Do Noninstitutional Long-Term Care Services Reduce Medicaid Spending?

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Article Publication Date: 
1/1/2009
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.
Article Author: 
Kaye, H. Stephen; LaPlante, Mitchell P.; Harrington, Charlene
Sources: 
Health Affairs
Programs/Initiatives: 
Olmstead
Keywords: 
Long-Term Care
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Stephen Kaye
Institute for Health and Aging
University of California, San Francisco
steve.kaye@ucsf.edu

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