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Long-Term Care

Most older adults want to age at home and in their communities. Many will need long-term care, also known as long-term services and supports (LTSS) to do so. Long-term care must be robust, accessible, and affordable for those who need it most.

Why Long-Term Care Matters 

While long-term care is essential to helping older adults live and age where they choose, current systems are not set up to offer and deliver the services and supports most need.

Focus Areas

State and federal policies and programs need to close coverage gaps, simplify systems, and ensure that every older adult has access to home and community-based supports (HCBS).

Here’s how we’re bringing this goal to life:

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  • Compendium of Federal Long-Term Services and Supports Financing Policy Options
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  • Compendium of Federal Long-Term Services and Supports Financing Policy Options

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    Long-Term Care

    This searchable resource captures more than 30 years of federal legislation, policy proposals, private market solutions, and research to address the rising costs and limited accessibility of long-term services and supports.

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  • New State- and County-Based Dashboard Shows Where Critical Medicaid Services are Used by Older Adults and People With Disabilities
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    Jun 2025

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    Long-Term Care, Medicare-Medicaid Integration

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    Addressing Aging in California: Insights from the State Capitol Hearing
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  • Addressing Aging in California: Insights from the State Capitol Hearing

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    Long-Term Care, Medicare Health and Social Supports, Medicare-Medicaid Integration, Multisector Plans for Aging

    On April 9, 2025, The SCAN Foundation’s President and CEO Sarita A. Mohanty provided testimony at the Joint Hearing of California Assembly Budget Subcommittees on Human Services and Health.

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