Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Programs: Data Update December 2011

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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.
Populations: 
Caregivers
Programs/Initiatives: 
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
the home health benefit; the optional state plan personal care services benefit

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