Technology Summit Transforming the Experience of Care in the Home: Opportunities and Challenges April 9 and 10, 2018 Fisher Colloquium, McDonough School of Business Georgetown University The Long Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) and AgingWell Hub at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business invited long-term services and supports (LTSS) providers, consumer advocates, and payers to join with technology innovators and entrepreneurs … Read More
Report: Data Sources on LTSS Needs and Service Use of Adults with Disabilities Under Age 65
Release Date: February 2018 The Long-Term Quality Alliance, with support from The Commonwealth Fund, interviewed fourteen experts in the field of data and research related to adults under age 65 with disabilities. These interviews served as the first phase of a project to develop recommendations for data collection that will assist policy-makers in addressing the long-term service and support (LTSS) … Read More
CHRONIC Care Act Signed Into Law
February 9, 2018 Today, President Trump signing into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which includes the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017. The CHRONIC Care Act passed in the Senate in September 2017, supported by both Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee. The CHRONIC Care provisions permanently authorize Medicare Advantage … Read More
Research Brief: Medicare Spending on Older Adults Who Need Long-Term Services and Supports
October 30, 2017 About 13 percent of Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older need LTSS due to an inability to perform two or more activities of daily living or severe cognitive impairment. This need for LTSS is emerging as a defining characteristic of the high-cost, high-need Medicare population. In this new Research Brief, LTQA and Johns Hopkins University researchers analyze … Read More
Senate Unanimously Passes CHRONIC Care Act
September 27, 2017 On Tuesday, September 26, the Senate unanimously passed S. 870, the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017. The CHRONIC Care Act has been supported by both Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee, including Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT). A press release regarding CHRONIC can be found here: https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/senate–unanimously-passes-chronic-care-act. . For … Read More
LTQA at the National HCBS Conference (slides available)
LTQA Research Director Jennifer Windh and consultant Anne Tumlinson presented research findings at NASUAD’s 2017 HCBS Conference, taking place from August 28 to August 31, 2017. LTQA presented research from two projects: Integrated Care Management and Outcomes for Persons with I/DD (Wednesday, August 30, 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM) Speakers: Stephanie Rasmussen, Senior Director Medical Management, Sunflower Health Plan and … Read More
LTQA at the Alliance for Health Policy (Video available)
On Tuesday, July 18, LTQA’s Executive Director, Larry Atkins, spoke on the future of integrated care at the Alliance for Health Policy’s summit “Coordinated Care and Beyond: The Future of Chronic Care.” The half-day summit consisted of three panels, each focusing into a different aspect of health care for chronic conditions and incorporating the views of a diverse group of experts. Dr. Atkins participated … Read More
Staff Changes at LTQA
This month, LTQA bids farewell to Claire Jensen, who is leaving her policy analyst role to pursue a global health fellowship in Malawi. Claire has been an integral part of the LTQA team, and we wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors. While we are sad to see Claire go, we are happy to welcome Jared Hite to the … Read More
Report available from Future of LTSS Retreat Part II
Part II: Beyond Duals – Report now available On May 4, 2017, LTQA held a second session of the Retreat to build on the priorities identified in the first meeting on March 8th, and to advance a vision of integrated care and a structure for federal and state financing that would promote high-quality, integrated models for those with LTSS need. The full report … Read More
Slides available from LTQA Forum on Integrating Physicians
In case you missed our panel discussion on physician engagement today, you can download the presenters’ presentations here. Dr. James Schuster, Chief Medical Officer for Integration, UPMC James Schuster Presentation June 8 2017 Dr. Stephen Nowicki, Enterprise Medical Director for Contracted Networks and Development, WellMed Stephen Nowicki WellMed Story June 8 2017 Dr. Todd A, Stivland, M.D., CEO, and Sarah … Read More