Some Long-Term Care Plans Lead to Reduced Coverage
Twenty-six states -- including California -- are implementing programs to support privately managed long-term care plans, which aim to keep individuals in their homes longer and expand alternatives to nursing homes. However, closer examination into Tennessee's widely touted plan shows the system's hidden pitfalls, including denials of care after patients' needs grew to be more costly.
- "Pitfalls Seen in a Turn to Privately Run Long-Term Care" (Bernstein, New York Times, 3/6).