Health and Disability

An initial analysis of expenditures finds evidence that:     

• Medicare and Medicaid expenditures often decline when Medicaid beneficiaries transition from institutional care to HCBS.
• The effect of MFP on total expenditures varies by the target population that is transitioning.
• MFP participants receive more HCBS when in the community compared to what other transitioners receive, and these additional services may reduce the use of costly medical services.
• More work is needed to understand the effect of MFP and its additional HCBS on longer-term expenditures and health outcomes.