2 page summary from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) of recommendations and rationale for including including Long Term Services and Supports in Health Care Reform - April 20, 2009
2 page fact sheet from the 2009 Disability Policy Seminar sponsored by The Arc, UCP, AAIDD, AUCD, NACDD, and SABE discussing background on LTSS, elements of the CLASS Act, recommendations, and current status of the bill
6 page Question & Answer document from the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging(AAHSA) addressing key premium, benefits, and financial solvency issues.
1 page document from the aging & disability coalition explaining states' interests and role in having long-term care addressed in health care reform. Reducing costs for states' Medicaid programs is empahsized.
LTSS national poll results - July 2009.pdf ViewDownload
1 page sumary of national poll results from SCAN Foundation showing Americans more likely to support health care reform legislation if it includes long term services and supports
state talking points on long term care.doc Download
3 page document from the aging & disability coalition providing supporting arguments and data for the following points: 1) Health care reform must address the financing of LTSS; 2) The long term care crisis is real, large, and growing; 3) The financing of long term care is now fragmented and insufficient; 4) current LTSS financing is resulting in growing burden on state Medicaid budgets; 5) there is consensus around a solution, 6) the public supports including LTSS in health care reform; and 7) leadership from states is needed.
