Article Publication Date:
12/1/2011
Summary:
Developing home & community-based service (HCBS) alternatives to institutional care has been a priority for many state Medicaid programs over the last three decades. While the majority of Medicaid long-term care dollars still go toward institutional care, the national percentage of Medicaid spending on HCBS has more than doubled from 19% in 1995 to 43% in 2008. More than 3 million people were served by Medicaid HCBS programs in 2008 and hundreds of thousands of people are on waiting lists.
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Caregivers
Sources:
Kaiser Family Foundation
Programs/Initiatives:
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
States:
the home health benefit; the optional state plan personal care services benefit
Contact
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
kcmu@kff.org
Phone:
202-347-5270
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/53019