Americans are living longer, yet more people can expect to have some sort of disability in their later years of life. Innovative approaches to long-term care, such as re-imagining nursing home care, may improve quality and provide more choices.
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Can Culture Change Offer Viable Solutions to Meet Increased Demands for Long-Term Care?
August 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The “culture change” movement is transforming long-term care by promoting more home-like facilities and providing more options for consumers to receive care how and where they want it, in their communities.
Can the U.S. Tackle Runaway Health Care Costs and Increase Life Expectancy at the Same Time?
April 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
In most developed countries, there is a direct correlation between health care spending and life expectancy. Yet the United States, one of the wealthiest and most industrialized countries in the world, defies this norm.
The CLASS Act
May 12, 2011 | Issue Brief
A provision for long-term care insurance in the Affordable Care Act doesn't appear fiscally viable, and is being restructured to remain solvent and self-financing for at least 75 years.
Medicaid Eligibility Issues for Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Programs
March 1, 2008 | Issue Brief
In this article, the authors describe eligibility rules (some controversial) states should consider when implementing a partnership program. The program works in tandem with Medicaid to help middle-income people pay the expenses of long-term care.
Promoting Consumer Choice and Innovative Financing Models
June 1, 2007 | Issue Brief
This issue brief provides an overview of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's 25-year commitment in the area of long-term care, and highlights some of its major initiatives.