New Releases Generations: A Message to the President on Aging Policy (ASA) G. Lawrence Atkins, the Executive Director of LTQA, was the Guest Editor of the Winter 2016-17 issue of Generations: Journal of the American Society on Aging (ASA). This issue lays out several policy plans on important issues related to aging for the new Administration. The ASA has made this issue of Generations available … Read More
The Playbook: Better Care for People with Complex Needs
Five national health care foundations – The Commonwealth Fund, The John A. Hartford Foundation, Peterson Center on Healthcare, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and The SCAN Foundation – have partnered with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to create the Playbook, a website containing resources about care approaches and policies to better support individuals with complex health and social needs. Read more at: www.bettercareplaybook.org
LTQA Executive Director Presents Findings from Case Studies at GSA Annual Scientific Meeting
G. Lawrence Atkins, Executive Director of Long-Term Quality Alliance, presented findings from 10 case studies of exemplar programs that integrate long-term services and supports (LTSS) with medical care at the 2016 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting. Slides from his presentation are available here.
2016 GSA Presentation Slides
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New Report from AARP Public Policy Institute: Family Caregivers & Managed Long-Term Services and Supports
To kick off National Family Caregivers Month, the AARP Public Policy Institute has issued the first major research report on family caregivers’ needs within the emerging field of managed long-term services and supports (LTSS). The authors find that while family caregiver supports are still uncommon in managed LTSS, managed care contracts can lead the way in standardizing a person- and … Read More
Upcoming AARP Solutions Forum – Families Caring for an Aging America
Join the AARP Public Policy Institute for breakfast and discussion of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s report, Families Caring for an Aging America. The report recommends that the next presidential administration take steps to address the health, economic, and social issues facing family caregivers of older Americans. Hear from experts on the consensus committee that authored the … Read More
NQF Report: Quality in Home and Community-Based Services to Support Community Living
In September 2016, the National Quality Forum released The Quality in Home and Community-Based Services to Support Community Living: Addressing Gaps in Performance Measurement report. This report identifies important elements of a conceptual framework for the quality measurement of home and community-based services (HCBS), as well as characteristics of quality HCBS. It also includes recommendations for the advancement of HCBS quality measurement.
Five New Case Studies of Exemplar Programs Available
The Long-Term Quality Alliance is pleased to announce the publication of five new case studies of exemplar programs that integrate long-term services and supports (LTSS) with medical care. This latest round of case studies included the following exemplar programs: Erickson Living HealthPartners Inland Empire Health Plan Sunflower Health Plan WellMed These new case studies follow a first set of five case … Read More
BPC Releases Report on Improving Care for Dual Eligible Individuals
Earlier this week, the Bipartisan Policy Center released Delivery System Reform: Improving Care for Individuals Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Highlighted in the report is the importance of recognition by policymakers of “the challenges associated with making certain that vulnerable populations with complex needs are ensured continuity of care and do not lose access to services.” The analysis finds that individuals dually eligible … Read More
Case Study Release Event – What Matters Most in LTSS Integration: Lessons from 5 New Case Studies
On Wednesday, September 21, 2016 from 1-4 pm, LTQA hosted an event to release five new case studies as part of our project to develop the business case for LTSS integration. This diverse set of case studies describes exemplar programs operated by managed care plans, a continuing care retirement community, and a medical group taking full risk for patient care. This research … Read More