Medicaid and Long Term Care Quiz

Medicaid, the nation's major publicly financed health insurance program, plays an important role in delivering and financing long-term care (LTC) services. These services include a broad range of paid and unpaid medical and personal care assistance. Long-term care is not medical in nature. Instead, it provides help with regular daily activities to support independent living. People may need LTC over a period of weeks, months, or years.

This quiz is adapted from the Medicaid and Long-Term Care Quiz published by KFF, an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. https://www.kff.org/quiz/medicaid-and-long-term-care-quiz/

How much do you know about Medicaid and LTC?

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* 1. Who needs long-term care?

Seniors with conditions like dementia or complications after a stroke

People with physical disabilities, like cerbral palsy or spinal cord injury

People with intellectual disabilities, like Down's syndrome or autism

All of the above

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* 2. True or False: Long-term care provides help with everyday self-care activities (such as eating or getting out of bed) and household activities (such as preparing meals or managing medications).

True

False

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* 3. Who provides most long-term care?

Unpaid caregivers such as family members

Doctors

Nurses

Home health aides and personal care attendants

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* 4. Where is long-term care provided?

Nursing facilities

Group homes

Private houses or apartments

All of the above

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* 5. What is the typical cost of a year of nursing facility care in Indiana in 2024?

$55,000

$71,000

$87,000

$103,000

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* 6. Who pays for most long-term care?

Medicare

Medicaid

Private insurance

Out-of-pocket spending

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* 7. True or False: Medicaid covers everyone who needs long-term care.

True

False

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* 8. True or False: Medicaid covers long-term care provided in both institutions and community settings.

True

False

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* 9. What information does the federal government use when rating nursing facilities?

Staff hours

Care quality measures

Health inspections

All of the above

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* 10. True or False: The number of people needing long-term care is expected to decrease in the coming decades.

True

False