October 16 | Harkin Retirement Security Symposium 2025: Inclusive Long-Term Care Policies and Supports

Event Information

Date:

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Time:

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET

Location:

KFF’s Barbara Jordan Conference Center (1330 G St NW, Washington, DC, 20005)

Virtual Live Stream (Link will be sent to virtual attendees before the event)

Cost:

In-person – $165
Virtual – Free

Accommodations: American Sign Language (ASL) and live captioning (CART) will be provided for in-person and virtual attendees. Any additional accommodation requests can be made by emailing harkininstitute@drake.edu.

Event Summary

The 2025 Harkin Retirement Security Symposium: Inclusive Long-Term Care Policies and Supports will convene policy-makers, researchers, and advocacy organizations working on long-term care policy. The program includes discussions on federal and state policies, and workplace policies supporting caregivers, caregiving experiences and their impact on retirement security, as well as other resources to support caregivers and their families.

The cost of care has nearly doubled from the early 2000s to 2024, both for at-home care and nursing home care. These costs are out of reach for everyone except the wealthiest households. Long-term care costs are internalized by caregiver families in some combination of the following: diminished or lost earned income, early retirement, direct caregiving expenditures, and mental and physical health issues. There are a variety of policy options to address this economic burden on families across the income distribution, which will be discussed as part of the program.

If you are interested in sponsoring the Symposium, contact Rayna Stoycheva at rayna.stoycheva@drake.edu.

Agenda

8:30 a.m. – Breakfast and Registration
9:00 a.m. – Welcome Remarks
9:10 a.m. – Legislative Fireside Chat
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Panel One: Federal Policy – Current and Future Options
- Alison Barkoff, GWU
- Connie Garner, Garner Strategies
- Narda Ipakchi, SCAN Foundation
- Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations
- Dawn Huckelbridge, Paid Leave for All
- Moderator: Jamala Arland, President & CEO, U.S. Life Insurance/Genworth
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Panel Two: State Initiatives
- Ben Veghte, WACares
- Allison Cook, Better Aging and Policy Consulting
- Marc Cohen, LeadingAge LTSS Center, University of Massachusetts Boston
- Brandi Wolf, SEIU, CA
- Moderator: Kevin Prindiville, Justice in Aging
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Panel Three: State Medicaid Programs Dataset
- Jean-Piere Aubry, Center for Retirement Research, Boston College
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. – Networking Lunch
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – Panel Four: The Cost of Caregiving & Retirement Security
- Surya Kolluri, TIAA Institute
- Spencer Look, Associate Director of Retirement Policy, Morningstar
- Jason Resendez, National Alliance for Caregiving
- Jaimie Worker, Senior Director of Policy & Research, Caring Across Generations
- Moderator: Mark Miller, Journalist
2:20 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. – Panel Five: Workplace Policies Supporting Caregivers
- Chantel Sheaks, US Chamber of Commerce
- Bridget Bearden, EBRI
- Amy Chinn, Vice President of Long-Term Care Claims and Risk Management, OneAmerica Financial
- Theresa Roma, Head of Insurance Solutions, Wellthy
- Moderator: Indivar Dutta-Gupta, Blue Lotus Strategies
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Panel Six: Navigating the LTC Landscape: Other Resources For Caregivers
- Daniel Wilson, NCOA
- Rita Choula, AARP Public Policy Institute
- Andrea Lynn White, President & CEO, CareScout Insurance
- Kevin Smith, Best of Care
- Moderator: Merrill Friedman, Elevance Health