Study: In-home care for elderly saves state cash

COLUMBUS - A study released yesterday suggests Ohio taxpayers could save hundreds of millions of dollars by caring for more of its elderly and disabled at home rather than in nursing homes.

The study, commissioned by the home-health-care industry, renews the tug-of-war over $5 billion in annual Medicaid spending on long-term care that occurs before passage of each two-year state budget.

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