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LTSS co‑chairs call for stronger dementia care navigation, CPT 99483 outreach and AI‑enabled tools
Summary
Kate Newkirk and Christy Putnam presented LTSS recommendations to strengthen dementia care navigation using federal resources, increase uptake of Medicare dementia care planning (CPT 99483) via CMS outreach, and encourage evidence‑based AI navigation platforms to connect caregivers with verified local resources.
Kate Newkirk and Christy Putnam, co‑chairs of the long‑term services and supports subcommittee, emphasized practical, non‑congressional actions to improve care navigation and caregiver support at the community level. "The 2nd recommendation is, we also focused in on CPT code 99483," Newkirk said, urging increased use of the Medicare dementia care planning benefit and expanded CMS education and outreach to clinicians and systems.
Christy Putnam added that the subcommittee prioritizes connecting existing federal resources (elder care locator, aging and disability resource centers, area agencies on aging) and supporting evidence‑based digital navigation platforms, including AI‑enabled tools that can direct caregivers to locally verified supports. The co‑chairs framed these recommendations as actionable items that leverage resources already available rather than requiring congressional action.
