What do we know about employment among working age adults with disabilities in MassHealth? PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM THE MASSHEALTH EMPLOYMENT AND DISABILITY.

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What do we know about employment among working age adults with disabilities in MassHealth? PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM THE MASSHEALTH EMPLOYMENT AND DISABILITY SURVEY, 2005 Alexis D. Henry, Jianying Zhang, Marsha Ellison, Abigail Averbach Employment Now: Building a Foundation for Change State Employment Summit, sponsored by MI-CEO Grant Boston, MA, November 2006

Goals of the presentation To shed some light on five main issues: 1.The relationship of health to employment for MassHealth members 2.The work experiences of working members 3.Whether non-working members intend to work 4.The extent to which members use services and supports 5.The relationship between receiving disability benefits and working We hope that these preliminary findings from the survey will help inform our discussions throughout the day

Adults with disabilities in MassHealth As of June 30, 2005, there were 174,805 working age adults with disabilities enrolled in MassHealth* *Source: MassHealth eligibility data, 6/30/2005

MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey 2005 (MHEDS II) The MHEDS II was conducted under the MI-CEO grant  Goal was to learn about disability and health status, work participation and use of services and supports among MassHealth members with disabilities  Administered from 11/05 to 1/06 to just over 2,800 randomly selected MassHealth members with disabilities ages 19 to 64 Mail and phone; English and Spanish  1,546 members responded (54% response rate) ALL FINDINGS REPORTED HERE ARE POPULATION ESTIMATES BASED ON WEIGHTED SURVEY DATA

MassHealth members with disabilities experience a variety of disabling conditions Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, 2005 Psychiatric disability, physical disability and long term illness are the most common conditions; many members have multiple conditions.

A number of MassHealth members with disabilities are currently working Of 175,000 working age adults with disabilities in MassHealth:  16.5%, or approximately 29,000 members, are currently working for pay  83.5%, or approximately 146,000 members, are not currently working Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, 2005

Working and non-working members differ on several demographic characteristics Working Members (n ≈ 29,000) Non-Working Members (n ≈ 146,000) *Age (mean)39 years old48 years old *Race (white)91%75% *Ethnicity (Latino)4%18% *Primary language is English94%78% Gender (male)45%41% Married15%14% Education (some college)34%31% *Differences between working and non-working members are statistically significant (p<.001) Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, 2005

Working and non-working members differ on number of disabling conditions Differences between working and non-working members are statistically significant (p<.0001) Working Members (n≈29,000) Non-working Members (n≈146,000) Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, 2005

Working and non-working members differ on perceptions of overall health Working Members (n ≈ 29,000) Non-Working Members (n ≈ 146,000) Overall Physical Health Excellent or very good25%7% Good41%14% Fair or poor35%79% Overall Mental Health Excellent or very good27%17% Good40%21% Fair or poor33%62% Differences between working and non-working members are statistically significant (p<.0001) Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, 2005

Most working MassHealth members work part time and have low earnings Job hours, earnings, tenure –60% work 20 hours per week or less –72% have annual earnings of $10,000 or less –54% have worked 2+ years on current job Job benefits –41% have flexible work hours –17% get employer-sponsored health insurance –67% rate job as “6” or higher on a scale of 0-10 Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, 2005

Many non-working MassHealth members intend to work in the future Of the estimated 146,000 non-working members:  10.5%, ≈ 15,000 members, are currently looking for work  21.5%, ≈ 31,000 members, may look for work in the next few years There may be as many as 46,000 “potential workers” in MassHealth Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, 205

Concerns about health are a work barrier Almost ½ of workers think their health would get worse if they worked more. Over 70% of people who want to work in the next few years* think their health would get worse if they went to work now. Working Members (n≈29,000) Potential Workers (n≈31,000*) Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, 2005

Some potential workers perceive unmet health care needs Potential Workers (N ≈ 46,000) Healthcare Service Needs Service Unmet Need Could work with service Prescription medications96%22%17% Mental health services66%20%49% Medical equipment33%37%40% Medical supplies29%20%49% Personal care at home13%57%23%

Working members have used a variety of strategies to find their current jobs Personal connections and VR services are the most common strategies Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, % of workers have used MRC at some point

Among non-working members, current job seekers are using a variety of strategies 72% of current job seekers want part-time work Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, 2005

Most potential workers are not currently using services Over ½ of potential workers have at least some information about Mass Rehab Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, 2005

Concerns about the impact of work on benefits may cause members to restrict or not work Working MembersPotential Workers Benefits Gets benefit Earning less because of impact on benefit Gets benefit Not working because of impact on benefit Medical benefits MassHealth100%26%100%14% Medicare63%31%61%15% Any cash benefit59%86% SSDI42%45%36%7% SSI46%35%41%15% SSDI/SSI7%3%17%20% Other cash5%40%6%22% Housing22%44%23%18% Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, 2005

Most MassHealth members lack sufficient information about the impact of work on benefits Has information about how working affects:Workers Potential Workers MassHealth or Medicare A lot12%14% A little or none88%86% Cash benefits A lot20%24% A little or none80%76% Ever had any “professional” benefits advice52%47% Did the advice make you think you could: earn more money37%-- stay the same40%-- earn less money23%-- Source: MassHealth Employment and Disability Survey, 2005

Summary Many MassHealth members with disabilities are working –Most work part time and have low earnings Many working members have gotten jobs with the help of state sponsored programs Many non-working members intend to work in the future –Only some of those who want to work are using vocational services Health status creates a barrier to work –Some members perceive unmet health care needs Concerns about the impact of work on benefits create a barrier to work –Many members who had professional benefits advice learned they could earn more –Many members lack sufficient information about the impact of work on benefits

Acknowledgements This work is funded by a grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CFDA #93-768) and administered by UMASS Medical School, Center for Health Policy and Research; UMASS Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion; and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. For more information visit: We thank Jay Himmelstein, Robin Clark, Fred Hooven, Linda Long, Leslie Olin, Lobat Hashemi, David Jarzobski, Steven Banks, Raymond Glazier, John Butterworth, Jennifer Sulewski, Patricia Gallagher, Vickie Stringfellow and Annette Shea for their contributions to the development of the MHEDS II. For more information on MHEDS II: