Resident fellow at the Urban Institute, is author of "Caring For Our Parents" and a frequent writer and speaker on long-term care issues.
Families should be freed from the whims of politicians and the inevitable battles over government dollars by passing a national long-term care insurance program, such as the proposed CLASS Act.
Feb 01
There are two important lessons from the European experience with long-term care.
Jan 19
Since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid nearly 45 years ago, the government has separated acute medical care from personal assistance and long-term care, placing many of the most vulnerable people in the nation at risk. An obscure provision of the Senate health bill attempts to crack that barrier.
Jan 04
Critics of the CLASS Act argue that $75-a-day is insufficient. But a new study shows that millions could benefit.
Dec 14, 2009
Pay attention to the CLASS Act. It can not only provide better long-term care for those who so desperately need this assistance, it can also become a new way to help those in need in an era of $1 trillion-plus budget deficits. But only if it is done right.
Nov 30, 2009
A key question about the CLASS Act remains: How many will buy the coverage even if it is broadly available?
Nov 16, 2009
We’ll never keep everyone at home. But if we work at it, we can postpone the transition for months or even years.
Oct 26, 2009
We are not ready for healthy retirement, and we are desperately unprepared for the costly medical and long-term care we are likely to need in old age.
Oct 12, 2009
In not too many years, long-term care nursing home beds may be as rare as Republicans in Massachusetts.
Sep 28, 2009
The real challenge for long-term care reform remains indifference, rather than outright opposition.
Sep 14, 2009