More than 9 million people now receive long-term services and supports (LTSS) through Medicaid each year — and demand continues to grow.
To meet today’s complex care needs — with an aging population and increased longevity among people with disabilities and chronic illness — more states are now providing LTSS through managed care organizations (MCOs). Known as managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS), this approach now serves more than 5.7 million individuals across at least 24 states and the District of Columbia.
Why are states shifting LTSS delivery from a fee-for-service (FFS) arrangement to managed care?
Many states are seeking to capture these MLTSS benefits:
- Reduced costs
- Improved health outcomes
- Better member experiences
To better understand how MLTSS is changing the landscape of LTSS delivery, a new whitepaper from UnitedHealthcare Community & State dives deep into the latest data and experiences we’ve seen across the United States.
Our in-depth whitepaper answers all these MLTSS questions — and more:
What is MLTSS?
- How does the FFS model differ from a managed care approach?
- What results are states with MLTSS programs seeing in the real world?
- What are the key program design considerations for MLTSS implementation?
Download this UHCCS report now to discover why states are adopting managed LTSS.
