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CDC Now Surveying Long-Term Care Providers, Services

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Health Statistics has launched the third wave of the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP), a biennial national study of the major sectors of paid, regulated providers of long-term care services.

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Debate Continues over Long-Term Care Insurance Rates

The debate over increasing long-term care insurance rates continues as news reports emerge about consumers and federal workers being faced with surprise increases.

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ACL Poised to Begin Reviewing States’ LTC Ombudsman Programs

A final rule governing Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs became effective July 1 and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) is preparing to review states’ progress toward implementing the rule.

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Bipartisan Policy Center Offers LTSS Financing Recommendations

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) this week issued its initial recommendations addressing the financing of long-term services and supports (LTSS). The new report -- dubbed “Initial Reactions to Improve the Financing of Log-Term care” -- is a follow-up to BPC's 2014 examination of the challenges of the long-term care crisis, and is the first set of recommendations the Center plans to put forth.

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More Than Half of Residents in Long-Term Care are 85+

The majority of residents living in the nation's residential care communities, or 53 percent, are age 85 and older, according to the latest data from the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).

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Long-Term Care Costs Continue Rising, Analysis Shows

The overall national long-term care loss rate is expected to grow by 5 percent annually, with claim frequency driving the increase at an expected 3 percent growth rate.

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Residential Care-Setting Rules: Different Strokes for Different States

A new compendium from the Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation offers fresh data on the various states’ residential care-setting regulations.

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Proposal to Reform Rules Governing LTC Facilities Draws Fire

The American Health Care Association, the trade group representing skilled nursing centers, assisted living communities, sub-acute centers and homes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is offering no apologies for its sharp opposition to a sweeping proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would reform the rules governing long-term care facilities.

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Chinese Delegation Briefed on LTC Finance Options

Paul Forte, CEO of LTC Partners LLC, was among a select group of U.S. government and other officials chosen to address a delegation from the People's Republic of China visiting Washington, DC this past week to study how national long term care (LTC) demands are handled and financed in the United States.

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New Toolkit Explains Current LTSS System

As the population ages, the need for long-term services and supports (LTSS) is increasing, and policymakers are grappling with how to finance this huge expense. The Affordable Care Act included a new, voluntary program, but Congress repealed it before it launched. Now, there is a flurry of activity as groups develop new financing approaches.

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