Disability Support & Long Term Care Services

Disability and long-term care refers to institutional and community-based care that support individuals with activities of daily living and services related to age or disability. Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the changes and challenges affecting the disability support and long-term care market markets—the move to managed care and subsequently value-based care, the shift to home- and community-based care, the increase in the aging population, and new workforce challenges.

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• Share Of LTSS Users Receiving HCBS Across The States Ranges From 55.8% In Kentucky To 99.4% In Oregon
• 80% Of Medicaid HCBS Users In 2023 Were Younger Than Age 65
• These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care For Older People
• UMCH Family Services Of Columbus Merges With CHOICES, Inc. Of Dayton
• Agrace Announces America’s First Hogeweyk-Inspired Community, Redefining Memory Care
• Characteristics Of People Using Medicaid Long-Term Services & Supports, 2023
• Medicaid Managed Care Members Accounted For 59% Of LTSS Users, 38% Of LTSS Expenditures In 2023
• Millions Of People With Disabilities Eligible For ABLE Tax-Advantaged Savings Account
• Nevada Issues An RFP For a Coordination-Only Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan
• Passage Of Texas Proposition 14 Authorizes $3 Billion Investment To Fund The Dementia Prevention & Research Institute Of Texas
• Tanner Health, Healthliant Ventures Partner With Robbie AI’s Smart Fall Prevention Technology
• Erickson Senior Living’s Medicare Advantage Plan For Residents Earns Top National Ranking For Sixth Consecutive Year
• Senior Housing Acquisitions Through Third Quarter Of 2025 Exceed $10.3 Billion
• Georgia Proposes Changes To Its HCBS Waiting List For Those With I/DD
• Annual Transitions From Institution To Community Funded By Medicaid Money Follows The Person Programs Increased By 77% Between 2020 & 2023

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Self-Reported Cognitive Disability Rates Among Adults Have Increased In The U.S. Over The Past Decade, From 5.3% To 7.4%

The prevalence of self-reported cognitive disability among U.S. adults increased between 2013 and 2023, from 5.3% to 7.4%, according to a recent study. Younger adults aged 18 to 39 years, showed the largest increases in the prevalence of self-reported cognitive problems, rising from 5.1% in 2013 to 9.7% in 2023. The prevalence of self-reported cognitive problems decreased slightly among adults aged 70 and older from 7.3% in 2013 to 6.6% in 2023. Self-reported cognitive disability… Read

• 87% Of Medicaid LTSS Users Received HCBS In 2023; HCBS Accounted For 63.8% Of LTSS Spending
• Medicaid Long-Term Services & Supports Users & Expenditures By Service Category, 2023
• California Awards $145 Million To Expand Provider Capacity To Deliver CalAIM Services
• Trends In Users & Expenditures For Home & Community-Based Services As A Share Of Total Medicaid Long-Term Services & Supports—Users & Expenditures, 2023
• Money Follows The Person (MFP): Updated MFP Grant Recipient Transitions As Of December 31, 2023

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