Jan. 5 Briefing on Long-Term Services and Supports
December 28th, 2009
by
Jane Hiebert-White
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The January 2010 edition of Health Affairs focuses on long-term services and supports and the challenges of ensuring affordable, high-quality care to people with disabilities, including many of the nation’s aged. The journal has invited key lawmakers and leading experts in aging and health policy to discuss the policies and new approaches needed to address these challenges at a January 5th Health Affairs briefing.
WHEN:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
WHERE:
National Press Club [Metro Center]
The Ballroom
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
RSVP for this event online. Health Affairs will offer live updates from the event on Twitter at #HA_LTC.
Among the topics to be addressed:
- Will Congress adopt the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act as part of health reform? Should financing for long-term care be primarily a public or private responsibility?
- How do we address the shortage of competent, committed paid long-term care workers?
- How are assisted living facilities changing the landscape of long-term care services?
- What more needs to be done to improve the quality of care in nursing homes?
Background
Approximately 10 million Americans currently rely on long-term services and supports to help meet their health and social services needs and the demand for this care will grow as the U.S. aging population doubles in the coming decades. Workforce shortages, overburdened family caregivers, and the poor quality of nursing home care present formidable challenges.
Creating a new long-term care insurance program – as proposed by Congress in the CLASS Act – could help defray long-term care costs, but many health experts argue that additional measures are needed to ensure an affordable and sustainable long-term care system.
The briefing is sponsored by The SCAN Foundation based in Long Beach, California.
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