“Trump Officials Approve Tennessee’s Controversial Request To Revamp Medicaid Funding,” by Phil Galewitz, NPR Quote: “Instead of the open-ended federal contribution to the funding of Medicaid in all other states — which increases with higher enrollment and associated health costs — Tennessee will instead get a capped amount of money, via an annual block grant. The annual funding cap will increase if enrollment grows. What’s different is that, unlike with other states, Medicaid funding to Tennessee won’t automatically keep up with rising expenses.”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: Once the new Administration
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  “New Analysis Finds Significant Financial Benefits Locked in Long-Term Care Insurance Policies Sold Fifteen to Twenty-Five Years Ago,” by ATI Advisory, Cision PR Newswire Quote: “ATI Advisory, a research and advisory services firm working to transform the delivery of healthcare and aging services for older adults, and LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston released new analysis that shows significant benefit value contained in private long-term care insurance policies in force today. … ‘We estimate that among individuals who bought policies between 1995 and 2005, nearly $800B in benefit value is available to pay for LTSS expenses. To put this in context, in 2016,
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