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Do Noninstitutional Long-Term Care Services Reduce Medicaid Spending?
01/01/2009 | Requests *Summary
The question posed in the title is answered by analyzing state spending data from 1995-2005. The report shows that, for two distinct populations receiving long-term care services, spending growth was greater for states offering limited noninstitutional services than for states with large, well-established noninstitutional programs. Expansion of HCBS appears to entail a short-term increase in spending, followed by a reduction in institutional spending and long-term cost savings.
Author
Kaye, H. Stephen; LaPlante, Mitchell P.; Harrington, Charlene
Available Files
- Report PDF (11 pages)
- Abstract Off-site link
Keywords
Medicaid; Expenditures; Advocacy
Topic
Aging Issues, Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Long-Term Care, Olmstead, Physical Disabilities, Waiver
Type/Tool
Data, Reports, Research / Journal abstracts
Source
Health Affairs
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
04/01/2009
Contact
Stephen Kaye
Institute for Health and Aging
University of California, San Francisco
steve.kaye@ucsf.edu
Institute for Health and Aging
University of California, San Francisco
steve.kaye@ucsf.edu
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