On Tuesday, May 7, 2013, The SCAN Foundation's Victoria R. Ballesteros testified to members of the California State Assembly on The SCAN Foundation'spolling work conducted by AP/NORC Center for Health Policy Research. Findings showed that Americans are unprepared and in denial about their long-term care needs. Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, Chair of the Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee scheduled the hearing titled, “Paying the Price for a Long Life: What’s Next for Long-Term Care Insurance?” in response to statewide concerns about long-term care insurance cost increases.
The state of California requested comment on draft guidance for health plans regarding the completion of health risk assessments for new enrollees in the Cal MediConnect program.
The Associated Press-NORC Center, with support from The SCAN Foundation, conducted a national surveyof Americans 40 or over to contribute rigorous and highly relevant research to the issue of long-term care.
The Foundation developed its Budget & Financial Planning Tool to assist community-based organizations in developing project-specific budgets, determining both expense and potential revenues over a 5-year time frame.
This article describes the Foundation's vision and framework for creating a more person-centered system and its support of California's efforts in achieving this goal.
On September 18, 2012 at the Sacramento Convention Center, the Foundation hosted its annual summit titled, "On the Path to System Transformation: The SCAN Foundation's 2012 California Summit on Transforming Long-Term Services and Supports."
On Thursday, October 25, The SCAN Foundation testified at the Assembly Health Committee’s hearing entitled, “Managed Care Program Initiatives: Assessing the Promise of Coordinated Care.” These comments focus on evaluating the quality of long-term services and supports (LTSS) in a managed care setting, and provide recommendations regarding quality of LTSS in the context of the Coordinated Care Initiative.
The SCAN Foundation launched four new DataBriefs on the residential care marketplace, with information on its relationship with Medicaid, consumers, costs, and industry trends.
