A recent Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) report estimates that nearly 6 million people receive Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) for assistance with activities of daily living (such as eating, bathing, and dressing) and instrumental activities of daily living (such as preparing meals, managing medication, and housekeeping). LTSS are provided to people who need such services because of aging, chronic illness, or disability and may be provided in institutional settings such as nursing facilities (1.6 million people) or in people’s homes and the community (4.2 million people).
Also, over two-thirds (70%) of people who use Medicaid LTSS and are under age 65 qualify for Medicaid because of a disability. Among Medicaid enrollees under age 65 who do not use LTSS, only 12% are eligible for Medicaid because of a disability. The remaining 30% of enrollees who use LTSS are eligible through the child eligibility group, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expansion group, or through another adult eligibility group.
In addition, enrollees who use Medicaid HCBS are more likely to be younger, Black or Hispanic, and receive Medicaid because of a disability when compared to enrollees who use institutional LTSS.
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