Maine's CHOICES CEO Project
Expanding Opportunities for Workers with Disabilities
Medicare and Medicaid Programs
Maine Resources
- Evolving Supports for Workers with Disabilities: The MaineCare Workers with Disabilities Option Phone Survey (PDF)
- This slide presentation reports findings from a 2003 survey of MaineCare Workers with Disabilities Option enrollees. Information on disability, reported earnings, and use of work-related supports is presented.
- MaineCare and Other Supports for Workers with Disabilities: A Summary Report of Focus Group Findings
- In 2002, the CHOICES project gave funds to community organizations to hold focus groups. People with disabilities and others discussed their experiences with employment service systems and employment supports such as MaineCare. This report provides a summary of these in-depth discussions.
- MaineCare Enrollees with Disabilities: Work Experience — 2002 Phone Survey (PDF)
- This report presents survey results about the work experience of people with disabilities enrolled in MaineCare that had no previous experience with the Workers With Disabilities Option. These results are compared with the findings from the similar 2001 survey of people who had experience with the program. The report discusses how these findings can teach us how to encourage and support people with disabilities who want to work.
- MaineCare for People Who Have Disabilities and Who Work brochure
- This tri-fold brochure provides a brief overview of Maine's Medicaid Buy-in program, the MaineCare Workers With Disabilities Option PDF. This information is also available in a fact sheet: Word
- MaineCare Option for Workers with Disabilities
- This web page of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services provides eligibility information about the MaineCare Workers With Disabilities Option.
- The MaineCare Option for Workers with Disabilities: A Survey of Past and Present Enrollees — 2001 Phone Survey (PDF)
- The purpose of this survey was to find out more about the people who were, or ever had been, enrolled in the MaineCare Workers With Disabilities Option. Information is presented about work experience and service needs, along with feedback about receiving health coverage under the WWD Option.
- MaineCare Services for Workers with Disabilities Chartbook (PDF)
- This Chartbook describes the MaineCare Workers With Disabilities Option program and the people who enrolled in it since its beginning in 1999. It also contains general information about disability in Maine and the nation. Available in Word.
- The MaineCare Workers with Disabilities Option 2000 Mail Survey
- This presentation gives an initial overview of people enrolled in the Worker With Disabilities Option during the first year of the program. Information on earnings, hours and disabilities are presented.
- MaineCare Workers With Disabilities Option Eligibity Flowchart (PDF)
- This flowchart explains the process for determining eligibility for the MaineCare Workers with Disabilities Option. Available in HTML.
- Medicare Part D Survey of MaineCare Workers with Disabilities Dual Eligibles: Experience Before and During Transition (Word)
- Results from a March 2006 phone survey of dual-eligibles (those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare) enrolled in MaineCare through the Workers with Disabilities Option.
- Participation in the Medicaid Buy-In Program: A Statistical Profile from Integrated Data
- This extensive report was released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in May 2006. Please note that this is a large PDF file. Maine-specific data is available in a readers guide (Word format) produced by the CHOICES CEO project.
National Resources
- How Does the Medicaid Buy-In Program Relate to Other Federal Efforts to Improve Access to Health Coverage for Adults with Disabilities? (PDF)
- A report from Mathmatica Policy Research, a national contractor of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- How Much Are Medicaid Buy-In Participants Earning? (PDF)
- A report from Mathmatica Policy Research, a national contractor of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- Medicaid Buy-in Programs in Other States
- Many other states have Medicaid Buy-in programs. Visit the following state sites to review their programs: California; Minnesota; New Hampshire; and Vermont.
- The National Coalition of Health Systems Development Library
- This site offers helpful resource materials on Medicaid Buy-in programs and related work incentives. To quickly find these materials, select "Categories," then select "Medicaid Buy-in/Medicaid" from the drop-down list, and click "Run Search."
