Health Care Reform

Help for long term care?

Saving for care in our old age usually falls by the wayside in favor of the things we want to pay for now. A relatively little known provision in some health care bills allows people to voluntary contribute to a national fund that would pay at least $50 a day for at home nursing care for people who are disabled.

Guests

• Larry Minnix: President and CEO of American Association of Housing and Services for the Aging.
• Paula Span: Author of "When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions." She also writes for the New York Times blog, The New Old Age.

Resources

• American Association of Housing and Services for the Aging
• Paula Span's Web site
• NYT: The New Old Age Blog