Event Date: December 19, 1-2pm ET LTQA held a Member Discussion on December 19 on the 2025 Medicare Advantage & Part D Proposed Rule. The proposed rule focuses on several areas of importance to LTSS stakeholders, including dual-eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs), supplemental benefits, and behavioral health network adequacy. Mike Smith of Community Catalyst and Ann Mary Ferrie of VNS … Read More
Webinar: From Data to Action: Interpreting Quality Measures in AARP’s 2023 LTSS State Scorecard
Event Date: December 13, 1-2 pm ET Speakers: LTQA and AARP held a webinar that delved into how the data insights and promising practices in AARP’s recently released 2023 LTSS State Scorecard can drive strategic action to improve long-term services and supports (LTSS). With a focus on quality measurement in both HCBS and nursing home settings, this webinar explored the 20 new indicators included … Read More
Literature Review: Utilization of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) in Diverse Communities
Title: Literature Review of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) in Diverse Communities: Utilization Publication date: November 2023 Overall, minority individuals are less likely than White individuals to use formal services for their home care needs and more likely to rely on family, friends, and other community members as informal caregivers. For those who do receive Medicaid long-term services and supports … Read More
Literature Review: Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) in Diverse Communities: Diverse Caregivers
Title: Literature Review of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) in Diverse Communities: Diverse Caregivers Publication date: November 2023 There are several important cultural elements of caregiving which influence the decision of caregivers to seek help as well as the kind of help they find most useful, with many cultures placing great value in the family caregiver role. Many diverse caregivers … Read More
Literature Review: Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) in Diverse Communities: Rural Communities
Title: Literature Review of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) in Diverse Communities: Rural Communities Publication date: November 2023 Rural older adults and their caregivers face unique challenges. Rural older adults are much less likely to utilize HCBS than urban older adults and comparatively more likely to use nursing home care. A great deal of this difference is driven by the … Read More
LTQA Congratulates Michael Monson for Appointment as Board Chair and Adds Patti Killingsworth and Joe Caldwell to the Board of Directors
LTQA is delighted to announce exciting changes to its leadership team. As we bid farewell to our esteemed and longtime Board Chair, Carol Raphael, we warmly congratulate Michael Monson, President and CEO of Altarum, on his election to the position. Additionally, we are excited to announce the election of Patti Killingsworth, Chief Strategy Officer at CareBridge, and Joe Caldwell, Director … Read More
Publication: Support Caregiving Resource Guide: Managed Care Plans
Title: Support Caregiving Resource Guide: Managed Care Plans Publication date: September 2023 LTQA, in partnership with the National MLTSS Health Plan Association, developed a resource that highlights promising strategies for managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) plans to support family caregivers. This resource and others live on SupportCaregiving.org, a new site that supports the implementation of the first-of-its-kind National Strategy to Support Family … Read More
Blog: How MLTSS States and Health Plans Can Advance Health Equity
Title: How MLTSS States and Health Plans Can Advance Health Equity Author: Grace Hong, G. Lawrence Atkins LTSS Policy and Research Fellow Publication date: August 2023 14 million older adults and people with disabilities rely on long-term services and supports (LTSS), which help them perform daily activities such as bathing and managing medications. In the U.S., Medicaid pays for over 50% of these services, and … Read More
Report: LTSS Need, Receipt, and Unmet Need in the Washington State Population Age 18-64 with Disabilities
Title: LTSS Need, Receipt, and Unmet Need in the Washington State Population Age 18-64 with Disabilities Publication Date: July 2023 We are pleased to announce the release of our final report on the Washington State pilot from our Measuring Unmet LTSS Need and Service Use Among Adults Under Age 65 with Disabilities project, titled “LTSS Need, Receipt, and Unmet Need in … Read More
Blog: Opportunities to Improve Supplemental Benefit Data
Title: Heeding the Administrator’s Call: Opportunities to Improve Supplemental Benefit Data Publication Date: July 2023 CMS is proposing to collect data from MA organizations on the specific benefits they offer, the number of members who use the benefit, how often they use the benefit, and how much money the plan spends on members who use the benefit. Building on our years-long … Read More