LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- Some Michigan lawmakers want to make sure the state’s growing senior population will be taken care of.
A bill would create a study looking at the costs of long-term elderly care for families and the state.
Sarah Slocum specializes in elder care for a nonprofit health group. She says the state needs to know what all that long-term care will cost.
“We’ve been working very hard in the advocate community, from the department, from provider prospective to make improvements in long-term care. But the puzzle that we have not yet unlocked is financing. And how to make that really work across the spectrum,” she says.
The report wouldn’t make recommendations, but it would outline some options for lawmakers. Think tax credits and reinsurance to improve the marketplace.
The bill received its first committee hearing last week.