“What works for long-term care and what doesn’t”

“What works for long-term care and what doesn’t,” by Stephen A. Moses, McKnight’s LTC News

 

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“The history of long-term care is best understood as a tension between public and private financing. Over and over again, the private sector has intervened to fix or improve unfortunate conditions created by the public sector. We should learn from this history and capitalize on its lessons. … The lessons of long-term care history are clear. Public programs have diverted the public from responsible planning and left too many people dependent on welfare-financed nursing home care. The private sector has interceded repeatedly with preferred options such as assisted living, private insurance and home care. … Stephen A. Moses is president of the Center for Long-Term Care Reform (www.centerltc.com) and the author of “Medicaid and Long-Term Care” and “How to Fix Long-Term Care Financing.” Reach him at smoses@centerltc.com.”

LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform:

Click through to find many examples of how the private sector has fixed or remediated long-term care problems created by government funding and regulation.