Allison Hoffman
Law and health policy scholar focused on long-term care financing and Medicaid policy, serving as a professor of law and health sciences at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
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Dec 18, 2025 • 21min
Can we fix America’s long-term care system?
Allison Hoffman, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania specializing in health law and long-term care financing, joins the conversation to shed light on America's pressing long-term care challenges. She discusses the significant role immigrants play in the caregiving workforce and the implications of current immigration policies. Hoffman also highlights the financial burden on families providing unpaid care, the high costs of nursing homes, and the reasons behind stagnant wages for direct care workers. Solutions such as public programs and improved regulatory frameworks are explored.
Dec 18, 2025 • 21min
Can we fix America’s long-term care system?
Allison Hoffman, a health law and long-term care policy expert from the University of Pennsylvania, joins to tackle the pressing issues in America’s long-term care system. She reveals how the U.S. funding patchwork burdens families and causes chronic labor shortages, heavily impacted by immigration policies. Hoffman highlights the high costs of care, with nursing home expenses often exceeding $100,000 annually. She advocates for a collective approach to care financing, suggesting social insurance as a solution to make it more accessible.
