Medicaid LTSS Calculator
Estimate annual savings from standardized assessments across two delivery models.
YOUR POPULATION
COORDINATOR TIME PER COMPLETED ASSESSMENT
Current (in-person, no Cara)
4.5 hrs
2 hrs in-home + 1.5 hrs travel + 1 hr documentation
With Cara (Scenario 1)
3.5 hrs
30 min saved on documentation via auto-fill
ANNUAL SAVINGS ESTIMATE
Total annual savings
$15,170,536
vs. current operations
ROI
37.6x
return per $ spent with Cara
Coordinator capacity freed
112.5 FTEs
FTE equivalents (10x gain)
Additional members assessed
1,500
vs. current completion rate
SAVINGS BREAKDOWN
Coordinator capacity (10x productivity)
$11,250,000
Avoidable hospitalization (unmet social needs)
$2,040,000
SNF / nursing facility diversion
$900,000
ED avoidance (falls, medication risk)
$688,500
No-show burden eliminated
$185,786
Documentation auto-fill savings
$106,250
Cara price: $95/completed assessment. Coordinator cost: $100K/yr fully loaded ($50/hr). No-show burden: failed visits x ~$102 spread across completions. ED avoidance: CDC fall injury data; $5,400/avoided visit (CMS). SNF diversion: 2% of population, $9K/stay (MedPAC 2023). Avoidable hospitalization: 4% of assessed members, $12,000/stay (MACPAC 2023). Cara completion rate: 85% (Cara deployment data).