Description: Medicaid is the primary funder of long-term services and supports (LTSS) in the United States. It provides those services and supports either through institutional care (i.e., nursing home care) or home- and community-based services (HCBS). This report explains that one cost-effective HCBS option with multiple advantages is to pay family members to provide care for older people and adults with physical disabilities.

Click here to access the resource: https://www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2021/paying-family-caregivers-to-provide-care-during-the-pandemic.html

Keywords: Medicaid; caregivers