Elder Law Bibliography — Index C

This website is sponsored by the Castleman Law Firm in Pleasanton, California. The site provides discussion of California forms for wills, powers of attorney, and living wills. Links to websites and a list of U.S. estate planning, probate and trust attorneys, with websites, is included.

• Recent Estate Planning Newsletter Articles — http://www.ca-probate.com/news_idx.htm
  (website not available as of April 2005) The website offers links to full text of articles related to estate planning.

CARIE, founded in 1977, is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, non-profit organization. It focuses on advocacy for the elderly through educational programs, professional training, referral services and an online service to answer eldercare questions and resolve problems. The website includes information on a variety of topics such as elder abuse, health care fraud, nursing homes, and care giver issues. Links to general advocacy sites are also included.

This weekly e-mail alert, begun in March 2004, is published by the Center for Medicare Advocacy. The alert deals with current health care issues, primarily those issues concerning Medicare.

The Center for Studying Health System Change, a nonpartisan policy research organization located in Washington, D.C., studies trends in the health care system. Policy research covers topics such as insurance coverage and costs, access to care, and local markets and managed care. Publications include issue briefs, community reports, data bulletins, and journal articles.

• Medicare — http://www.hschange.com/index.cgi?topic=topic16
  This research examines the effects of Medicare payment policy on providers and health plans. The site offers links to tables, articles, and issue briefs.

The mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is to "monitor health, detect and investigate health problems, conduct research to enhance prevention, develop and advocate sound public health policies, implement prevention strategies, promote healthy behaviors, foster safe and healthful environments, and provide leadership and training". The site contains links to current news and press releases, statistics, and disease and health topics.

• Health Topic: Senior Health — http://www.cdc.gov/aging
• HealthCommKey — http://www.cms.hhs.gov
  (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration)
  As of July 1, 2001, the Health Care Financing Administration became The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS, a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and maintains oversight of the survey and certification of nursing home and continuing care providers. Using this site the researcher can find information on Medicare, Medicaid, statistical reports, press releases, fact sheets, speeches, Congressional testimony, consumer and professional publications, laws and regulations as well as other resources.
  
  • Advanced Directives — http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/hospiceps/hospiceadd.asp#advanced
    This web page explains the basic concepts of advanced directives.
  • Choosing Long-Term Care: A Guide for People with Medicare — http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/choosingltc.pdf
    This booklet, developed jointly by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, provides information on choosing the right long-term care. It includes a glossary of terms and contact information.
  • Long Term Care Data and Research — http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/services/tlcdata.asp
    This site offers links to reports on nursing home facilities and data on long term care programs.
  • Nursing Home Quality Initiative — http://www.cms.hhs.gov/quality/nhqi/
    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released quality measures for all Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes on November 12, 2002. This page contains links to reports and other documents that describe in more detail the quality measures.
  • CMS and Related Laws and Regulations — http://cms.hhs.gov/regulations/
    Links to laws, regulations and notices, advisory opinions, hearings and appeals, and rulings can be found at this website.
  • Center for Medicaid and State Operations Internet Information Site — http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/default.asp
    Medicaid is a health insurance program funded by Federal and state government for certain low-income and needy people. This site contains general information for consumers as well as technical information for researchers, analysts, and other professionals.
  
  Consumer information includes:
  • Overview of the Medicaid Program — http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/mover.asp
  • Medicaid Long Term Care Data and Research — http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/services/ltcdata.asp
    This site contains information about the kinds of long term services available.
  • Medicaid Policy and Program Information — http://cms.hhs.gov/states/policy-prog.asp
    This site contains information on eligibility and payment issues.
  • Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Information — http://cms.hhs.gov/states/fraud/default.asp
  
  Professional/Technical information includes:
  
  • Medicaid Policies Under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 — http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/bba97/bbahmpg.htm
    (website not available as of April 2005)
    This site contains letters to state Medicaid directors, information about dual eligible categories, and a summary of provisions of the Medicaid Related Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
  • Welfare Reform and Medicaid — http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/welfareref/default.asp
    This site contains full text of selected letters to state Medicaid directors and fact sheets.
  • State Medicaid Manual — Pub. 45 (Plus other HCFA publications) — http://cms.hhs.gov/manuals/pub45pdf/smmtoc.asp
    This site contains full text of manuals such as: the Coverage Issues Manual, the Hospital Manual, and the State Medicaid Manual.
  • Medicaid Statistics and Data — http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/mcaidsad.asp
    This site contains information about the Medicaid Program Statistics (HCFA 2082 Report) and the Medicaid Financial Statistics (HCFA 64 Report).
  • State Medicaid Plan Search Application — http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/stateplans/map.asp
    The State Medicaid Policy Search offers links to Medicaid state plans which define how each state will operate its Medicaid program. The plans discuss program administration, Medicaid eligibility criteria, service coverage, and provider reimbursement.
  • Medicaid Fraud Statutes — http://cms.hhs.gov/states/fraud/mfs/default.asp
    This website contains a "comprehensive listing of official State statutory citations that are used to prosecute civil or criminal fraud, or those used to maintain program integrity or to combat program abuse." The site can be searched by state or by topic. Westlaw and Lexis cites are included.

This site includes:

• Medicare Health Plans — http://www.cms.hhs.gov/healthplans/default.asp
  (previously Managed care and Medicare)
  This site contains information for current and future contracting Medicare + Choice Organizations, and other health plans.
• Medicare Integrity Program — http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PROVIDERS/PSC/
  This site contains information on new legislation and regulations.
• Medicare Statistics, Data and Research Information — http://www.cms.hhs.gov/researchers/statsdata.asp
  This site contains summaries of statistical reports on payment rates and cost reports.

This is a free weekly e-mail report of new developments in the field of aging issued by the Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Training in Population Aging and Health at University of Wisconsin-Madison. The report tracks data releases and updates from government and non-government sources, working papers, books, reports, press releases, websites, and bibliographies of major aging-related studies.