policy Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0887-3852
Year: 1995
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