The Private Sector is the Answer to Long-Term Care System
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Channel: The Aspen Institute · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism
The burden of caregiving falls largely on American families, who often struggle without support to meet the physical and emotional needs of loved ones. With an aging population, a Medicaid system under stress, and a shortage of paid home care workers, the flaws of a fragmented long-term care system grow ever-more apparent. How should responsibility for care be divided among the federal, state, and local governments, employers, the health sector, the insurance industry, and families? Can we identify innovations that offer better care at less cost? Featuring: Freda Lewis-Hall John Noseworthy Carol Raphael William Frist Watch full video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hKAdcRNIWY The Aspen Ideas Festival is the nation's premier, public gathering place for leaders from around the globe and across many disciplines to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the ideas and issues that both shape our lives and challenge our times. Learn more at: http://www.aspenideas.org/ Follow us on: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aspenideas Twitter https://twitter.com/aspenideas LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/channels/aspenideas You can also follow the Aspen Institute: Instagram http://instagram.com/aspeninstitute Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AspenInstitute Twitter https://twitter.com/aspeninstitute LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-aspen-institute Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/aspeninstitute Get regular updates from the Ideas Festival: http://www.aspenideas.org/subscribe-newsletter
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