Over Half of People on Waiting Lists for Home and Community-Based Services May Not Be Eligible to Receive Those Services.

Number of people in 1000s on HCBS waitlists by whether or not state screens people on waitlists for eligibility.

NOTE: States that screen for eligibility on 1 or more waitlist might not screen people for eligibility on all waitlists. Data are not available for 2019 because the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted data collection during the year 2020. SOURCE: KFF State Health Facts, Medicaid HCBS Waiver Waiting List Enrollment, by Target Population and Whether States Screen for Eligibility
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