State discretion and medicaid program variation in long-term care: When is enough, enough?

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 15-35

  Miller, Edward Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Devolution; Elderly; Federalism; Long term care; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

DEVOLUTION; ELDERLY CARE; FEDERAL SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL POLICY;

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICAID; STATE GOVERNMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543115562     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v14n03_02     Document Type: Article

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