1. The Role of Foundations
Exploring CLASS:
The Role of Foundations
Bruce Chernof, MD
President & CEO
May 10, 2011

2. About The SCAN Foundation
Our mission: to advance the development of a sustainable continuum of quality care for seniors.
Our vision: a society where seniors receive medical treatment and human services that are integrated in the setting most appropriate to their needs and with the greatest likelihood of a healthy, independent life.

3. CLASS: Addressing Functional Security
Cornerstone for functional security
Increased access to HCBS
Refocuses delivery system toward community-based services & individual choice
Historic paradigm shift in aging policy
Implementation: important opportunity for Foundations to be involved

4. CLASS: Role of Foundations
Foundations play an important leadership role
Implementation will require a willingness to take risks
The SCAN Foundation:
Advance CLASS
CLASS TA Briefs
Public Policy and Aging Report Special Issue on CLASS
Long Term Care Policy Simulator
Op-eds in support of CLASS

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