Long-Term Services and Supports Glossary
Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) are comprised of paid and unpaid care delivered to individuals who require assistance with daily living tasks. Medicaid serves as the largest payer for LTSS, which is provided either in an individual’s community or in a nursing facility. With so many different way to provide LTSS, these terms help define how this care is delivered.
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Index of Terms
- Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
- Direct Support Professional (DSPs)
- Financial Management Services (FMS)
- Home-and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
- Independent living
- Institutional Long-term care
- Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)
- Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)
- Long-term care
- Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
- Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- Natural support
- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Self-directed services
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These technology-related terms are a small selection of terms available in the UnitedHealthcare Community & State Medicaid Glossary.
This glossary is intended to be informational only and relates to terms used commonly in Medicaid programs and design. In most cases, terms are derived from publicly available sources. Terms covered in this glossary are subject to change and may have alternate definitions when used in relation to other programs or products, or by other sources or companies.
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