When workers with disabilities “buy into†Medicaid by paying monthly premiums, states can offer them Medicaid coverage when their income and assets would otherwise make them ineligible. Using MAX data and Medicare claims files, this report provides the most comprehensive information to...

Anecdotal evidence suggests that Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries intentionally restrain, or “park,†their earnings at a level below substantial gainful activity to retain cash benefits. But empirical evidence documenting such behavior is scant. This article in...

Using a nonexperimental analysis, this article examined earnings and income for older workers who later experience the onset of a medical condition that limits their ability to work. Income from unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and retirement and disability benefits offset only a...

Dental insurance is an important factor in the decision to seek dental care. Yet, no dental coverage is provided by Medicare, which provides medical insurance for almost all Americans 65 years and older. This loss of coverage could lead to distortions in the timing of when to seek care,...

The Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG) program provides funding to states to develop the necessary infrastructure to promote competitive employment for people with disabilities. Grantee states use MIG funding to support a range of activities, including developing and implementing a Medicaid...

The Medicaid Buy-In program enables people with disabilities to buy into Medicaid when their earnings or assets would typically make them ineligible. Using buy-in employment data, this article assessed the differences in employment outcomes between young participants (ages 18 to 30) with...

The fifth policy brief in a Mathematica series examining the Medicaid Buy-In program uses Medicaid eligibility and claims data from eight study states to compare the demographics, health status, and Medicaid expenditures of Buy-In participants with individuals enrolled in Medicaid because they...