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CAN VIDE AFFORD TO TAKE CARE OF OUR ELDERLY? <br />Medicaid eorpenditures increased nearly live -told in the <br />period from 1970 to 1980. rising front $110 million to <br />5566 million during the decade and exceeding the rate of <br />inflation by two -and -one-half trines Nursing home care <br />FIGURE 6 <br />Future Minnesota Medicaid Expenditures' <br />Assuming constant 1980 instituhonahtahon rates and an annual <br />,ale .ncrease of 6 percent per Minnesota Chapter 199 passed by <br />-me t9RI Legrslatwe <br />I80 <br />N <br />cc <br />J <br />J <br />0 <br />LL <br />J <br />n <br />z <br />J <br />J <br />nuw consurr s two-thirds of this budget and this percen- <br />tage has gee .:rally been increasing from year to year <br />Minnesota rc As second nationally in the percentage of <br />Medicaid go tg to nursing homes <br />;! 19Hn: 198-4 1 ynt, <br />Protected increases in the very old population suggest con- <br />tinued enormous growth on spending for long-term care <br />