Description: This paper explores deficiencies in our present health care system, and examines how they hinder the provision of optimal chronic illness care. From Financing Chronic Care Monograph, M-HB05-1.

Description: A recent study sponsored by the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and ILTCI Conference Board examines morbidity improvement and how it impacts long-term care (LTC). The study was authored by P.J. Eric Stallard and Anatoliy Yashin of Duke University. This article summarizes the study’s findings and provides useful background for readers who may not be familiar with LTC services and insurance.

Description: This report estimates sex-specific trends in HIPAA ADL disability between 1984 and 2004 using the National Long Term Care Survey (NLTCS); estimates age-standardized 20-year changes in ADL and cognitive impairment (CI) among the U.S. elderly using the HIPAA CI trigger; estimates the joint distribution of cognitive impairment (CI) and ADL disability among aged Medicare enrollees using the HIPAA disability triggers.

Description: The Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program is pleased to make available a report describing the results of analysis into how the supply of neurology specialists for diagnosis and care of dementia relates to historical LTCI cognitive claims.

Description: This session features a moderated discussion between medical professionals who are experts in long-term care. The presenters are outside the LTC insurance industry altogether, which will ensure that attendees receive a truly external perspective.

Description: This is the abstract to the paper, How the Current System Fails People With Chronic Illnesses by Reinhard Priester, Robert L. Kane, Annette M. Totten.