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Thursday, September 24, 2009 • 12:00-1:30 p.m.
In Person or Webinar

Mathematica Policy Research
5th Floor Main Conference Room (Room 5323)
600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 550
Washington, DC 20024

Speakers:
Carol Irvin, Senior Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research
Debra Lipson, Senior Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research

Discussant: Ruth Katz, Associate Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Overview: States have been striving to increase the capacity of long-term care systems to help more people with disabling conditions stay in the community rather than in institutions. The MFP demonstration, administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, represents the next major step in these efforts. The program has important implications for people with disabling conditions, particularly during this period of health care reform. Mathematica senior researchers Carol Irvin, Ph.D., and Debra Lipson, M.H.S.A., will present an overview of the program; describe where states began in this process and the opportunities MFP presents to improve home and community care options; discuss the progress of state MFP programs; and explain the challenges states face in the early stages of implementation. The speakers will also highlight the potential of state MFP programs to relocate long-term institutional residents under age 65 vs. those over age 65. Ruth Katz, Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy, will discuss how the MFP demonstration fits into the evolution of policies and models designed to rebalance the long-term care system.

Register:
http://www.disabilitypolicyresearch.org/researchforums.asp

Download A Flyer:
http://www.disabilitypolicyresearch.org/Forums/CSDPflyer-Sept09.pdf

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