Bipartisan Policy Center: Improving the Availability of Long-Term Care

A wide range of Americans rely on long-term services and supports (LTSS) for help with daily living. Nearly half of those with current LTSS needs are under age 65, and half of all Americans aged 65 today will need LTSS at some point in their life. In recent years, the Bipartisan Policy Center’s health team has worked to improve the availability of LTSS for low-income Americans and provide more affordable options for those who do not qualify for Medicaid.

Please join BPC on Tuesday, September 14 for a virtual discussion of current proposals to expand the availability of Medicaid home and community-based services, and the release of our new report on making LTSS more affordable for those who do not qualify for Medicaid.

Featured Participants

Opening remarks:

Katherine Hempstead
Senior Policy Advisor, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
@khemp64

Gretchen Alkema
Vice President of Policy and Communications, The SCAN Foundation
@GretchenAlkema

Lisa Harootunian
Associate Director of the Health Project, BPC

Allison Rizer
Principal, ATI Advisory

Panel discussion with:

Henry Claypool
Policy Director, Community Living Policy Center, University of California San Francisco; Consultant, BPC

Hemi Tewarson
Executive Director, National Academy for State Health Policy
@HemiTewarson

Caroline Pearson
Senior Vice President, NORC at the University of Chicago
@CF_Pearson

Leena Sharma
Project Manager and Senior Policy Analyst, Community Catalyst

Moderated by:

Katherine Hayes
Director of Health Policy, BPC
@jetthayes