Richard Neal

Interest Grows In Social Insurance For Long-Term Care. But What Should It Look Like?

Federal and state policymakers increasingly are interested in creating a public social insurance program for long-term care in the US. Even some Democratic presidential hopefuls have raised the issue, though still only in general terms. That growing interest is great news, and long past due. But what should such a model look like? Designers face a handful of critical high-level [...]

By |2019-09-04T13:27:55-04:00September 4th, 2019|long-term care financing, Uncategorized|0 Comments

A Top House Democrat Mulls A Medigap Long-Term Care Benefit

House Ways & Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) is mulling a plan to add a limited long-term care benefit to Medicare Supplement (Medigap) insurance. Minnesota proposed a similar plan last year. And the idea would expand to traditional Medicare a recent innovation that added limited supports and services to Medicare Advantage managed care plans. Neal is the second key [...]

By |2019-06-10T16:58:42-04:00June 10th, 2019|long-term care insurance|1 Comment