Accelerated Benefits Demonstration

Phase I – New York, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Houston
Phase II –

Phase I – October 2007 - November 2007
Phase II – March 2008 - January 2009

Summary

Beneficiaries selected for the demonstration project will be randomly assigned to one of three groups. All will receive their regular SSDI cash benefits with no change in program rules. In addition, one group will be provided health benefits, a second group will be provided health benefits and receive support under a care management model, and a third group will be a control group that will be used as a comparison to see if the intervention results in a difference in health and employment outcomes. The target population will be newly entitled SSDI beneficiaries, under age 55 with at least 18 months before entitlement to Medicare.

Detailed Description

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Policy Brief/Early Findings

On January 20, 2006, a contract was awarded to MDRC to implement and evaluate the Accelerated Benefits Demonstration project.  Mathematica Policy Research (MPR), POMCO, CareGuide and TransCen are subcontractors on the project.   Phase I of the project  began in October 2007 in 4 sites.   Phase II began in March 2008. We will complete enrollments in January 2009.