New research on some adults’ views of aging suggests opportunities for the senior living industry. In fact, the future viability of the industry depends on the actions it takes to educate consumers...
House hearing tackles LTC financing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2016
Finding solutions to long-term care financing will be challenging, said a witness at a March 1 hearing of a House subcommittee, but it’s also an opportunity for a constructive bipartisan policy process.
Report: 4 areas for LTSS financing improvement
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 01, 2016
A new report issued by the nonprofit Bipartisan Policy Center cites four areas in which the financing of long-term services and supports can be improved.
LTSS: A focus for 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2016
As 2015 drew to a close, more evidence came of the general public’s misunderstanding of how long-term services and supports are financed.
The senior living agenda for 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2016
Relatively new leaders at three associations representing senior living providers will be facing established and evolving issues in 2016, they tell McKnight’s Senior Living in exclusive interviews.
LTSS funding solution will involve trade-offs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2015
Policymakers will be able to use newly released information to solve problems related to the financing of long-term services and supports that Americans increasingly will need, but they’ll face trade-offs...
A sneak peek at Pathways findings
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 05, 2015
Presenters at a LeadingAge session provided hints about the latest findings of a project studying the financing of long-term services and supports, which formally will be revealed Nov. 17. Results “will...
LeadingAge to release Pathways findings Nov. 17
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 26, 2015
Economic modeling will reveal which of seven options could help address financing long-term services and supports in the United States.