On July 11, the Brookings Institution’s Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform hosted a Hill briefing on Long-Term Care Reform that focused on opportunities to improve quality of care and address the long-term fiscal challenges of long-term care in the United States. The event was co-hosted by The New School and the Center for Health Transformation.
Several distinguished panelists participated in this special briefing, including Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Susan Collins, Representative Jim McCrery, Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag, former Senator Bob Kerrey, former Speaker Newt Gingrich, and other expert panelists representing the policy, academic, advocacy and provider communities. Panelists addressed policy options and political prospects for integrating long-term care reforms into broader health reform efforts to achieve improved care while also addressing issues of affordability and sustainability.
After each panel, participants took audience questions.
Agenda
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July 11
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Welcome and Introduction
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke UniversitySen. Susan Collins MaineNewt Gingrich Center for Health Transformation, Speaker of the House of Representatives during the welfare reform debateThe Honorable Bob Kerrey United States Senate (retired) -
Panel One Moderator
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke University -
Panel One: Improving Quality and Efficiency in LTC
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Panel Two Moderator
Dr. Peter Orszag Director, Congressional Budget Office -
New Models for Financing LTC
Charles Fahey Fordham UniversityLarry Minnix American Association of Homes and Services for the AgingBuck Stinson Genworth FinancialAnne Tumlinson CEO - ATI Advisory -
Panel Three Moderator
The Honorable Bob Kerrey United States Senate (retired) -
Panel Three: Political Prospects for Long-Term Care Reform
Rep. Jim McCrery LouisianaHon. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) U.S. Senate
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