Home and Community-Based Services More Cost-Effective than Institutional Care, Says Nearly 40 State Studies

On March 25, the AARP released a report stating that, based on 38 state studies published from 2005 to 2012, home and community-based services (HCBS) proved to be more cost-effective than institutional care.  These studies supported the cost effectiveness of Medicaid balancing away from institutional care and towards HCBS.  The studies also consistently showed significantly…