Medicaid myths

• 90%: Percentage of people over 65 with disabilities who get part of their care from unpaid informal caregivers.
• 66%: Percentage of people over 65 with disabilities who rely entirely on help from unpaid informal caregivers.
• $350 billion: Estimated value of care from informal caregivers.
• 5%: Percent decline in nursing home residents who depend entirely on Medicaid to pay for their housing between 2000 and 2007.

Source: AARP