TY - RPRT T1 - The Effect of Medicaid Home and Community- Based Services on Health Outcomes Y1 - 2022 A1 - Liu, Yinan A1 - Zai, Xianhua KW - health KW - Long-term Care KW - Medicaid HCBS AB - The Medicaid Home and Community- Based Services (HCBS) program in the United States subsidizes the long-term care provided at home or in community-based settings for older adults. Little is known about how HCBS affects the well-being of the aging population. Using detailed information about health from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) linked with state-level HCBS policy expenditures, we show that HCBS indeed helps older people avoid institutionalization and stay at home longer. Furthermore, the program is positively associated with the probability of older individuals reporting better mental health, especially among people with limited resources. JF - Working Paper PB - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics CY - Kiel, Germany UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10419/249565 ER -