Policy Expert: States Provide Models for National LTC Reform at PHInational.org

n a recent commentary for the Rockefeller Institute of Government (“Health Care Reform: Thinking Long Term,” March 2009), Courtney Burke, director of the institute’s New York State Health Policy Research Center, brought attention to the role of U.S. states in modeling effective reforms for long-term care.

“For decades, states have been experimenting with ways to improve [long-term care’s] quality and reduce its costs,” she wrote. “State innovations could serve as models for nationwide reforms.”

Burke lists four examples:……

Policy Expert: States Provide Models for National LTC Reform at PHInational.org