The SCAN Foundation

Strategy 2.1.3 – Evaluate existing legislation and regulations authorizing and funding comprehensive senior care services and develop concrete proposals to improve such legislation and regulation

C.E. Reed and Associates will produce a report that provides a context for standardized long-term care assessment systems through an overview of policy work done on the federal level and work done by states to plan, develop and implement comprehensive assessment systems. The report will present four case studies of states (Washington, Arkansas, Minnesota, and New York) who have implemented or are in the process of implementing standardized long-term care assessment systems and provide recommendations for states who are considering adopting the same.

2.3.1 - Convene high-level meeting of stakeholders.

Under this grant, Harbage Consulting will provide short-term technical assistance and support to California's Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) as it develops and implements its integrated systems of care for dual eligibles.  Harbage Consulting will coordinate stakeholder outreach and manage the process of moving demonstration efforts forward while the federal planning contract through the CMS Innovation Center and Medicare/Medicaid Coordination Office comes online. 

Strategy 2.1.3 – Evaluate existing legislation and regulations authorizing and funding comprehensive senior care services and develop concrete proposals to improve such legislation and regulation

Laurel Mildred, principal with Mildred Consulting and Advocacy, along with Les Hendrickson, will collect data on global budget innovations from other states and conduct interviews with California fiscal officers across the California Health and Human Services Agency to understand the state’s current budgeting practices. The report will incorporate these topics into a policy brief that describes strategies for modifying California’s practices to permit global budgeting for long-term care. 

2.3.1- Convene high-level meetings of stakeholders

This local coalition, comprised of aging and disability organizations, is part of a larger initiative to build an effective, statewide social movement toward transforming the state’s long-term services and supports (LTSS) system. This larger initiative consists of four parts: a.         The Sacramento-based California (CA) Collaborative b.         Engagement of local/regional coalitions