United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Hearings

TORN BETWEEN TWO SYSTEMS: Improving Chronic Care in Medicare and Medicaid

April 29, 1997



The Committee will examine the treatment received by chronically ill persons who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. The lack of coordination in treating these dual eligibles can lead to a deterioration on their quality of life and waste scarce health care dollars. The Committee will look for ways to restructure the chronic health care delivery system in order to better serve persons currently thrown back and forth between Medicare and Medicaid.

Date: April 29, 1997
Time: 9:30 am
Room: 216 Hart

Statements of Committee Members

  1. Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Iowa

  2. Senator John Breaux, Ranking Member, Louisiana

Witness Testimony Panel 1

  1. Karin von Behren, volunteer, Orange County Alzheimer's Association, Orange, CA (written statement not available)

  2. Sue Paul, Augusta, ME (written statement not available)

  3. Dr. Richard Bennett, Executive Medical Director for Long Term Care, John Hopkins Geriatrics Center, Baltimore, MD (written statement not available)

  4. Lucy Nonnenkamp, Project Director, Medicare Plus II, Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR (written statement not available)

  5. Jeanne Lally, Vice President, Continuum Services and Chronic Care, Fairview Hospital and Healthcare Services, Minneapolis, MN (written statement not available)

Witness Testimony Panel 2

  1. Dr. William Scanlon, Director, Health Financing and Systems Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (written statement not available)

  2. Bruce Bullen, Commissioner, Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance, Boston, MA (written statement no available)

  3. Pamela Parker, Director, Minnesota Seniors Health Options, St. Paul, MN

Hearing Publications

  • Committee on Aging Print 105-04