Thomas McInerney

The Long-Term Care Crisis: Exploring Innovative Financing and Delivery Strategies

Nora Super, Jeff Huber, Thomas McInerney, Robert Morse, Bob Morse, Tom McInerney

This session analyzes the critical gap between the aging population's long-term care needs and the current fragmented infrastructure, citing the collapse of the private insurance market and insufficient median assets for the "lost middle." Industry leaders and policymakers discuss pandemic-driven operational shifts, including the acceleration of telehealth and managed care models, alongside workforce initiatives to address staffing shortages. The discussion concludes with urgent recommendations for hybrid public-private financing, expanded social insurance programs, and tax incentives to stabilize the sector before the first baby boomers reach age 80.