Financing

Long-Term Services and Supports: A New Chapter of State-Based Solutions

The U.S. is at a point where doing nothing to fix our long-term services and supports (LTSS) system exceeds the cost of trying to build a new program. Due to a lack of federal movement, states are increasingly looking at what they can do to build new LTSS financing programs....

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The Future of Long-Term Service and Supports: Centering the Voices of Older Adults in Massachusetts

Shortcomings in the long-term services and supports (LTSS) system for older adults and persons with disabilities in Massachusetts, and around the country, have led to widespread discontent with the system....

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Avoiding the Medicare Cliff: A Profile of Low-Income Older Adults

This research conducted by NCOA and the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston seeks to fill in gaps in knowledge about the transition from Medicaid to Medicare for low-income older adults....

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Older Adults Facing the “Medicare Cliff” Experience Worsening Health and Financial Security

New research finds low-income older adults who lose Medicaid coverage when they transition to Medicare are harshly impacted....

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Addressing the Nation’s Retirement Crisis: The 80%

Today’s 65-year-old can expect to live another 20 years, according to the Social Security Administration....

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