National Invitational Conference on Long-Term Care Data Bases Conference Package

Office of Social Services Policy

May 1987

This package--distributed at a national conference held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C. on May 21-22, 1987--was prepared by the Office of Social Services Policy (now the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For additional information, you may visit the DALTCP home page at http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/home.htm or contact the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy, Room 424E, H.H Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201. The e-mail address is: DALTCP2@osaspe.dhhs.gov.

AGENDA

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

LONG TERM CARE DATA BASE SUMMARIES

I. 1982-1984 NATIONAL LONG TERM CARE SURVEY: The 1982 and 1984 National Long Term Care Surveys: Their Sstructure and Analytic Uses

II. NATIONAL LONG TERM CARE CHANNELING DEMONSTRATION: The Channeling Evaluation Data Base: A Research Opportunity

III. NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY: 1984 SUPPLEMENT ON AGING: National Health Interview Survey; National Health Interview Survey Questionnaires; National Health Interview Survey Public Use Data Tapes; The Supplement on Aging to the 1984 National Health Interview Survey

IV. THE 1985 NATIONAL NURSING HOME SURVEY: 1985 National Nursing Home Survey: Fact Sheet; Speaker Presentations; Use of Nursing Homes by the Elderly: Preliminary Data From the 1985 National Nursing Home Surevey; Discharges From Nursing Homes: Preliminary Data From the 1985 National Nursing Home Survey; Edward S. Sekscenski, National Center for Health Statistics; Jennifer Madans, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics; William Scanlon, Ph.D., Georgetown University

VI. OVERVIEW OF OTHER DATA BASES
NHANES I Epidemiological Follow-Up Study: Jennifer Madans, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics
Inventory of Long Term Care Places: Curt D. Mueller, National Center for Health Services Research
Survey of Income and Program Participation: Daniel Kasprzyk, Bureau of the Census; Robert Friedland, Ph.D., Employee Benefit Research Institute
Other Long Term Care Data Sources: Aurora Zappolo, Health Care Financing Administration

VII. OVERVIEW OF LONG TERM CARE DATA BASE APPLICATIONS: William Scanlon, Ph.D., Georgetown University; Joan F. Van Nostrand, National Center for Health Statistics; Korbin Liu, Sc.D., Urban Institute; Kenneth Manton, Ph.D., Duke University; Judith Wooldridge, Mathematica Policy Research; Thomas Grannemann, Ph.D., Mathematica Policy Research; Evelyn S. Mathis, National Center for Health Statistics; Gerry E. Hendershot, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics

VIII. IN THE PIPELINE: Joan F. Van Nostrand, National Center for Health Statistics

IX. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: Mary Harahan, Department of Health and Human Services

X. APPENDICES: Agenda; Long Term Care Data Base Summaries; List of Participants

AGENDA

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1987

8:00-9:00 am (BALLROOM LOBBY): Conference Registration and Coffee

9:00-9:30 am (BALLROOM): Introductions
Mary F. Harahan, Director, Division of Disability, Aging and Long Term Care Policy, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; Welcome; Robert B. Helms, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Arnold R. Tompkins, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Social Services Policy, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Steven A. Grossman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Planning and Evaluation), DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

9:30-11:30 am OVERVIEW OF LTC DATA BASES: GENERAL SESSION (BALLROOM): Introduction
Mary F. Harahan, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; 1982-1984 National Long Term Care Survey; Kenneth Manton, Ph.D., Duke University; National Long Term Care Channeling Demonstration
George Carcagno, Mathematica Policy Research; National Health Interview Survey 1984 Supplement on Aging; Gerry Hendershot, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; 1985 National Nursing Home Survey; Evelyn Mathis, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

11:30 am-1:00 pm LUNCH BREAK (reconvene at 1:00 pm)

1:00-3:00 pm EXAMINATION OF LONG TERM CARE DATA BASES (Breakout Session No. 1): 1982-1984 National Long Term Care Survey (BALLROOM)
Kenneth Manton, Ph.D., Duke University

Korbin Liu, Sc.D., Urban Institute; National Long Term Care Channeling Demonstration (CARLTON); George Carcagno, Mathematica Policy Research

Peter Kemper, Ph.D., National Center for Health Services Research, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Judith Wooldridge, Mathematica Policy Research

Thomas Grannemann, Ph.D., Mathematica Policy Research; National Health Interview Survey: 1984 Supplement on Aging (BALCONY)
Gerry Hendershot, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics

Susan Jack, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Joseph Fitti, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; 1985 National Nursing Home Survey (BALCONY); Evelyn Mathis, National Center for Health Statistics

Esther Hing, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Genevieve Strahan, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Edward Sekscenski, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Jennifer Madans, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

William Scanlon, Ph.D., Center for Health Policy, Georgetown University

3:00-3:15 pm BREAK

3:15-5:15 pm EXAMINATION OF LONG TERM CARE DATA BASES (Breakout Session No. 2): 1982-1984 National Long Term Care Survey (BALLROOM)
Kenneth Manton, Ph.D., Duke University

Korbin Liu, Sc.D., Urban Institute; National Long Term Care Channeling Demonstration (CARLTON); George Carcagno, Mathematica Policy Research

Peter Kemper, Ph.D., National Center for Health Services Research, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Judith Wooldridge, Mathematica Policy Research

Thomas Grannemann, Ph.D., Mathematica Policy Research; National Health Interview Survey: 1984 Supplement on Aging (BALCONY)
Gerry Hendershot, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics

Susan Jack, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Joseph Fitti, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; 1985 National Nursing Home Survey (BALCONY); Evelyn Mathis, National Center for Health Statistics

Esther Hing, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Genevieve Strahan, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Edward Sekscenski, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Jennifer Madans, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

William Scanlon, Ph.D., Center for Health Policy, Georgetown University

5:30-7:30 pm RECEPTION (BALLROOM LOBBY): (Co-sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons, the American Health Care Association, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, and the Health Insurance Association of America); Welcome

FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1987

7:45-8:00 am COFFEE (BALLROOM)

8:00-8:30 am (BALLROOM): NHANES I Epidemiological Followup Study (General Session)
Jennifer Madans, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics

8:30-8:50 am (BALLROOM): Inventory of Long Term Care Places (General Session)
Curt Mueller, National Center for Health Services Research, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

8:50-9:40 am (BALLROOM): Overview of Survey of Income and Program Participation (General Session)
Daniel Kasprzyk, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Robert Friedland, Ph.D., Employee Benefit Research Institute

9:40-10:15 am (BALLROOM): Other Long Term Care Data Sources (General Session)
Aurora Zappolo, DHHS/Health Care Financing Administration

10:15-10:30 am BREAK

10:30 am-12:15 pm (BALLROOM): Long Term Care Data Base Producer Panel Applications (General Session)
Kenneth Manton, Ph.D., Duke University

Korbin Liu, Sc.D., Urban Institute

Judith Wooldridge, Mathematica Policy Research

Thomas Grannemann, Ph.D., Mathematica Policy Research

Joan Van Nostrand, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Evelyn Mathis, National Center for Health Statistics

Gerry Hendershot, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics; Moderator; William Scanlon, Ph.D., Center for Health Policy; Participants; Entire Audience

12:15-12:30 pm (BALLROOM): "In the Pipeline" (General Session)
Joan Van Nostrand, National Center for Health Statistics

12:30-12:45 pm (BALLROOM): Summary and Conclusion (General Session)
Mary F. Harahan, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

12:45-2:00 pm LUNCH BREAK (Reconvene at 2:00 pm)

2:00-3:35 pm EXAMINATION OF LONG TERM CARE DATA BASES (Breakout Session No. 3--Informal): 1982-1984 National Long Term Care Survey (BALLROOM)
Kenneth Manton, Ph.D., Duke University

Korbin Liu, Sc.D., Urban Institute; National Long Term Care Channeling Demonstration (CARLTON); George Carcagno, Mathematica Policy Research

Peter Kemper, Ph.D., National Center for Health Services Research, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Judith Wooldridge, Mathematica Policy Research

Thomas Grannemann, Ph.D., Mathematica Policy Research; National Health Interview Survey: 1984 Supplement on Aging (BALCONY)
Gerry Hendershot, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics

Susan Jack, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Joseph Fitti, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; 1985 National Nursing Home Survey (BALCONY); Evelyn Mathis, National Center for Health Statistics

Esther Hing, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Genevieve Strahan, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Edward Sekscenski, National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Jennifer Madans, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics, DHHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

William Scanlon, Ph.D., Center for Health Policy, Georgetown University

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

PRESENTERS/SPEAKERS

Mr. George Carcagno, Executive Vice President, Mathematica Policy Research, P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2393

Mr. Joseph E. Fitti, Survey Statistician, National Center for Health Statistics, Room 2-44, 3700 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

Dr. Robert B. Friedland, Research Associate, Employee Benefit Research Institute, Suite 860, 2121 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037

Mr. Thomas Grannemann, Senior Economist, Mathematica Policy Research, P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2393

Mr. Steven A. Grossman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Planning and Evaluation), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Room 717H, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Ms. Mary F. Harahan, Director, DHHS/OS/ASPE/SSP/DALTC, Room 410E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Dr. Robert B. Helms, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 415F, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Mr. Gerry E. Hendershot, Chief of Illness and Disability Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Room 2-44, 3700 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

Ms. Esther Hing, National Center for Health Statistics, Room 2-63, FCB 2, 3700 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

Ms. Susan S. Jack, Statistician, National Center for Health Statistics, 3700 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

Mr. Daniel Kasprzyk, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Division, Room 2025, Federal Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20233

Mr. Peter Kemper, Service Fellow, DHHS/National Center for Health Services Research, Room 18A-55, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Mr. Korbin Liu, Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20015

Dr. Jennifer Madans, Deputy Director, Division of Analysis, National Center for Health Statistics, Room 2-27, 3700 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

Mr. Kenneth Manton, Research Professor, Duke University, Demographic Studies, 2117 Campus Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27706

Ms. Evelyn S. Mathis, Chief, Long-Term Care Statistics Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, Room 2-43, 3700 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

Mr. Curt D. Mueller, Economist, DHHS/National Center for Health Services Research, Room 18A-55, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Mr. William Scanlon, Co-Director, Georgetown Center for Health Policy Studies, Suite 525, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007

Mr. Edward S. Sekscenski, Health Statistician, National Center for Health Statistics, Room 2-43, Center Building, 3700 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

Ms. Genevieve Strahan, National Center for Health Statistics, Room 2-63, FCB 2, 3700 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

Mr. Arnold R. Tompkins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Social Services Policy/ASPE/DHHS, Room 410E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Ms. Joan F. Van Nostrand, Acting Director, Division of Health Care Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, 3700 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

Ms. Judith Wooldridge, Senior Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research, P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2393

Ms. Aurora Zappola, Statistician, DHHS/Health Care Financing Administration, Room 2-A-12, Oak Meadows Building, 6340 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207

GENERAL ATTENDEES

Dr. Faye G. Abdellah, Deputy Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, Room 18-67, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Ms. Loida R. Abraham, Actuarial Fellow, F.S.A., John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 33rd Floor, 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02177

Mr. Michael S. Abroe, Consulting Actuary, Milliman and Robertson, Inc., 55 West Monroe, Chicago, Illinois 60603

Dr. Richard Adelson, Assistant Director, Planning (161A), Veterans Administration, OD, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20420

Mr. Gerald S. Adler, Special Assistant, Health Care Financing Administration, AAPD, Room 743, East High Rise, 6325 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207

Dr. J.A. Alford, Executive Vice President, Brasman Research Institute, Suite 202, 814 Thayer Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Ms. Dorothy M. Amey, Principal Analyst, Congressional Budget Office, House Annex #2, Second and D Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20515

Ms. Carol Austin, Associate Professor, Ohio State University, College of Social Work, 1947 College Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210

Ms. Amy Aycock, Research Coordinator, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of the National Capitol Area, Health Care Policy and Research Department, 550 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20065

Mr. Philip J. Barackman, AVP and Actuary, Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company, 11 Colonial Penn Plaza, 13th Floor, 19th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19181

Mr. Hal Barney, Assistant Vice President, Johnson and Higgins, 1600 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-7216

Ms. Joan C. Barrett, Associate Actuary, The Travelers Companies, 9 MS, 1 Tower Square, Hartford, Connecticut 06183

Ms. Deborah Bass, Director, Executive Secretariat, Office of Human Development Services, Room 300E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Dr. Anita Beckerman, Assistant Professor, College of New Rochelle, School of Nursing, Castle Place, New Rochelle, New York 10801

Mr. Melvin E. Beetle, Director, Evaluation Division, ACTION, Federal Domestic Volunteer Agency, Room M-601, 806 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20525

Mr. Kim Bellard, Director, Underwriting, Prudential Insurance Company, AARP Operations, P.O. Box 130, Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania 18936

Mr. Mark Benedict, Minority Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care, Room 2209, Rayburn Building, Washington, D.C. 20515

Mr. Charles Betley, Research Assistant, Employee Benefit Research Institute, Suite 860, 2121 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037

Ms. Nancy Blustein, Special Assistant to the Director, National Center for Health Services Research, HCTA, Room 18-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Dr. Rachel F. Boaz, Research Associate, Center for Social Research, Graduate Center, City University of New York, Room 623, 33 West 42nd Street, New York, New York 10036

Ms. Susie R. Bosstick, Chief, Long Term Care Division, Maryland Office on Aging, 301 West Preston Street, Room 1004, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Mr. John Bradley, Assistant Vice President and Associate Actuary, Combined Insurance, 123 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601

Mr. Stanley J. Brody, Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Room 22, 2 Piersol, Box 590, 3400 Spruse Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4283

Dr. Joel H. Broida, Research Analyst, Health Care Financing Administration, ORD, Room 2-B-14, Oak Meadows Building, 6340 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207

Mr. Richard Browdie, Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Aging, Barto Building, 231 State Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101

Mr. Floyd Brown, Research Analyst, DHHS/OS/ASPE/SSP/DALTC, Room 410E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Dr. Joan Buchanan, Operations Research Specialist, The Rand Corporation, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90406

Mr. Robert Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Cornell University, Room N132, MVR Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853

Dr. Terry F. Buss, Director, Center for Urban Studies, Youngstown State University, 410 Wick Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio 44555

Ms. Cathi M. Callahan, Research Analyst, Actuarial Research Corporation, Suite E, 6928 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, Virginia 22003

Mr. Edwin J. Campbell, Manager, Group Contracts, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, 2323 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108

Mr. William S. Cartwright, Chief, Demography and Economics Office, National Institute on Aging, Room 612, Federal Building, 7550 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20892

Mr. Holen Chang, Actuary Associate, Actuarial Research Corporation, Suite E, 6928 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, Virginia 22003

Mr. Ralph Cherry, Assistant Professor, Purdue University, 408 Russell, West Lafayette, Indiana 41906

Dr. Robert F. Clark, Program Analyst, DHHS/OS/ASPE/SSP/DALTC, Room 410E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Mr. William D. Clark, Social Science Research Analyst, Health Care Financing Administration/ORD/ODE, Room 2-F-6, Oak Meadows Building, 6325 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207

Mr. Gary Claxton, Insurance Issues Analyst, American Association of Retired Persons, 1909 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20049

Mr. Robert M. Clinkscale, President, La Jolla Management Corporation, 11426 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852

Mr. Timothy Cole, Actuarial Assistant, Continental American Life, 300 Continental Drive, Newark, Delaware 19713

Ms. Terri Coughlin, Service Fellow, National Center for Health Services Research, Long-Term Care Studies Program, Room 18A-55, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Mr. Stephen Crystal, Chair, Division on Aging, Rutgers University, 30 College Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903

Ms. Diane Davis, Data Archivist/Analyst, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers University, 30 College Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903

Mr. Raymond DePaola, Director, National Rating and Special Products, Blue Cross of Greater Philadelphia, 1333 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

Mr. Dennis L. DeWitt, Executive Director, HHS Task Force on Long Term Health Care Policies, Room 4406, HHS North Building, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Dr. Robert T. Deane, Chief Economist, American Health Care Association, 1200 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005

Ms. Alfreda Dempkowski, Environmental Specialist, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, 622 Third Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10017

Mr. Arthur N. Dickerson, Vice President, Corporate Development, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, Fountain Square, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

Dr. Milan J. Dluhy, Associate Director and Associate Professor, Center on Aging, Florida International University, Bay Vista Campus, North Miami, Florida 33181

Mr. Mark G. Doherty, Director of Research, Society of Actuaries, 500 Park Boulevard, Itasco, Illinois 60143

Ms. Pamela Doty, Senior Policy Analyst, Health Care Financing Administration, OLP, Room 345G, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Mr. John Drabek, Economist, Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA/DHHS, Room 8-41, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Ms. Linda Drazga Maxfield, Senior Statistician, Maximus, Suite 400, 6723 Whittier Avenue, McLean, Virginia 22101

Mr. Alfred P. Duncker, Social Science Research Analyst, Administration on Aging, DHHS, Room 4272, HHS North Building, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Mr. Robert J. Dymowski, Consulting Actuary, Milliman and Robertson, Inc., Suite 300, 259 Radnor-Chester Roads, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087

Mr. Paul Eggers, Chief, Program Evaluation Branch, Health Care Financing Administration, Room 2-C-14, Oak Meadows Building, 6340 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207

Mr. Gerald Eggert, Executive Director, Monroe County Long Term Care Program, Suite 2250, 349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, New York 14445

Dr. David M. Eisenberg, Director, Long-Term Care, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, 111 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

Mr. Paul Elstein, Program Analyst, Task Force on Long Term Health Care Policies, HCFA, Room 4406, HHS North Building, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Mr. Arthur W. Ericson, Consultant, 4448 East Camelback Road, #12 Village Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85018

Mr. Lynn Etheredge, Consolidated Consulting Group, Suite 352, 1133 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037

Ms. Lydia Falconier, Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago, Occupational Therapy Department, 1919 West Taylor, Chicago, Illinois 60680

Dr. Barbara Fallon, Social Science Research Analyst, Administration on Aging/OHDS, Room 4272, HHS North Building, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Mr. Carl R. Fenstermaker, Group Director, U.S. General Accounting Office, Room N1657, New Department of Labor Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210

Mr. Robert Ficke, Director, Membership Services, National Association of State Units on Aging, Suite 208, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024

Dr. Rhona S. Fisher, Research Associate, Intergovernmental Health Policy Project, Suite 616, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037

Mr. Daniel Foley, Statistician, National Institute on Aging, Room 612, Federal Building, 7550 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20892

Dr. Richard Fortinsky, Research Associate, University of Southern Maine, Human Services Development Institute, 96 Falmouth Street, Portland, Maine 04103

Mr. Donald G. Fowles, Statistician, DHHS/OHDS/Administration on Aging, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Dr. Glenn Fujiura, Institute for the Study of Developmental Disabilities, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1640 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, Illinois 60608

Ms. Rosemary Fulcher, Vice President and Chief Actuary, United American Insurance Company, P.O. Box 810, 2909 North Buckner Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75221-0810

Ms. Marie Gammon LeDuc, Account Executive, Corporate Strategic Planning, UNUM Life Insurance Company, 2211 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04122

Dr. Judith Garrard, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, Center for Health Services Research, School of Public Health, Box 729 Mayo, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

Mr. Michael Gastineau, Union Labor Life Insurance Company, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001

Mr. Paul D. Gayer, Senior Economist, DHHS/OS/ASPE/SSP/DALTC, Room 410E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Mr. Donald A. Gibbs, Associate Actuary, Aetna Life and Casualty, 25 Sigourney Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06156

Ms. Mary Jo Gibson, Policy Analyst, Public Policy Institute, American Association of Retired Persons, 1909 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20049

Ms. Ingrid Goldstrom, National Institute of Mental Health, Room 18C-07, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Dr. Evelyn W. Gordon, Assistant Director for Health Programs Research, Food and Drug Administration (HF-Z-70), 8757 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Ms. Marian Gornick, Director, Division of Bene. Studies, Health Care Financing Administration, ORD, Room 2504, Oak Meadows Building, 6325 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207

Mr. Leonard E. Gottesman, President, Community Services Institute, 137 North Narberth Avenue, Narberth, Pennsylvania 19072

Mr. George Greenberg, DHHS/OS/ASPE/HP, Room 432E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Ms. Jewell J. Griffin, DHHS/OS/ASPE/SSP/DALTC, Room 410E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Ms. Pamela Griffith, Clinical Studies Project Manager, Group Operations, Inc., Suite 206, 12750 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852

Mr. Robert Griss, Policy Analyst, Center for Study of Social Policy, Suite 405, 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002

Ms. Marcy Gross, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Room 740G, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Mr. Larry Guerrero, Director, Division of Program Analysis and Evaluation, Office of Human Development Services, Room 722E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Dr. Claire E. Gutkin, Senior Research Associate, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aging, 1200 Centre Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02131

Mr. Mahlon N. Haines, Chief, Field Operations Unit, Bureau of Long Term Care Services, DLTCUC, Department of Public Welfare, P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105

Dr. Burton P. Halpert, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Missouri, Kansas City, 2220 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108

Ms. Linda Hamm, Division of Long-Term Care, Health Care Financing Administration, Room 2-F-14, Oak Meadows Building, 6340 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207

Mr. Raymond Hanley, Senior Research Analyst, Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

Mr. Glen E. Harelson, Program Analyst, DHHS/OS/ASPE/SSP/DALTC, Room 410E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Ms. Karen Harlow, Director of Research/Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science, Center at Dallas, Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Services, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75235

Dr. Mary S. Harper, Coordinator, Long Term Care Programs, National Institute of Mental Health, Room 11C-03, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Ms. Cynthia Harpine, Statistician (Demography), Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2375, Federal Building #3, Washington, D.C. 20233

Mr. William D. Hart, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Texas Woman's University, 1130 M.D. Anderson Building, Houston, Texas 77030

Ms. Peggy Hauser, Associate Actuary, Milliman and Robertson, Inc., 15700 Blue Mound Road, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005

Mr. Rex D. Hemme, Vice President and Actuary, American General Group Insurance Company, 3988 North Central Expressway, Dallas, Texas 75204

Mr. Jim Heth, Program Coordinator, Division for Aging Services, CHR Building, Sixth Floor West, 275 East Main Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40621

Mr. David L. Hewitt, Senior Vice President, Hay/Huggins Company, Inc., 229 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19013

Ms. Jody Hoffman, Georgetown University, Center for Health Policy Studies, Suite 525, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007

Mr. Robert Hoyer, Research Director, National Association for Home Care, 519 C Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002

Ms. Susan L. Hughes, Director, Programs in Gerontological Health, Center for Health Services and Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

Mr. K.A. Jagannathan, Chief, Program Analysis and Data Base Branch, Office of Human Development Services, OPPL, Room 726E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Ms. Tecla Jaskulski, Director, Macro Systems, Inc., Suite 300, 8630 Fenton Street, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Mr. Richard D. Johnson, Vice President/Chief, Life Actuary, Mutual Service Life Insurance Company, P.O. Box 64035, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164

Ms. Wilma G. Johnson, Program Analysis Officer, Centers for Disease Control, OPPE, Room 2060, D24, Building 1, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Ms. Judith D. Kasper, 1417 Park Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

Mr. Daniel Katsman, Assistant Manager, EQUICOR, Room 14FW, 195 Broadway, New York, New York 10007

Ms. Maryanne Keenan, Research Associate, National Academy of Science/IOM, Room JH-751, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418

Mr. James R. Kelly, Chief, Community Care Programs, Veterans Administration, Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care (181), 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20420

Ms. Catherine Kennedy, Consultant, Aetna Life and Casualty, MB65, 151 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06156

Ms. Rosemary Kern, Research Associate, New Direction for Policy, Inc., 1101 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20005

Mr. Austin Kessler, Program Analyst, DHHS/OS/ASPE, Room 446F, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Ms. Nancy H. Kichak, Supervisory Actuary, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Room 4307, 1900 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20415

Ms. Eloise H.P. Killeffer, Senior Research Scientist, Columbia University, Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tower 3, 29-F, 100 Haven Avenue, New York, New York 10032

Mr. Richard L. Kimmel, Manager, CSC, Physicians Mutual Insurance Company, 115 South 42nd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131

Mr. Edward C. King, Actuarial Assistant, Actuarial Research Corporation, Suite E, 6928 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, Virginia 22003

Mr. Bruce Kinwran, Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute, University of Pennsylvania, 31 Sabine Avenue, Narberth, Pennsylvania 19072

Ms. Barbara K. Krimgold, Consultant, National Health Policy Forum, Suite 616, George Washington University, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037

Ms. Rene Kozloff, Kunitz and Associates, 6406 Tilden Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852

Dr. Selma C. Kunitz, President, Kunitz and Associates, Inc., 6406 Tilden Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852

Mr. John Ladley, Senior Vice President and Practice Director, Huggins Financial Services and Hay-Huggins, 229 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Dr. Mitchell P. LaPlante, Assistant Research Sociologist, Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, N531Y, San Francisco, California 94143-0646

Ms. Marlene Larks, Executive Director, National Association of Health Data Organizations, 229 1/2 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003

Ms. Shelah Leader, Health Policy Analyst, American Association of Retired Persons, 1909 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20049

Ms. Dori Lefebvre, Director of New Products/New Ventures, Union Fidelity Insurance Company, 4850 Street Road, Trevose, Pennsylvania 19049

Dr. Joel Leon, Assistant Professor, Washington University, Box 1196, 1 South Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63130

Mr. Jay Lewellen, Actuarial Analyst, Union Fidelity Insurance Company, 4850 Street Road, Trevose, Pennsylvania 19049

Mr. Gary M. Lin, AVP and Actuary, MONY Financial Services, 4 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, New York 10577

Dr. Donna Lind Infeld, School of Government and Business Administration, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052

Mr. Peter D. Lopatin, Consultant, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association, 676 North Saint Clair, Tenth Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60611

Ms. Margaret Lueken, Product Development Actuary, Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, P.O. Box 1110, 1300 South Clinton, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801

Mr. Kenneth Lutterman, Associate Director, National Institute for Mental Health, DBAS, Room 18C-26, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Dr. Margaret MacAdam, Research Associate, Health Policy Center, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254

Mr. Alfred J. Masciocchi, Associate Actuary, Aetna Life and Casualty, M-C62, 151 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06156

Ms. Katie Maslow, Analyst, U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Bio Applications Program, Washington, D.C. 20015

Ms. Margaret H. Mason, Senior Analyst, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, J218, 600 East Lafayette, Detroit, Michigan 48226

Ms. Regina I. McArdle, 77 Willow Road, Nahant, Massachusetts 01908

Ms. Joyce McCallum Nye, Director, Medical Review, Medical Care Development, Inc., 11 Parkwood Drive, Augusta, Maine 04330

Mr. John L. McCoy, Senior Research Analyst, Social Security Administration, Room 323A, Universal North Building, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009

Ms. Eileen McDaniel, MSW, Project Manager, Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service, Room 721G, 113 West 60th Street, New York, New York 10023

Ms. Daisy McGinley, Evaluator, U.S. General Accounting Office, Room N-1657, NDLB, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210

Mr. Mark Meiners, Senior Research Manager, National Center for Health Services Research, Room 18A-55, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Ms. Brina B. Melemed, Consultant, Long Term Care, 4630 Edgefield Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Dr. Baila Miller, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Associate Health Professions, 840 South Wood Street (M/C 778), Chicago, Illinois 60612

Dr. Sheila J. Miller, Associate Professor, Miami University, Scripps Gerontology Center, Oxford, Ohio 45056

Ms. Ethel Mitty, Director of Nursing Services, National League for Nursing Representative, Jewish Institute for Geriatric Care, 271-11 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, New York 11042

Ms. Jane W. Molloy, Office of Economic Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4858, Washington, D.C. 20230

Ms. Colleen Monahan, Research Specialist, University of Illinois, Division of Services for Crippled Children, 1919 West Taylor Street, Eighth Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60612

Ms. Marilyn Moon, American Association of Retired Persons, 1909 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20049

Ms. Susan Morisato, Vice President/Health Product Actuary, Bankers Life and Casualty Company, 4444 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60630

Ms. Julia Morphew, Senior Contract Analyst, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, 2323 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108

Ms. Pamela Mueller, General Accounting Office, Room 5739, 441 G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20548

Ms. Connie Flynt Mullinix, Program Associate, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, P.O. Box 2316, Princeton, New Jersey 08536-2316

Dr. Larry C. Mullins, Program Coordinator, International Exchange Center on Geronotology, University of South Florida, P.O. Box 3208, Tampa, Florida 33620

Dr. Phyllis H. Mutschler, Senior Research Associate and Adjunct Lecturer, Heller School, Brandeis University, South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254

Mr. Larry Nelson, Associate Actuary, Northwestern National Life Insurance, 20 Washington Avenue South, ATTN. Route #6670, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440

Ms. Karen Nemeth, Assistant Professor, Boston University, School of Public Health, 80 East Concord Street, Boston, Massachusetts

Mr. David M. Nevison, Director of Planning and Evaluation, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, 111 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

Dr. Anne B. Newman, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261

Ms. Peggy O'Brien, Program Manager, SysteMetrics, Inc., Suite 300, 3939 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016

Mr. James M. O'Connor, Vice President and Assistant Actuary, Prudential Insurance Company of America, 4 Becker Farm Road, Roseland, New Jersey 07068

Ms. Carol O'Shaughnessy, Specialist in Social Legislation, Congressional Research Service, Education and Public Welfare Division, LM-320, Washington, D.C. 20540

Mr. Satya N. Pabuwal, Actuary, Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia, Provident Mutual Building, 1600 Market Street, P.O. Box 7378, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101

Dr. Joseph A. Papsidero, Professor and Chairman, Community Health Science, Michigan State University, B545 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1316

Ms. Christine Pattee, Health Plan Supervisor, Connecticut Department of Health Services, 150 Washington Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06109

Mr. Deochand Persaud, Program Research Analyst, New York State Office for the Aging, Empire State Plaza, Building #2, Albany, New York 12223

Dr. Eric Pfeiffer, Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Suncoast Gerontology Center, University of Southern Florida, College of Medicine, MDC Box 50, 12901 North 30th Street, Tampa, Florida 33612

Mr. Robert F. Phillips, Secretary, Disability/Life, Amex Life Assurance Company, 1650 Los Gamos Drive, San Rafael, California 94903-1899

Mr. Richard D. Pitts, Assistant Vice President, Continental American Life, P.O. Box 15750, Wilmington, Delaware 19850

Mr. Richard J. Price, Specialist in Health Legislation, Congressional Research Service, Education and Public Welfare Division, LM-320, Washington, D.C. 20540

Mr. Bob L. Proctor, Senior Vice President, World Life and Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, 215 West Church Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406

Ms. Rachel Pruphno, Philadelphia Geriatric Center, 5301 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141

Ms. Charlene C. Quinn, Director, Office of Policy Planning and Liaison, Health Care Financing Administration, OPHC, Room 423H, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Dr. David L. Rabin, Professor, Georgetown University, School of Medicine, Department of Community and Family Medicine, 3900 Reservoir Road, Washington, D.C. 20007

Ms. Margaret Radany, Research Associate, American College of Physicians, 4200 Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Ms. Theresa A. Raskauskas, DHHS/OS/ASPE/SSP/DALTC, Room 410E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Ms. Dixie W. Ray, Assistant Professor, Indiana University, School of Nursing, 610 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46233

Dr. Dennis A. Revicki, Research Scientist, Battelle Health and Population Research Center, 2030 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

Mr. David W. Rieck, Vice President, Connecticut Community Care, Inc., 719 Middle Street, Bristol, Connecticut 06010

Mr. Richard Rimkunas, Specialist in Social Legislation, Congressional Research Service, LM-320, James Madison Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540

Dr. Joan Rosenbach, Analyst, DHHS/HRSA/OPEL, Room 1422, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Ms. Elizabeth Rothberg, Assistant Director, Consumer and Professional Relations, Health Insurance Association of America, 1025 Connecticut Avenue, 12th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20036

Dr. Barry Rovner, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Osler 320, Baltimore, Maryland 21205

Ms. Rose M. Rubin, Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

Ms. Leslie Saber, Project Officer, Health Care Financing Administration, Room 2-F-6, Oak Meadows Building, 6340 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207

Ms. Judy Sangl, Research Analyst, Health Care Financing Administration, OR, Room 2-B-14, Oak Meadows Building, 6340 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207

Mr. James V. Scanlon, Chief, Data Planning and Standards Branch, DDP, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Room 717H, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Dr. G. Schrijvers, Institute of Health Sciences, Bijlhouwerstraat 6, 3511 ZC Utrecht, The Netherlands

Mr. Frank L. Sena, Director, CIGNA Corporation, Room 214, Employee Marketing Building, Hartford, Connecticut 06152

Dr. Sylvia Sherwood, Director, Department of Social Gerontological Research, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aging, 1200 Centre Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02131

Ms. Linda A. Siegenthaler, Economist, DHHS/Public Health Service/NCHSR/DER/CF, Room 18A-09, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Mr. Herbert A. Silverman, Chief, Survey Studies Branch, Health Care Financing Administration, Room 2-A-12, Oak Meadows Building, 6340 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207

Dr. Myrna Silverman, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, A218 Crabtree Hall, GSPH, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261

Mr. Thomas A. Skiff, Senior Vice President, AMEX Life Assurance Company, 1650 Los Gamos Drive, San Rafael, California 94903-1899

Ms. Marian Smallegan, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carrington Hall 214 H, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514

Ms. Denise L. Smith, Demographic Statistician, Bureau of the Census, Population Division, Room 2332-3, Washington, D.C. 20233

Ms. Nancy Smith, Professional Staff, House Select Committee on Aging, Room 712, House Office Building Annex I, Washington, D.C. 20515

Mr. Morris Snow, Actuary, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010

Ms. Barbara Snyder, Consultant, Tillinghast, Nelson and Warren, Inc., 1200 Lakeside Square, 12377 Merit Drive, Dallas, Texas 75251

Dr. Beth J. Soldo, Associate Professor, Department of Demography, Georgetown University, POULTON 233, Washington, D.C. 20057

Ms. Susan Sosler, Social Science Analyst, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland

Ms. Denise Spence, Senior Research Analyst, Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

Mr. John F. Stahl, ADPE, CNA Insurance Companies, CNA Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60685

Ms. Jane Stenson, Executive Assistant, Catholic Charities USA, 1319 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004

Mr. Thomas J. Stoiber, FSA, Second Vice President and Actuary, Time Insurance Company, 515 West Wells Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201

Dr. Robyn Stone, Research Fellow, National Center for Health Services Research, Room 18A-55, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Mr. Robert Stovenour, Acting Commissioner, ADD, Office of Human Development Services, Room 351D, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Ms. Brenda L. Sturgill, DHHS/OS/ASPE/SSP/DALTC, Room 410E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Mr. Richard Suzman, National Institute on Aging, Room 4C-32, Building 31C, Bethesda, Maryland

Ms. Sharon G. Takeda, Research Associate, On Lok Senior Health Services, 1455 Bush Street, San Francisco, California 94109

Ms. Jane S. Takeuchi, Senior Research Associate, American Association of Retired Persons, 1909 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20049

Ms. Cleonice Tavani, Program Analyst, DHHS/Public Health Service/HRSA, Room 14-30, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Ms. Lydia Tislenka, Research Data Analyst, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Room 445, Hampton House, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland 21205

Dr. Lennie-Marie P. Tolliver, Professor, University of Oklahoma, School of Social Work, 1005 Jenkins Avenue, Norman, Oklahoma 73019

Mr. H. Selwyn Torrance, Vice President, Hay/Huggins Company, Inc., 229 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Mr. Gordon R. Trapnell, President, Actuarial Research Corporation, Suite E, 6928 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, Virginia 22003

Mr. Herbert G. Traxler, Economist, DHHS/Public Health Service/NCHSR/DER/CF, Room 18A-09, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

Ms. Joan Turek-Brezina, Director, Division of Technical Support, DHHS/OS/ASPE/PS, Room 438F, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Ms. Susan Van Gelder, Associate Director, Research and Policy Development, Health Insurance Association of America, Suite 1200, 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

Mr. Thomas Wan, Professor and Director, Medical College of Virginia, VCU, Department of Health Administration, Box 203, Richmond, Virginia 23298

Ms. Joan Warren, Research Associate, University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, 20 North Pine Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Ms. Mary Webb, Policy Analyst, American Association of Homes for the Aging, Suite 400, 1129 20th Street, Washington, D.C.

Ms. Nancy E. Weber, Assistant Director of Planning, Kendal Management Services, Box 100, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348

Dr. William G. Weissert, Director of Program on Aging and Professor, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, 144 Kron Building, 514A, 725 Airport Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514

Dr. James A. Wells, Senior Policy Analyst, Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs, Suite 500, 2 Wisconsin Circle, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815

Mr. Michael Wheeler, Assistant Actuary, The Hartford, P.O. Box 2999, Hartford, Connecticut 06104-2999

Mr. Joshua Wiener, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

Dr. Robert Windom, Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 716G, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Ms. Del Winkelman, Senior Actuarial Consultant, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association, 676 North Saint Clair, Tenth Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60611

Mr. Walter Woodward, Vice President of Actuarial Services, Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania, 1 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

Dr. Gooloo S. Wunderlich, Director, Division of Data Policy, OHPE, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Room 717H, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

Dr. Cathleen Yordi, Senior Analyst, Berkeley Planning Associates, 3200 Adeline Street, Berkeley, California 94703

Mr. Karl D. Yordy, Director, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room NAS-318, Washington, D.C. 20418

Ms. Sheila Zedlewski, Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20015

Mr. David R. Zimmerman, Director, Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis, Room 300, Infirmary, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

Mr. Leonard B. Zimmerman, Vice President, Group Actuary, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, 730 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017

Ms. Sharon A. Zundel, Coordinator, Services for Continuing Independence, Arlington County Department of Human Services, P.O. Box 7266, Arlington, Virginia 22207

Mr. Daniel I. Zwick, 8016 Grand Teton Drive, Potomac, Maryland 20854

LONG TERM CARE DATA BASE SUMMARIES

National Long Term Care Channeling Demonstration

Referral Person: Judith Wooldridge

Phone Number: (609)275-2370

Target Population: Individuals 65 years or older. Noninstitutionalized. Functional limited.

Sample Size: 6,326 screens.

Type of Survey: Longitudinal (baseline, 6, 12, 18 months); multiple data sources.

Universe: Aged noninstitutional functionally limited persons.

Sample Frame: Persons randomized (treatment/controls) into Channeling demonstration.

Clustering: 10 sites.

Stratification: Age, eligibility criteria.

Collection Agency: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Smallest Geographical Unit Results: Demonstration site.

Year of Data: 1982-1985.

Final Data Tapes: January 1987.

Cost of Survey: ASPE/HCFA/AOA--$13 million (for full Channeling evaluation).

1982 National Long Term Care Survey

Referral Person: Ken Manton

Phone Number: (919)684-6126

Target Population: Individuals 65 years or older, noninstitutionalized. Functional limited.

Sample Size: 36,000 screened. 6,400 detailed.

Type of Survey: Cross-sectional.

Universe: Aged noninstitutional functionally limited persons in nation.

Sample Frame: Medicare Health Insurance Master File.

Clustering: 173 sampled areas.

Stratification: Age and original reason for entitlement.

Collection Agency: Census Bureau

Smallest Geographical Unit Results: Census Bureau.

Year of Data: 1982.

Final Data Tapes: February 1984.

Cost of Survey: ASPE--$1.1 million. HCFA--$1.0 million.

1984 National Long Term Care Survey

Referral Person: Ken Manton

Phone Number: (919)684-6126

Target Population: Individuals 65 years or older, total. Functionally limited.

Sample Size: 20,000 screened. 11,000 detailed.

Type of Survey: Panel with 1982 National Long-Term Care Survey, cross-sectional for 1984.

Universe: Aged functionally limited persons in nation.

Sample Frame: Medicare Health Insurance Master File.

Clustering: 173 sampled areas.

Stratification: Age and original reason for entitlement.

Collection Agency: Census Bureau

Smallest Geographical Unit Results: Census Bureau.

Year of Data: 1984.

Final Data Tapes: August 1985.

Cost of Survey: NCHSR--$78 thousand. HCFA--$2 million.

1985 National Nursing Home Survey

Referral Person: Evelyn Mathis

Phone Number: (301)436-8830

Target Population: Persons in nursing homes. Supplemented by admissions in 1983. All ages.

Sample Size: 2,000 facilities. 12,000 residents.

Type of Survey: Facilities, residential cross-sectional; admissions-longitudinal.

Universe: Facilities--nursing and related care homes. Residents--institutionalized persons. Admissions during 1983.

Sample Frame: Master Facilities Inventory.

Stratification: Type of ownership size, type of care.

Collection Agency: Contract to be awarded to minority contractor.

Smallest Geographical Unit Results: Administrative region.

Year of Data: 1985 cross-sectional. 1984/1985 admission.

Final Data Tapes: Early 1987.

Cost of Survey: NCHS--not yet determined. HCFA--$1.4 million.

1984 National Health Insurance Survey/Supplement on Aging

Referral Person: Gerry Hendershot

Phone Number: (301)436-7084

Target Population: Civilian noninstitutionalized 55 years plus.

Sample Size: 16,000 surveyed.

Type of Survey: Cross-sectional personal.

Universe: All households.

Sample Frame: Area probability sample.

Clustering: 376 primary sampling unit. 12,000 neighborhood segments.

Stratification: Post-stratified to independent estimate of age, sex, race population subgroup.

Collection Agency: Census Bureau

Smallest Geographical Unit Results: 4 major geographical regions and selected SSMA's.

Year of Data: 1984.

Final Data Tapes: December 1986.

Cost of Survey: NCHS--$1.5 million.

National Invitational Conference on Long-Term Care Data Bases Conference Package

Office of Social Services Policy

May 1987

TABLE OF CONTENTS

AGENDA

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

LONG TERM CARE DATA BASE SUMMARIES