Little Hoover Commission Considers Ways To Optimize California's Long-Term Care Services

A Sacramento-based think tank called the Little Hoover Commission is developing recommendations on how the state could improve long-term care services during a time of economic downturn.

Earlier this summer, the commission toured San Francisco’s On Lok Senior Health Services, which has implemented a long-term care model called the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE.

In a California Healthline Special Report by Pat McConahay, experts discussed strategies for improving California’s long-term care services.

The Special Report includes comments from:

Stuart Drown, executive director of the Little Hoover Commission;
Eileen Kunz, director for policy and government relations at On Lok PACE Partners;
Stephen Moses, president of the Center for Long-Term Care Reform; and
Gary Passmore, board member for the Congress of California Seniors.

The Little Hoover Commission is expected to release its long-term care recommendations in about one year (McConahay, California Healthline, 9/9).

The complete transcript of this Special Report is available as a PDF.

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<h1>Little Hoover Commission Considers Ways To Optimize California’s Long-Term Care Services</h1>
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A Sacramento-based think tank called the Little Hoover Commission is developing recommendations on how the state could improve long-term care services during a time of economic downturn.Earlier this summer, the commission toured San Francisco’s On Lok Senior Health Services, which has implemented a long-term care model called the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE.In a California Healthline Special Report by Pat McConahay, experts discussed strategies for improving California’s long-term care services.The Special Report includes comments from:<ul><li>Stuart Drown, executive director of the Little Hoover Commission; </li><li>Eileen Kunz, director for policy and government relations at On Lok PACE Partners; </li><li>Stephen Moses, president of the Center for Long-Term Care Reform; and </li><li>Gary Passmore, board member for the Congress of California Seniors.</li></ul>The Little Hoover Commission is expected to release its long-term care recommendations in about one year (McConahay, California Healthline, 9/9). The complete transcript of this Special Report is <a href="https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2010/09/chlspecialreporttranscript090910.pdf">available as a PDF</a>.<ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/little-hoover-commission-considers-ways-to-optimize-californias-longterm-care-services/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/little-hoover-commission-considers-ways-to-optimize-californias-longterm-care-services/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/little-hoover-commission-considers-ways-to-optimize-californias-longterm-care-services/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Little%20Hoover%20Commission%20Considers%20Ways%20To%20Optimize%20California%27s%20Long-Term%20Care%20Services&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2Fnews%2Flittle-hoover-commission-considers-ways-to-optimize-californias-longterm-care-services%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/little-hoover-commission-considers-ways-to-optimize-californias-longterm-care-services/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/little-hoover-commission-considers-ways-to-optimize-californias-longterm-care-services/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.

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