RISP Infographics

Medicaid HCBS spending in FY 2021

Horizontal bar comparing the average annual per person Medicaid Waiver expenditures for children 21 years or younger versus adults 22 years or older. In 2021, average annual per person Medicaid Waiver expenditures were $19,738 for people 21 years or younger and $62,998 for people 22 years or older. Overall, $47.1 billion was spend to provide Medicaid Waiver funded supports to 953,571 people, an average of $51,835 per person).

In 2021, $47.1 billion was expended to provide Medicaid Waiver-funded supports to 953,571 people with IDD. Expenditures for people with IDD 21 years or younger averaged $19,738 per person per year. Expenditures for people with IDD 22 years or older averaged $62,998 per person per year. Overall per person expenditures averaged $51,835 per year.

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Cite as: Residential Information Systems Project (year). [Page Name]. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, RISP, Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration. Retrieved from: https://risp.umn.edu.)