Hartford Grantee National Health Policy Forum Releases Report on National Spending for Long-Term
Long-term services and supports (LTSS) for the elderly and younger populations with disabilities are a significant component of national health care spending. In 2012, spending for these services was $219.9 billion (9.3 percent of all U.S. personal health care spending), almost two-thirds of which was paid by the federal-state Medicaid program. The National Health Policy Forum recently released a publication that presents data on LTSS spending by major public and private sources.
Long-term services and supports (LTSS) for the elderly and younger populations with disabilities are a significant component of national health care spending. In 2012, spending for these services was $219.9 billion (9.3 percent of all U.S. personal health care spending), almost two-thirds of which was paid by the federal-state Medicaid program. The National Health Policy Forum recently released a publication that presents data on LTSS spending by major public and private sources.
Read the publication here.