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Yes, We Can Create A Universal Long-Term Care Insurance Program

For three years, I’ve been working with a diverse group of policy experts to create a consensus framework for financing long-term supports and services (LTSS). This morning, the Long-Term Care Financing Collaborative, released its recommendations. And they are built around two major reforms: a new universal catastrophic long-term care insurance program and major improvements to Medicaid’s LTSS benefit. Our insurance [...]

By Howard Gleckman|2016-02-22T09:30:03-05:00February 22nd, 2016|long term care reform, long-term care financing|4 Comments

Long-Term Care Services: Forgotten By Most Presidential Candidates

Long-term care services are not on the front burner of the Presidential campaign. They are not on the back burner. They are, it seems, not even on the stove. Most presidential candidates don't care enough about long-term care services to bother to describe their views on issue. Of the five candidates surveyed by 15 national advocacy groups only two--President Obama and former [...]

By Howard Gleckman|2012-02-22T15:38:48-05:00February 22nd, 2012|Federal senior services programs, long term care reform, Medicaid, Medicare|3 Comments