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Professional Partners Supporting Family Caregivers
Phase II: Implementing Best Practices
Launch of a new three year project to implement best practices in the fields of nursing and social work that effectively support the work of family caregivers for older adults. The project, made possible by a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation through the AARP Foundation, will also inform policies that support family caregiving and promote public awareness. Initiative partners include, the Family Caregiver Alliance, the National Association of Social Workers, U.S. Administration on Aging, the Lewin Group, and the Hilltop Institute.
Phase I: Redefining Good Patient Care
National organizations release a report redefining provision of good patient care to include increased professional support for family members and friends who provide ongoing care for older adults. A joint endeavor, made possible by a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation - through the AARP Foundation, with the American Journal of Nursing, the Council on Social Work Education and its Journal of Social Work Education, the Family Caregiver Alliance, and Rutgers Center for State Health Policy (New Jersey).
Transportation for Older Adults
Roundtable on FTA-Administered Specialized Transportation Programs.
With the coming of the congressional reauthorization of the surface transportation bill, national, state, and local experts came together to discuss improved transportation options for older adults, persons with disabilities, and low-income workers. Organized by PPI, these experts worked toward a set of policy recommendations for consideration by Congress and the Federal Transit Administration.
Medicaid
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A Balancing Act: AARP Survey on Long-Term Care Reform in New Hampshire
The current allocation of long-term care funding in New Hampshire is not aligned with the preferences of AARP members in the state, who want to remain in their homes and communities for as long as possible, according to this January 2009 survey. (17 pages)
February 12, 2009
By: Katherine Bridges, M.G.S., AARP Knowledge Management
In Brief: Millions of Low-Income Americans Can’t Get Medicaid: What Can Be Done?
This brief summary of a similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute report by Stan Dorn of the Urban Institute examines why Medicaid fails to cover millions of low-income, uninsured adults, including many in their 50’s and 60’s. It also outlines policy options for change. (2 pages)
September 12, 2008
By: Stan Dorn, J.D., The Urban Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; The Urban Institute
Millions of Low-Income Americans Can’t Get Medicaid: What Can Be Done?
The poorest adults in this country do not have access to the Medicaid program unless they are pregnant, caring for dependent children, severely disabled, or age 65 or older. This publication describes options for changing the federal law that bars this needy group from the Medicaid program. (36 pages)
September 15, 2008
By: Stan Dorn, J.D., The Urban Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; The Urban Institute
In Brief: A Balancing Act: State Long-Term Care Reform
This brief synopsis of an AARP Public Policy Institute research paper examines the extent to which states have balanced the delivery of Medicaid-funded long-term care services and supports to older people and adults with physical disabilities in their homes (or in more home-like settings in their communities) and in institutions. (2 pages)
July 11, 2008
By: Enid Kassner, AARP Public Policy Institute; Susan Reinhard, RN, Ph.D., FAAN, AARP Public Policy Institute and Center to Champion Nursing in America; Wendy Fox-Grage, AARP Public Policy Institute; Ari N. Houser, AARP Public Policy Institute; Jean C. Accius, AARP Public Policy Institute; Barbara Coleman, Independent Consultant; Dann Milne, Independent Consultant | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; Independent Consultant
In Brief: Let the Sunshine In: Ensuring Public Involvement in State Medicaid Policy Making
This short summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper examines the processes states have in place to solicit public input into Medicaid policy changes developed and implemented through Section 1115 waivers or State Plan Amendments and explores how federal and state governments can improve or enhance existing opportunities for public involvement in the Medicaid policymaking process. (2 pages)
October 29, 2007
By: Lynda Flowers, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Let the Sunshine In: Ensuring Public Involvement in State Medicaid Policy Making
This AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper examines the processes states have in place to solicit public input into Medicaid policy changes developed and implemented through Section 1115 waivers or State Plan Amendments and explores how federal and state governments can improve or enhance existing opportunities for public involvement in the Medicaid policymaking process. (80 pages)
October 29, 2007
By: Barbara Coulter Edwards, MPP, Health Management Associates; Susan P. Garcia, Health Management Associates; Aimee E. Lashbrook, JD, MHSA, Health Management Associates; Lynda Flowers, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; Health Management Associates
The Medicaid Program: A Brief Overview
Who is eligible to be covered by Medicaid, how the federal-state program is financed, and trends in Medicaid spending are reviewed by Lynda Flowers in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet which includes a list of mandatory versus optional Medicaid services. (4 pages)
July 30, 2007
By: Lynda Flowers, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Protections in Medicaid Estate Recovery: Findings, Promising Practices, and Model Notices
Promising practices and procedures that can be replicated throughout the country for protecting individuals and families affected by federally required state efforts to recoup long-term care and other related Medicaid costs from the estates of deceased recipients are reviewed in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Erica F. Wood and Ellen M. Klem of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging. (75 pages)
May 1, 2007
By: Erica F. Wood, American Bar Association; Ellen M. Klem, ABA Commission on Law and Aging | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; American Bar Association; ABA Commission on Law and Aging
In Brief: Protections in Medicaid Estate Recovery: Findings, Promising Practices, and Model Notices
A succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Erica F. Wood and Ellen M. Klem of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging describing promising practices and procedures for protecting individuals and families affected by federally required state efforts to recoup Medicaid costs from the estates of deceased recipients. (2 pages)
May 1, 2007
By: Wendy Fox-Grage, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
The Medicaid Matching Formula: Responding to States in Times of Need
The federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) is the specific percent the federal government reimburses states for Medicaid spending on covered services. This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Lynda Flowers provides examples of how the formula could be revised to respond to changes in states’ economic circumstances. (2 pages)
March 22, 2007
By: Lynda Flowers, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Solutions Forums
Saving Jobs in A Recession: How Work Sharing Can Help
Seventeen states have programs that use unemployment funds to keep workers on the job with reduced hours. Learn how federal and state policy can better promote these work-sharing programs--and how several European nations have implemented work-sharing.
The Auto IRA: Strategies for Successful Implementation
Experts from the US and abroad discussed how an Auto-IRA can improve retirement security; lessons from similar programs in New Zealand and the UK; and how the Auto-IRA can work well for workers, small business and the financial industry.
Protecting Your Home, Car and Investment Savings: How to Stop Financial Fraud
How fraud impacts financial security, especially for older Americans—and discussion of policy options for combating mortgage, auto sales and investment scams. Luncheon speaker SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro discussed the Commission’s priorities on financial fraud.
Getting it Right: Smart Housing and Transportation Planning for Livable Communities
This forum featured release of new research on preserving subsidized housing near transit and discussion of how to coordinate housing, transportation and land use policy to develop livable communities.
What Happened to My Social Security COLA?
Why no COLA is expected for 2010 and how this affects individuals and the states. Panelists include experts from the Social Security Administration, AARP, the National Governors Association and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
A New Look at Making Financial Decisions for Retirement
PPI released a series of new reports offering a fresh look at financial decisions related to retirement. Experts examined why many people make poor choices and explore how to improve the options available to retirees.
Fixing Chronic Care in America
National experts discussed problems facing millions of Americans with multiple chronic conditions, and explored potential solutions highlighted in a new PPI publication, Chronic Care: a Call to Action for Health Reform and in a new video Faces of Chronic Care.
AARP Public Policies
Learn about the policy development process at AARP. For a complete guide to AARP's positions on public issues, see The Policy Book, AARP Public Policies 2009-2010.
Center to Champion Nursing in America
The Center to Champion Nursing in America seeks to ensure Americans have the highly skilled nurses we need to provide affordable, quality health care. The Center serves as a consumer-driven, national force to increase the nation’s capacity to educate and retain nurses.
