Upcoming: Health Affairs Briefing on Financing Long-Term Services & Supports
On Tuesday, November 17, from 9 to 11 a.m., the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., will be the site for a fascinating mix of industry experts, government leaders and commentators interested in aging to talk about “Financing Long-Term Services and Supports.” The event will spotlight a forthcoming article in the monthly journal, Health Affairs.
A forthcoming “Web First” article in Health Affairs, “Financing Long-Term Services And Supports: Options Reflect Trade-Offs For Older Americans And Federal Spending,” examines how policy changes could expand insurance’s role in financing these needs. The study, by authors Melissa M. Favreault, Howard Gleckman and Richard W. Johnson of the Urban Institute, contains several policy modeling options to address the long-term care financial crisis affecting millions of Americans, as well as baseline findings on the long-term care landscape. The work was funded by The SCAN Foundation, AARP, and LeadingAge.
The panel speakers scheduled to appear include:
- Bruce A. Chernof, M.D., President and CEO, The SCAN Foundation
- Melissa M. Favreault, Senior Fellow, Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute
- Richard Frank, Assistant Secretary for Policy Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services
- Chris Giese, Actuary, Milliman, Inc.
- Richard W. Johnson, Senior Fellow, Income and Benefits Policy Center, and Director, Program on Retirement Policy, Urban Institute
- Larry Minnix, President and CEO, LeadingAge
- Al Schmitz, Principal, Consulting Actuary, Milliman, Inc.
- Eileen Tell, Long Term Care Group
- Debra Whitman, Executive Vice President, Policy, AARP
More information on registration here. Special thanks to my Dickinson Law Colleague and health care expert, Jennifer Davis-Oliva, for the reminder of this event.