T1019
T1020
T1015
S5125
S5130
T2025
H0045
T2003
T1019

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Act One

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The T1019 Economy

$122.7 BILLION

Act 1 · Episode 3

The T1019 Economy

Personal care services code T1019 accounts for $122.7 billion — 11.2% of all Medicaid. It grew over 100% while the system grew 52%. One procedure code tells the whole story.

January 29, 2026~10 min

Personal care is now bigger than entire state healthcare systems. And it's growing faster than anyone expected.

Key Findings

1T1019 alone = $122.7B = 11.2% of all Medicaid
2T1019 + related codes = 15.5% of all Medicaid
3Growth acceleration: +18% (2018-19) then +85% (2019-23)

Data Points

Data

Top T1019 provider: $4.2B

Data

~12M people served by T1019

Data

Per-beneficiary costs rising faster than enrollment

People & Entities

CMSPersonal Care ProvidersHome Health Aides

Locations

TexasNew YorkCaliforniaFlorida