Michigan's CILs are
a smart investment.
For CILs to continue serving over 30,000 people each year, we must
maintain our current budget. We are required to do more with less every year
and have not had an increase in funds to match the new demands. A $3 million
increase will help us impact the lives of an additional 7,253 people with
disabilities and increase our current dramatic cost savings of nearly $17
million a year.
We add value to people's lives
today.
There are 1.9
million people with disabilities in Michigan.
CILs are building accessible communities and connecting people with
disabilities to resources and opportunities so they can work, live, and play
like everyone else.
Community-Based-Living SAVES Taxpayer Dollars
MORE Evidence that Ending the Institutional Bias Saves Money: The Kaiser Family Foundation and Urban Institute recently produced a report entitled "Medicaid's Long-Term Care Beneficiaries: An Analysis of Spending Patterns,"that further demonstrates the importance and economic benefits of ending the institutional bias.
The report found that 15% of beneficiaries classified as "disabled" used long-term care services, but they accounted for 58% of all Medicaid spending on people with disabilities.
Three quarters of the 1.2 million enrollees utilized community-based services.Per enrollee spending for persons with disabilities in institutions was $76,331 as compared to only $34,930 for persons with disabilities in community settings.
On a per enrollee basis,institutional services cost 2.18 times MORE than community-based services! Expanding community options is not only consistent with consumer preferences and the right thing to do; it's also economically sound policy for keeping the Medicaid program sustainable.
For the full report, visit: http://www.kff.org/medicaid/7576.cfm