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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Kaiser=
 Family Foundation Offices
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:KAISER ADVISORY for Tuesday, October =
20=0D=0A=0D=0ATHE SLEEPER IN HEALTH REFORM: LONG-TERM CARE AND THE CLASS AC=
T=0D=0A=0D=0ATwo of the three leading health reform proposals under conside=
ration in Congress include provisions to establish a national voluntary ins=
urance program for purchasing community living supports and services, refer=
red to as the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act=
. The proposed program would allow for voluntary pre-financing of long-term=
 care through payroll deductions and then provide a cash benefit to purchas=
e services. Proposals also include other provisions to improve Medicaid lon=
g-term services and supports (LTSS) in the community. =0D=0A=0D=0AAt 9:30 a=
.m. EDT on Oct. 20, the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a briefing to ex=
amine this little-noticed but major proposal to change the way that the U.S=
. pays for long-term care. The briefing, =93The Sleeper in Health Reform: L=
ong-Term Care and The CLASS Act,=94 will describe how the program would wor=
k, how it would be financed and what it could mean for people who require l=
ong-term services and supports. The briefing also will include discussion o=
f home and community-based services and long-term care financing options mo=
re generally.=0D=0A=0D=0AThe briefing will start with an overview of long-t=
erm services and supports and reform, with a focus on the elements of the p=
roposed CLASS program from:=0D=0A=95	Judy Feder, Professor of Public Policy=
, Georgetown Public Policy Institute and Senior Fellow, Center for American=
 Progress;=0D=0A=95	Connie Garner, Policy Director for Disability and Speci=
al Populations, U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee=
; and =0D=0A=95	Paul N. Van de Water, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and P=
olicy Priorities.=0D=0A=0D=0AThat will be followed by perspectives on the s=
ignificance of reform and its potential impact from: =0D=0A=95	Richard Fran=
k, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Ca=
re Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;=0D=0A=95	Nora Supe=
r, Director, Federal Government Relations, Health and Long-Term Care, AARP =
=0D=0A=95	Larry Minnix, President & CEO, American Association of Homes and =
Services for the Aging (AAHSA)=0D=0A=95	Marty Ford, Director of Legal Advoc=
acy for the Disability Policy Collaboration, a partnership of UCP and The A=
rc.=0D=0A=0D=0ADiane Rowland, Executive Vice-President, Kaiser Family Found=
ation and Executive Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsur=
ed, will serve as moderator.=0D=0A=0D=0AWHEN: =0D=0ATuesday, October 20, 20=
09, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET=0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE:=0D=0ABarbara Jordan Conferenc=
e Center, Kaiser Family Foundation Offices=0D=0A1330 G Street, NW, Washingt=
on, D.C. (one block west of Metro Center) =0D=0A=0D=0ARSVP:=0D=0APlease RSV=
P to Tiffany Ford Fields at TFordFields@kff.org or call 202-347-5270.=0D=0A=
=0D=0ACONTACT: =0D=0AFor further information, please contact Chris Lee at c=
lee@kff.org or call 202-347-5270.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:THE SLEEPER IN HEALTH REFORM: LONG-TERM C=
ARE AND THE CLASS ACT
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