| Date: |
FEBRUARY 23, 2012 |
| Title: |
National Spending for Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
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| Author: |
Carol V. O'Shaughnessy |
| Summary: |
Long-term services and supports (LTSS) for the elderly and younger populations with disabilities are a significant component of national health care spending. In 2010, spending for these services was $207.9 billion (8 percent of all U.S. personal health care spending), most of it paid by the federal-state Medicaid program. This publication presents data on LTSS spending by major public and private sources. |
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See also "Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs): Federal and State Efforts to Guide Consumers Through the Long-Term Services and Supports Maze" (Background Paper No. 81, November 19, 2010), The Role of Ombudsmen in Assuring Quality for Residents of Long-term Care Facilities" (Background Paper No. 71, December 2, 2009), "Long-Term Services and Supports: Consumers in Charge--Consumer Direction and Money Follows the Person" (Forum Session, November 7, 2008), and "State Long-Term Care Strategies: Approaches to Managing Care and Controlling Cost" (Forum Session, April 25, 2008). |
