251762 Need for Broad-Based Financing of Long Term Services and Supports

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 10:50 AM

Connie Garner, PhD, MSN , Advance CLASS, Inc., Washington, DC
     
The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) plan is aimed at filling the private/public funding gap in long term care. Legislative and broad implementation strategies will be discussed. The purpose of Advance Class, Inc. is to insure that the program is structured correctly so that employers and the general public truly understand the need for the CLASS plan.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Administration, management, leadership

Learning Objectives:
• To educate the audience on the CLASS program for long term service and support. • To educate on benefits of CLASS to employers and consumers.

Keywords: Community Health, Long-Term Care

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I oversee the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) plan. It is aimed at filling the private/public funding gap in long term care. Legislative and broad implementation strategies will be discussed. The purpose of Advance Class, Inc. is to insure that the program is structured correctly so that employers and the general public truly understand the need for the CLASS plan.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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