The purpose of ongoing evaluations of MIWD are to obtain an accurate picture of clients, determine the value of the program for the clients, evaluate the Medicaid Eligibility Workers’ awareness of program procedures, attitudes about people with disabilities and employment, and provide recommendations for improvement of MIWD.
View MIWD Evaluation Report, April 2007
MIWD: “Client Self-Reporting of Employment Supports” (full report), December 2007
MIWD: “Client Self-Reporting of Employment Supports” (summary), December 2007
The link below will direct you to Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Publications, which document the earnings of national Medicaid Buy-In participants and explain how the Medicaid Buy-In Program fits into other federal efforts to expand access to health insurance and enhance employment opportunities for adults with disabilities.
View the most recent "Working with Disability" publications.
Issue in Focus
Medicaid Buy-In Program: A Look at Participants' Participation in Work Incentive Programs. Medicaid Buy-In participants who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits may not be taking full advantage of the available work incentive programs that can improve their prospects of finding employment and attaining economic self-sufficiency. A new policy brief reveals that only 23 percent of Medicaid Buy-In participants who received SSDI benefits between 2000 and 2005 took part in a work incentive program. The brief summarizes Mathematica's study of participation rates for four SSDI work incentive programs: Trial Work Period, Extended Period of Eligibility, Impairment-Related Work Expenses, and Ticket to Work. Read more.Medicaid Buy-In Program
New brief notes that better program design and benefits counseling are key to improving participation.