Federal Medicaid & Medicare Spending For Services Provided In Assisted Living Facilities Totaled At Least $12 Billion In 2024

Federal Medicaid and Medicare spending for services provided in assisted living facilities totaled at least $12 billion in 2024. Of this amount, federal Medicaid spending accounted for at least $3.5 billion, while traditional Medicare spending accounted for $8.5 billion.

State Medicaid programs may cover services such as assistance with activities of daily living, physical therapy, and other supportive services provided to residents of assisted living facilities. In 2024, Medicaid programs in 44 states covered assisted living services.

Medicare does not cover the costs of assisted living, but it may cover other health care services, such as hospice care . . .