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The best Medicaid policy would mainstream as many individuals andfamilies as possible into private coverage and encourageself-direction for those the Medicaid safety net was intended. Whenconsidering changes in the Medicaid program, federal and statepolicymakers should ensure fiscal control and improve the way thatlow-income individuals and families receive care.
(Archived document, may contain errors) 646 April 20, 1988 I PROVIDING FOR THOSE IN NEED I LONG-TERM CARE POLICY I c 1 i 28 I I i I Peter J. Ferrara John:M. Olin Fellow a 8 I- a I I a I . INTRODUCTION Many American families face the expense of assuring, adequate.longTtekm.treatment and care of elderly relatives who no longer can perform basic living activities for themselves.