“Improper Medicaid Payments Have Soared since Obamacare,” by Brian Blase and Hayden Dublois, National Review   Quote: “The true Medicaid improper-payment rate now exceeds 25 percent, meaning that more than one in every four dollars spent in the Medicaid program — or more than $100 billion in federal spending each year — is in violation of program rules. It turns out that millions of Medicaid enrollees are ineligible for the program — in most cases because they earn too much income, but in others because they are not lawful residents. The media, to date, have virtually ignored the issue; but taxpayers
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  “‘We can no longer ignore this’: Affordable long-term care is urgent priority, panelists say,” by Kimberly Bonvissuto, McKnight’s Senior Living      Quote: “Nora Super, senior director of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and executive director of the Milken Institute Alliance to Improve Dementia Care, said the group narrowed those solutions down to three big ideas: A large-scale Medicare Advantage demonstration project to test the effectiveness of technology and home-based interventions in reducing cost and improving care across the continuum. Scaling up and adapting integrated care models to provide flexible, low-cost, high-value services for targeted
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“Making Care Work Pay: How A Living Wage For LTSS Workers Benefits All,” by Christian Weller, Beth Almeida, Marc A. Cohen, Robyn I. Stone, Health Affairs   Quote: “LTSS staffing shortages stem largely from the fact that our nation undervalues the 3.5 million nursing assistants, personal care aides, and home health aides who go to work each day in residential care settings and private homes across the country. Despite their valuable work, one in eight direct care workers lives in poverty, and three-quarters earn less than the average living wage in their states.” LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term
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