How Will the ACA Effect Long-Term Care?

In a new Health Affairs article (supported by the Commonwealth Fund), Naylor, Kurtzman, Grabowski, et al., analyze and provide policy recommendations for three provisions of the Affordable Care Act focusing on the promotion of transitional care programs. The authors suggest that additional attention is needed to ensure that unintended consequences resulting from these three provisions are adequately anticipated for in order to ensure vulnerable older adults utilizing long-term services receive the support they require. 

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