Long-Term Services Health Reform Provisions:
Additional Funding for Aging and Disability Resource Centers

What it is
$10 million annually appropriated each year, 2010 through 2014 to fund aging and disability resource centers. The centers are a collaboration of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Administration on Aging.

Why it is important
The goal of the Aging and Disability Resource Center program is to have, in every community, a visible, trusted place for individuals to get information on long-term care options and to help streamline the process for getting access to this care. Additional funding for these programs will provide support for the other components of health reform that are aimed at expanding access to appropriate, specifically community-based, long-term care.