Medicaid’s Long-Term care Beneficiaries: An Analysis of Spending Patterns

November 2006 Medicaid's Long-Term Care Beneficiaries: An Analysis of Spending Patterns Medicaid accounts for 40% of all long-term care services delivered and almost half of all nursing home expenditures. However, those who use long-term care services are among the most disabled and chronically ill of the Medicaid population and their spending and enrollment patterns vary between service settings. This analysis is based on acute and long-term care spending data from the federal fiscal year 2002 Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) Summary File. The key findings include: Medicaid long-term care users accounted for seven percent . . .