| A graying population and the fiscal woes of Medicaid are forcing the nation to reconsider how best to provide long-term health care for the aged and disabled. States are experimenting with ways to reshape their long-term care programs, the National Governors Association has proposed measures to restrain Medicaid spending for the needy and encourage greater use of private insurance, and Congress is moving to close loopholes that allow some well-off Americans to hide assets so as to qualify for Medicaid. The flurry of activity won't come close to solving the nation's long-term care problems, but it usefully highlights how far the country is from seriously confronting this issue - either through public programs or private insurance. |
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