Health and Disability

from McKnight's: 


The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging's long-term care financing plan has gained traction with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as well as consumer groups, said Larry Minnix, president and CEO of the association.

“It's not a red state plan or a blue state plan,” said Minnix during a press conference at AAHSA's annual meeting and exposition this week in Philadelphia. The conference runs through Wednesday.

The plan calls for a national insurance trust which would provide a daily cash benefit for people needing assistance. Minnix noted that AAHSA's plan differs significantly from the plan proposed by the American Health Care Association. The AHCA plan would ask people to purchase a long-term care policy or place funds into long-term care savings vehicles.

“It does some good things, but it doesn't solve the problem,” Minnix said. 

Norman DeLisle, MDRC
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Since my last post, there have been even more AAHSA members getting letters to the editor published about AAHSA’s Long-term Care Solution as a way to alleviate the high costs of providing long-term care. Check these out:

• Today, the Boston Globe published this letter from Elissa Sherman, executive director of MassAging, about an article regarding rising caregiving costs.
• Jim Leich with the Indiana Association of Homes and Services for the Aging had this letter published in the July 6 edition of the South Bend Tribune.

Have you seen a similar story in your paper? Let us know and we can help you draft a letter of your own.

Norman DeLisle, MDRC
"With Liberty and Access for All!"
GrandCentral: 517-589-4081
MDRC Website: http://www.copower.org/
LTC Blog: http://ltcreform.blogspot.com/
Recovery: http://therecoveringlife.blogspot.com/
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