Welcome
Join us for the start of an exciting movement at the right time for all of us to make a difference in health care – our care, supports and services. It’s time to join the movement for independence, and the ability to choose our own health solutions so that we and the ones we love can age gracefully, and healthfully. Discover why it makes sense from a health care policy standpoint, too.
Issue Spotlight
The National Advisory Board Issues Groundbreaking White Paper
The National Advisory Board on Improving Health Care Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities unveils its six key principles for independence with the issuing of its new white paper, Declaration for Independence: A Call to Transform Health and Long Term Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities.
View Video From The National Day of Dialogue, May 21, 2009
Our National Day of Dialogue on May 21, 2009 was a successful start to the need for more discussion on long term care and independent living options. To view the full video and submit your own comments and questions,visit:
The NAB Co-Convenes “Long Term Services and Supports in Health Reform Solutions Summit (2009)”
The NAB joined George Mason University Long-Term Care Educational Foundation and Amerigroup Public Policy Institute at the Capitol Hill Visitor Center in Washington D.C. to provide a forum for key Congressional staff, policy analysts and LTSS experts to review the role and relevance of LTSS in health reform, synthesize health reform proposals with LTSS principles, experience and evidence, and discuss how major strategies for broad-based health reform can include LTSS for seniors and people with disabilities.
News & Events
Weekly News Wrap-Up (March 1 - March 5)
Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats (The New York Times, March 4, 2010)
President Obama, beginning a full-court press for his health care overhaul, met Thursday with his insurance industry executives and House Democrats as party leaders on Capitol Hill struggled to figure out whether they could meet the president’s timetable for enacting legislation within a few weeks.
Obama Outlines Final Health Care Plan, Urges Congress to Act (CNN, March 4, 2010)
President Obama outlined his final version of a health care bill Wednesday and urged Congress to bring the plan to a conclusive vote within the next few weeks.
AHCA, Alliance Slam MedPAC for Skilled Nursing Pay Freeze Recommendation; Providers Call for End to Therapy Caps (McKnights Long-Term Care News & Assisted Living, March 4, 2010)
This year’s recommendations from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission don’t take into account the worsening situation facing state Medicaid programs, and could prove harmful to senior care if adopted by Congress, long-term care groups warned Wednesday.
