A recent McKnights Home Care article spotlighted a groundbreaking Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) dashboard developed by ATI Advisory with support from The SCAN Foundation. This interactive tool offers state- and county-level data on Medicaid beneficiaries’ use of long-term services and supports (LTSS), providing critical insight at a time when federal policymakers are weighing significant Medicaid funding changes.
As covered in McKnights, the dashboard reveals wide variation in the proportion of Medicaid enrollees using LTSS across states and counties. For home care providers, advocates, and policymakers, this granular data is essential for addressing gaps in rural access and designing targeted solutions.
Panelists at a The SCAN Foundation-hosted discussion emphasized the tool’s value in showing the real-world impact of Medicaid’s investment in communities. The dashboard also underscores the progress of HCBS in offering dignity-preserving alternatives to institutional care.
Read the full article on the McKnights Home Care website.