First Peek at Candidates’ Positions Presented at Genworth Financial’s Long Term Care Symposium

WHAT:        

Genworth Financial’s third annual National Long Term Care Symposium will spotlight the Presidential candidates’ views on LTC policy for the mature market and an aging nation.

WHEN:        

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.  (Breakfast will be served)

WHERE:                

SENATE BUILDING DIRKSEN, Room G-50
200 Second Street NE, Washington, DC
(Northeast of the Capitol, adjoining the Hart Senate Office Building)

WHO:          

DEB WHITMAN: Staff Director, Senate Special Committee on Aging and advisor to Obama for President campaign

JAY KHOSLA: Healthcare Policy Advisor, John McCain for President

BUCK STINSON: President, Genworth Financial Long-term Care Division

SUSAN DENTZER, Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs, will serve as moderator

The event will also include a second panel discussion with members of congress and speakers from policy institutions including The CATO Institute, Third Way, Heritage Foundation and The Center for American Progress


WHY:          

With nearly 80 million Americans approaching retirement age, and one-half of seniors likely to require long term care at some point in their lives, the discussion on how to pay for that care is becoming increasingly urgent.

Norman DeLisle, MDRC
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