Description: The LTC industry is changing. This change will create opportunities. The LTC Section is well positioned to educate individuals on how to affect this change. Several projects are currently in the works, including Land This Plane, the NAIC LTC model regulation, and the National Conversation on LTC Financing.

Description: Discussion of the implications of the newly unveiled health care reform proposal by Senator Baucus. Key issues include abandonment of the CLASS Act, inclusion of LTC in cafeteria plans, funding and tax concerns, individual mandate, privacy concerns, play-or-pay employer mandate, impact on Medicare and Medicaid, and gridlock in the legislative finalization process.