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How to Advocate for LTC Financing
Financing long-term supportive services must not be swept aside yet again. Advocates must create a drumbeat that demands attention and solutions, including federal catastrophic long-term care insurance.
Comparing the WISH Act with the Withdrawn CLASS Act
Federal catastrophic long-term care insurance as proposed by the WISH Act is fiscally sound and quite different from the withdrawn CLASS Act.
Financing ElderCare: The WISH Act HR 4289
This short summary illustrates why the U.S. needs federal catastrophic long-term care insurance and how the WISH Act would meet the need.
How to Talk with a Member of Congress (or the Staff)
The following are several points that would be helpful as you cultivate relationships with your members of Congress both in the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. Call the Capitol Hill office rather than their district office. (but also call the district office if the Capitol Hill office staff says the Member will … Continue reading “How to Talk with a Member of Congress (or the Staff)”
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About Dr. Lynn
Dr. Joanne Lynn (Twitter: @drjoannelynn) is a geriatrician, hospice physician, health services researcher, quality improvement advisor, and policy advocate who has focused upon shaping American health care so that every person can count on living comfortably and meaningfully through the period of serious illness and disability in the last years of life, at a sustainable cost to the community.
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