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KFF: 5 Key Facts on the Effects of Medicaid Per Capita Cap for Low-Income People on Medicare
Submitted By Anonymous, Created 03/23/2017 - 10:58
- 1 in 5 people on Medicare – 11 million Medicare beneficiaries – receive help from Medicaid
- 2 out of 3 nursing home residents who are on Medicare receive assistance from Medicaid; most of them are women
- 4 in 10 people on Medicare with Medicaid are adults under age 65 with significant disabilities
- Two-thirds of all Medicaid spending for people on Medicare is for long-term care services and supports
- Federal and state Medicaid spending for low-income people on Medicare totaled almost $147 billion in 2011
Source: KFF
Source URL: http://files.kff.org/attachment/Issue-Brief-What-Could-a-Med...