The Brookings Institution: Home Care Benefit for Medicare
Develop and finance a universal home care benefit program for Medicare beneficiaries, which would have a measurable impact on access for individuals with functional and/or cognitive impairments who do not financially qualify for Medicaid.
The National Academy for Social Insurance: Designing a State-Based Social Insurance Program for Long-Term Services and Supports
Focuses on an analysis of social insurance solutions and intended as a roadmap for state policymakers. Identifies the key design issues for consideration in the design of a social insurance
program for LTSS. Speaks to the preliminary design and concepts of the Washington State LTSS social insurance program, Washington Cares (WA Cares).
The American Long-Term Care Insurance Program: A Solution to Reduce Cost and Provide Stability
Goals are to make private coverage more affordable for middle-income buyers, relieve
pressure on Medicaid budgets.
Urban Institute: Microsimulation Analysis of Financing Options for Long-Term Services and Supports
To assess alternative LTSS financing options and better understand how policy changes
could expand the role of insurance.
U.S. Senate Commission on Long-Term Care: Report to the Congress
Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 directed the Commission to develop a plan for the establishment, implementation, and financing of LTSS for individuals, including older adults, those with cognitive or functional limitations, and others who require assistance to perform ADLs.
Universal Health Care Act (H.R. 1300)
Creates a national, single-payer health insurance program, under which every U.S. citizen would be eligible for enrollment, that provides protection against the costs of health care and health-related services, including benefits for facility and home-based LTSS.