Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults: A Workshop
June 12, 2013
National Academy of Sciences Building
Lecture Room
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20418
Institute of Medicine and National Research Council
Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence
Workshop Objectives
• Provide an overview of the scope and trends of current sources of financing for long-term services and supports for working-age individuals with disabilities and older adults aging into disability, including income supports and personal savings.
• Consider the role of families, the government, and the private sector in financing long-term services and supports.
• Discuss implications of and opportunities for current and innovative approaches.
9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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Alan M. Jette, Forum Co-Chair |
Professor of Health Policy and Management | |
Boston University School of Public Health |
John W. Rowe, Forum Co-Chair | |
Professor | |
Columbia University |
SESSION 1: DEFINING THE CHALLENGE
Panel Moderator: | Robert Jarrin, Senior Director, Government Affairs Qualcomm, Inc. |
9:15–10:30 a.m. | Overview |
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Judith Feder |
Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute | |
Georgetown University | |
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Specific Challenges Key to These Discussions |
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Workforce |
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Robyn Stone |
Executive Director and Senior Vice President of Research, LeadingAge Center for Applied Research |
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Technology |
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Laurie Orlov |
Founder of Aging in Place Technology Watch | |
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Personal Preferences for Care |
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Lisa I. Iezzoni |
Director, Mongan Institute for Health Policy | |
Massachusetts General Hospital; | |
Professor of Medicine | |
Harvard Medical School | |
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Question-and-Answer Session |
SESSION II: THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
Each speaker will address
• Current extent of expenditures, projected trends
• Innovative solutions in their area, including necessary incentives and potential impacts on individuals
• Any relevant examples from international experiences
• Areas where further research is needed
Panel Moderator: | Lisa I. Iezzoni, Director, Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School |
10:30–11:45 a.m. | Personal Savings |
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Richard W. Johnson |
Senior Fellow, Director of the Program on Retirement | |
Policy in the Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute |
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Family Caregiving |
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Gail Hunt |
President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving |
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Question-and-Answer Session |
11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. |
Lunch |
SESSION III: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
Each speaker will address
• Current extent of expenditures, projected trends
• Innovative solutions in their area, including necessary incentives and potential impacts on individuals
• Any relevant examples from international experiences
• Areas where further research is needed
Panel Moderator: | Margaret Campbell, Senior Scientist for Planning and Policy Support, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) |
12:45–2:15 p.m. | Innovations in Public Income Support Programs |
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David Stapleton |
Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Studying | |
Disability Policy | |
Mathematica Policy Research | |
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Medicaid |
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MaryBeth Musumeci |
Associate Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured |
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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation | |
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Erica Reaves |
Policy Analyst, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured |
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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation | |
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Social Insurance |
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Lee Goldberg |
Vice President for Health Policy | |
National Academy of Social Insurance | |
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Question-and-Answer Session |
2:15–2:30 p.m. |
Break |
SESSION IV: THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Each speaker will address
• Current extent of expenditures, projected trends
• Innovative solutions in their area, including necessary incentives and potential impacts on individuals
• Any relevant examples from international experiences
• Areas where further research is needed
Panel Moderator: | René Seidel, Vice President of Programs and Operations, The SCAN Foundation |
2:30–4:00 p.m. | Private Long-Term Care Insurance |
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John O’Leary |
President | |
O’Leary Marketing Associates | |
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Expanding Private Long-Term Care Insurance and |
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Richard Frank |
Margaret T. Morris Professor of Health Economics | |
Department of Health Care Policy | |
Harvard Medical School | |
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The Role of the Private Sector in Improving |
Retirement Income Adequacy | |
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Jack VanDerhei |
Research Director | |
Employee Benefit Research Institute | |
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Question-and-Answer Session |
SESSION V: LOOKING FORWARD: REACTORS PANEL
Panel Moderator: | John W. Rowe, Professor, Columbia University |
4:00–4:50 p.m. | Henry Claypool |
Executive Vice President | |
American Association of People with Disabilities | |
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G. William Hoagland |
Senior Vice President | |
Bipartisan Policy Center |