Overview
Medicaid is the nation鈥檚 essential safety net, helping to improve the health and financial security of approximately 1 in 5 Americans every single day. A critical part of Medicaid is providing long term services and supports (MLTSS) to patients suffering from functional limitations and/or chronic illnesses.
Highlights
- Medicaid spending on HCBS has topped spending on facility-based care since 2013.
- 24 states contract with Medicaid managed care plans to provider long term services and supports, up from only 8 in 2004.
- More than 1.7 million Americans receive MLTSS through a Medicaid managed care plan.