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Public Policy Institute
State Studies Find Home and Community-Based Services to Be Cost Effective
This report reviews 38 state evaluations of publicly funded HCBS programs. It shows states have been able to contain costs as they have expanded HCBS. More
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March 19, 2013
Raising Expectations: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers
This first-ever evaluation of state performance shows wide variation in care and support for older adults and persons with disabilities More
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November 30, 2012
A New Way of Looking at Private Pay Affordability of Long-Term Services and Supports
The affordability of private pay services is an important component of long-term services and supports (LTSS) system performance. When private pay services are relatively more affordable (or less unaf ... More
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October 8, 2012
Across the States 2012: Profiles of Long Term Services and Supports
Across the States 2012 presents comparable state-level and national data for more than 140 indicators. More
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September 25, 2012
Removing Barriers to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Care: Home Health and Hospice Services
The landmark 2011 Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing, Leading Change, Advancing Health, recommends that advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) be allowed to certify patients for ... More
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July 31, 2012
Solutions Forum - Delivering Long-Term Services and Supports: How Can States Do Better?
This forum brought experts, state and local officials together to discuss a report released by AARP's Public Policy Institute with support from The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN Foundation. More
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September 14, 2011
Weathering the Storm: The Impact of the Great Recession on Long-Term Services and Supports
This report documents how the recession continues to affect state programs for older individuals and adults with physical disabilities. States have used many administrative tools to curtail expenditur ... More
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August 4, 2011
How the Affordable Care Act Can Help Move States Toward a High-Performing System of Long-Term Services and Supports
This article, published in Health Affairs, defines long-term services and supports and outlines the key characteristics of a high-performing system. More
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August 4, 2011
Home and Community-Based Long-Term Services and Supports for Older People
This fact sheet by Enid Kassner describes home and community-based long-term services and supports: what they are, who receives them, where they are delivered, and how people pay for them. More
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May 3, 2011
In Brief: Building Adult Foster Care: What States Can Do
This PPI report examines the role of adult foster care (AFC) within the array of long-term services and supports. It explores the trends and issues facing adult foster care providers, discusses the ro ... More
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June 18, 2010
