Alice Levy Burns
@alicelburns.bsky.social
Associate Director @KFF.org researching #HealthPolicy. Focus on #Medicaid, #Long-TermCare, and policies related to people with a #disability. Love to talk data and what we can learn as data access and processing improves.
[5/5] Read more about people eligible for Medicaid through disability-related pathways and access our state-level data on spending and enrollment for those people:
5 Key Facts about Medicaid Eligibility for Seniors and People with Disabilities | KFF
Nearly 1 in 4 Medicaid enrollees are eligible for the program because they are ages 65 and older or have a disability, and they have higher per-enrollee costs than other enrollees. Proposals to limit ...
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February 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
[5/5] Read more about people eligible for Medicaid through disability-related pathways and access our state-level data on spending and enrollment for those people:
[4/5] Read more about Medicaid coverage for all people with disabilities and access our state-level data on the number of people with disabilities who have Medicaid (with and without SSI).
5 Key Facts about Medicaid Coverage for People with Disabilities | KFF
This brief considers options under consideration to cut Medicaid spending by $2.3 trillion over ten years and their potential impact on people with disabilities. Policy changes such as per capita caps...
on.kff.org
February 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
[4/5] Read more about Medicaid coverage for all people with disabilities and access our state-level data on the number of people with disabilities who have Medicaid (with and without SSI).
[3/5] For people eligible because of disability/ age 65+, spending is higher in ACA expansion states, contradicting the argument that expanding coverage under the ACA diverts resources from people with disabilities.
February 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
[3/5] For people eligible because of disability/ age 65+, spending is higher in ACA expansion states, contradicting the argument that expanding coverage under the ACA diverts resources from people with disabilities.
[2/5] We also look at people who qualify for Medicaid because they are disabled or ages 65+ (primarily, SSI), and account for over half of Medicaid spending because of high per person costs.
February 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
[2/5] We also look at people who qualify for Medicaid because they are disabled or ages 65+ (primarily, SSI), and account for over half of Medicaid spending because of high per person costs.
Although there is bipartisan support for family caregivers, if Medicaid spending is cut by one-third, as it could be under House Republican proposals, states would have difficulty sustaining programs that support family caregivers. www.kff.org/quick-take/h...
House GOP Eyeing Cuts of Nearly One-Third in Projected Medicaid Spending
House Republicans are considering deficit reductions of $5.5 trillion, which includes $2.3 trillion cuts in Medicaid… Cuts of this magnitude would put states at financial risk, forcing them to raise n...
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January 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Although there is bipartisan support for family caregivers, if Medicaid spending is cut by one-third, as it could be under House Republican proposals, states would have difficulty sustaining programs that support family caregivers. www.kff.org/quick-take/h...
Nearly all caregiver support is provided through optional waiver programs for people who are ages 65 and older or have disabilities.
January 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Nearly all caregiver support is provided through optional waiver programs for people who are ages 65 and older or have disabilities.
What an uplifting story. Thank you for posting!
November 26, 2024 at 2:30 PM
What an uplifting story. Thank you for posting!
Congratulations! How was it? I did Richmond last weekend and loved it!
November 25, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Congratulations! How was it? I did Richmond last weekend and loved it!
Ministry of time was not too serious but thought provoking, and sent me to do some follow up research
November 25, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Ministry of time was not too serious but thought provoking, and sent me to do some follow up research