Do noninstitutional long-term care services reduce Medicaid spending?
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 28(1): 262-72, 2009.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19124878
ABSTRACT
Medicaid spending on home and community-based services (HCBS) has grown dramatically in recent years, but little is known about what effect these alternatives to institutional services have on overall long-term care costs. An analysis of state spending data from 1995 to 2005 shows that for two distinct population groups 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.
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Medicaid
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Community Health Services
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Home Care Services
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Health Aff (Millwood)
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States