Reform

Justice in Aging has launched the first of a four-part series of issue briefs as part of their Equitable Guardianship Reform Series. This brief, “Addressing Bias in the Guardianship Process,” explores diverse aspects of the guardianship system and proposes recommendations for reform to enhance equity in aging. This brief delves into the potential areas where implicit bias may enter the guardianship process, emphasizing systemic concerns. Additionally, the brief offers recommendations for reform, advocating for efforts to eliminate bias at both systemic and individual levels within the guardianship process...

The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) and Manatt Health has developed a new toolkit that provides a targeted menu of long-term services and supports (LTSS) reform strategies adopted by state innovators that may be replicated by other states. The toolkit identifies concrete policy strategies, operational steps, and federal and state authorities that states have used to advance their LTSS reforms.

The Long-Term Care Financing Collaborative released a final report detailing the consensus framework for long-term care financing reform. LTCFC offered recommendations for reforms to expand access to long-term services and supports (LTSS) for individuals with all financial backgrounds. The proposed changes include: Clear private and public roles for long-term care financing; a new universal catastrophic long-term care insurance program; and redefining Medicaid LTSS to empower greater autonomy.