Who Pays for Long-Term Care in the U.S.?
The SCAN Foundation. (2013, January). Who Pays for Long-Term Care in the U.S.? Long Beach, CA: .
Abstract
Many older adults and people with disabilities of all ages require supportive services, known as long-term care. As the population ages, demand for long-term care is increasing, along with the spending on these services. Long-term care services are financed primarily by public dollars, with the largest share financed through Medicaid, the federal/state health program for low- income individuals. Long-term care services are also financed privately through out-of- pocket payments by individuals and their families and long- term care insurance.
This fact sheet provides information about how long-term care services are funded in the United States (abstract from http://www.thescanfoundation.org/who-pays-long-term-care-us).