Advisory Council April 2014 Meeting Presentation: Alzheimer's Disease State Plans

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Alzheimer's Disease State Plans: History, Reason, Strategy, and Status

Matthew Baumgart
Senior Director, Public Policy
Alzheimer's Association

The Original State Plan Movement: 1984-1995

The Current State of State Plans: 2014

Why State Plans?

• States provide services and benefits the federal government may not
• Needs vary state to state
• Medicaid
  • Long-term care
• Federal government
• State plans can address gaps

It's All About the Venn

• National Plan
  • Data; Awareness
  • Studies; HP 2020
  • Elder Abuse; Workforce
  • Medicare; Research
• Public Health Road Map
  • Data; Awareness
  • Studies; HP 2020
  • Integration; Assess Needs
  • Educate PH; Identify Roles
• State Plans
  • Data; Awareness
  • Integration; Assess Needs
  • Elder Abuse; Workforce
  • Licensing; Respite Care

A Four-Phase Process

• Winning a State Mandate
  • Law or Executive Order
  • Greater Buy-In
  • Broader Involvement
• Developing a State Plan
  • Appointments to Task Force
  • Comprehensive in Scope
  • Public Input
• Changing Policy
  • Prioritize Recommendations
  • Basic First; Niche Later
  • What's “Winnable”
• Ensuring Enforcement
  • Executing Program
  • Enforcing Policies
  • Makes Plan a Reality

The Recommendations (35)

• Public Awareness - 27
• Early Detection and Diagnosis - 18
• Care and Case Management - 32
• Quality of Care - 27
• Health Care System Capacity - 20
• Training - 33
• Workforce Development - 20
• Home- and Community-Based Services - 28
• Long-Term Care - 18
• Caregivers - 30
• Research - 25
• Brain Health - 14
• Data Collection - 27
• Safety - 27
• Legal Issues - 16
• State Government Structure - 19

State Plan Implementation

alz.org/stateplans

Questions?

mbaumgart@alz.org