“Retirement confidence resilient despite pandemic,” by Mary Beth Franklin, Investment News Quote:  “Despite a global pandemic, the majority of workers and retirees are more optimistic about their ability to live comfortably throughout retirement than before the Covid-19 outbreak began, according to the 2021 Retirement Confidence Survey released Thursday. … Despite the challenges of 2020, 8 in 10 retirees report that their overall lifestyle is as expected or better than expected. The results are virtually identical to those measured in January 2020 before the pandemic began.” LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: If it’s always darkest before dawn,
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“In-Home Care Providers Must Break Through Barriers to Handle More Long-Term Care Volume,” by Robert Holly, Home Health Care News Quote:  “There are several trends shaping senior care in the United States, with two of the biggest being continued Medicare Advantage (MA) growth and the steady shift of health care into the home. Yet if in-home care operators want to capitalize on those trends, they’ll have to break through traditional payment and operational barriers. That’s particularly true for home-based care entities looking to roll out new care models for patients who would have otherwise gone to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).”
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“Non-covered losses and steep rate increases: New report issues bleak outlook for provider insurance,” by Kimberly Marselas, McKnight’s LTC News Quote:  “The best positioned long-term and senior care providers can expect to see liability insurance rates climb by as much as 30% this year, while those with previous losses and poor venues will face even stiffer hikes, according to a marketplace update from Willis Towers Watson. The international brokerage firm’s spring survey of insurers found rates and plan structures continue to be impacted by both the pandemic and an exodus by many insurers away from the long-term care marketplace.” LTC
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“‘Moving fast and changing every minute’: COVID-19 brings increased policy attention to long-term care,” by Kimberly Bonvissuto, McKnight’s Senior Living Quote:  “The coronavirus pandemic has challenged the aging services industry to imagine the unimaginable, including increased attention from policymakers, according to Ruth Katz, LeadingAge senior vice president of public policy and advocacy. … Part of those discussions are on the HCBS Access Act, which seeks to mandate HCBS in Medicaid to create national minimum standards for HCBS, and the WISH Act, which creates a public-private partnership for long-term care financing that considers middle-income older adults.” LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses,
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