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SUBMITTER: Thomas KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4001076 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Thomas Kali S KS Mor Vincent V
Health affairs (Project Hope) 20131001 10
Programs that help older adults live independently in the community can also deliver net savings to states on the costs of long-term supports and services. We estimate that if all states had increased by 1 percent the number of adults age sixty-five or older who received home-delivered meals in 2009 under Title III of the Older Americans Act, total annual savings to states' Medicaid programs could have exceeded $109 million. The projected savings primarily reflect decreased Medicaid spending for ...[more]