Adding Long-Term Care Benefit to Medicare Is Best Way to Ensure Affordability for Families, Say Health Care Opinion Leaders

Nearly four of five (79%) respondents favor or strongly favor adding
a long-term care benefit to Medicare, financed by a premium, to pay for
care.

More than two-thirds (69%) of respondents to the survey believe it
is very important (41%) or important (28%) that the health reform plans
of the presidential candidates address the quality and financing of
long-term care.

"As our population ages, health care opinion leaders are sounding
the alarm about the significant challenges we will face financing and
improving the quality of long-term care," said Commonwealth Fund
President Karen Davis.