U.S. Spending for I/DD Services Reaches $43.83 Billion in 2006: Annual Cost of Private Institutional Care Increased by 77.8% From 2002 to 2006

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Statistics Total public spending for intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) services in the United States reached $43.83 billion in 2006, an increase of 1.4% from $38.55 billion in 2004. The annual per-person cost of care in a private institutional setting for 16 or more people increased by 77.8% between 2002 and 2006. In 2006, the total amount of public spending for I/DD services was $43.83 billion, an increase of 1.4% from 2004. Of the total, $24.87 billion was for . . .