STATE SPENDING FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID HOME CARE PROGRAMS

Congressional attempts to curtail spending growth in Medicare home hea lth may affect Medicaid, given the number of Medicare enrollees who qu alify for Medicaid-covered home care services, This DataWatch examines interactions between the Medicare and Medicaid home care programs usi ng state-level expenditure data for 1995 and through case studies in f ive states: Connecticut, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, and New Yor k.