Congressional Budget Office analyzes long-term care policies

From McKnight's:

States may not have the infrastructure to support a potential increase
in home- and community-based services, according to the Congressional
Budget Office. The agency released a report highlighting the projected
costs and ramifications of more than 100 healthcare policies, including
many proposed for long-term care.



A proposal (McKnight's, 11/13/08) that would require
states to make home care and community-based care a mandatory option
under Medicaid, and allow beneficiaries to chose between home,
community and institutional care, could cost up to $90 billion over the
next decade, according to the report. Report authors say that, while
the plan would expand service options to more Medicaid beneficiaries,
most states may not have the necessary infrastructure to accommodate
the increased demand for HCBS, and would need to pay substantial
up-front investments...

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