Sustainable Solutions:
The Future of Long-Term Care Financing
May 7, 2025 • 9:30 am - 1:15 pm ET
The 2025 Genworth & CareScout Long-Term Care Symposium will convene leaders, advocates, policymakers, and other stakeholders from the public and private sectors to discuss how we can meaningfully progress toward solving our country’s long-term care financing challenges.
Agenda
Program Opening
9:30 am
With Keynote remarks by Congressman Tom Suozzi.
Rep. Tom Suozzi
Congressman
Panel #1:
“If You Build It…” – Sustainable LTC Financing Programs
10:00 am
This conversation will center around what a sustainable financing system can look like, examining insurance-based frameworks, federal vs. state approaches, current legislation, and potential Medicaid impacts.
Michael Cannon
Director of Health Policy Studies
Cato Institute
Lisa Harootunian
Director, Health Program
Bipartisan Policy Center
Narda Ipakchi, MBA
Vice President of Policy and Programs
The SCAN Foundation
Panel #2:
"A Wider Lens..." – Exploring Potential LTC Financing Reform Impacts
10:55 am
Broadening the conversation, this discussion will examine how long-term care financing reform could affect caregivers, the workforce, employers, and younger populations navigating the LTC landscape, and opportunities that exist to improve the status quo.
Dr. Bridget Bearden
Research and Development Strategist
Employee Benefit Institute
Arielle Galinsky
Student and Youth Advocate for LTSS Reform
Harvard Kennedy School
Mollie Gurian
Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs
Leading Age
Panel #3:
"Diving Deeper..." - Finding the Care in Long-Term Care
11:40 am
As we address the connection between long-term care financing reform and the adequate provision of care, we must also confront the related challenge of how people actually find the care they need. This panel explores how better navigation, person-centered delivery, and provider innovation can improve the aging experience in America.
Lori Cabbage
SVP of Business Development
BrightStar Care
Asif Jiwani
Managing Partner
Life Foundation Home Care
Panel #4:
"Better Together..." – Public + Private Collaboration
12:30 pm
This discussion will focus on the importance of public-private cooperation in building and sustaining a viable long-term care financing system, addressing the role of private long-term care insurance, ways to increase access, and potential innovations.
Stephanie Moench
Principal
Oliver Wyman
Susan Coronel
Executive Director, Product Policy
America’s Health Insurance Plans
Stephen Moses
President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform and Visiting Fellow, Paragon Health Institute
Check out our last event
In case you missed it, see photos and replays from our 2023 Long-Term Care Symposium, "A Better Future for Care."