Pennsylvania To Increase Community-Based Long-Term Care Spending By 19% By 2015

Pennsylvania is planning a 19% increase, approximately $600 million, over its fiscal year 2012 expenditures on Medicaid home and community-based service (HCBS) programs for long-term services and supports (LTSS) by September 30, 2015, according to the state’s application to participate in the federal Medicaid Balancing Incentive Payments Program (BIPP).  In state fiscal year 2012, Pennsylvania Medicaid spent $3.2 billion on HCBS, and $4.5 billion for institutional care. During federal fiscal year 2015, Pennsylvania projects spending $3.8 billion on HCBS, 19% more than in state fiscal year 2012. To increase the percentage of expenditures for . . .