ABOUT US   |   SUBSCRIBE    |   E-MAIL EDITOR   |   HOME
May/June 2000

Medicaid, Per Capita   Much more money is spent, per capita, on institutions than on home services. People eligible for nursing homes: Nursing home placement   $114.49 Home and community based services   $6.54   People eligible for DD services: In ICF/MR institutions   $36.71 In the community   $22.14   Source: Disability Statistics Center, 1997 data     Nursing home lobby money and state legislators The nursing home lobby that fought back States can offer in-home services under Medicaid now -- if they choose to Countering the 'Woodwork Effect'   Back to our main story