Documents/GAO2010/1: Wellbeing and Financial Security/1.1.4: Long-Term Health Care

1.1.4: Long-Term Health Care

Evaluate federal and state program strategies for financing and overseeing long-term health care

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Key Efforts: Examine nursing homes’ compliance „„with federal and state quality standards, including the adequacy of federal and state oversight and resources. Review federal requirements and „„standards and their use in ensuring quality care in community-based, long-term-care settings, such as home health arrangements, assisted-living facilities, and adult day care. Analyze public and private payment „„sources and strategies that finance the continuum of long-term care, including integrated programs for elderly or disabled beneficiaries who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.

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