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The 65 and Over Population Will More Than Double and the 85 and Over Population Will More Than Triple by 2050 Download Source A. Houser, W. Fox-Grage, and K. Ujvari. Across the States 2013: Profiles of Long-Term Services and Supports, AARP Public Policy Institute, September 2012, available at: http://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/public_policy_institute/ltc/2012/across-the-states-2012-full-report-AARP-ppi-ltc.pdf. 

Millions of Americans Experience Cognitive, Ambulatory, Self-Care, andor Independent Living Difficulties, 2012 Download Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, available at: http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_1YR_S1810&prodType=table

Medicaid Spending by Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Users, FY 2010 Download Source KCMU and Urban Institute estimates based on FY 2010 Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-64 data. Because 2010 data were unavailable, 2009 MSIS data were used for CO, ID, MO, NC, and WV, and then adjusted to 2010 CMS-64 spending levels.

Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Users Accounted for Nearly Half of Medicaid Spending, FY 2010 Download Source KCMU and Urban Institute estimates based on data from FY 2010 Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-64 reports. Because the 2010 data were unavailable, 2009 data were used for CO, ID, MO, NC, and WV, and then adjusted to 2010 CMS-64 spending levels.

Medicaid is the Primary Payer for Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS), FY 2011 Download Source KCMU estimates based on FY 2011 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Health Expenditure Accounts data.

Medicaid Acute and Long-Term Services and Supports Spending Per Enrollee, by Beneficiary Population, FY 2010 Download Source KCMU and Urban Institute estimates based on data from FY 2010 Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-64 reports. Because 2010 data were unavailable, 2009 MSIS data were used for CO, ID, MO, NC, and WV, and then adjusted to 2010 CMS-64 spending levels.

Long-Term Care Costs Can Exceed Seniors’ Income Download Source MetLife Mature Market Institute. The 2012 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs, November 2012, available at: https://www.metlife.com/mmi/research/2012-market-survey-long-term-care-costs.html#keyfindings; U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2012 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Table POV01.

Growth in Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports Expenditures, FY 2002 – FY 2011 Download Source KCMU and Urban Institute analysis of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-64 data.