Health Affairs Publishes New Age-Friendly Health Articles in April and May
Health Affairs has published five new Age-Friendly Health Articles in April and May on social connection, acute hospital care at home, the GUIDE model for dementia caregivers, the effect of Medicaid cuts on older adults and those with disabilities and the cost impacts of the reconciliation bill for older adults and Medicare.
All five articles are part of Health Affairs' Age-Friendly Health series.
Health Affairs May issue:
A Promising Prescription For Older Adults: Social Connection by Michele Cohen Marill
Loneliness and social isolation have long been linked to a range of health conditions; social prescribing represents a new kind of treatment.
Health Affairs Forefront articles:
The Big Republican Cost-Shift: Massive Cuts To Medicaid And The ACA Will Increase Costs For Older Adults And Medicare by Jessica Schubel
The author notes that not only will older adults have to pay more, but they’re also likely to be sicker and experience a higher mortality rate because of these changes.
Creating A Pathway To Scale Up Acute Hospital Care At Home by Tara Jain, Ronald Paulus
The authors explain the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) initiative, which allows Medicare-certified acute care hospitals paid under the inpatient Prospective Payment System to expand their delivery of inpatient care into traditional Medicare beneficiaries’ homes. They discuss the initiative and its benefits, lay out strategies for success and and strongly recommend its extension.
Realizing The Promise Of The GUIDE Model For Dementia Caregivers by Julia G. Burgdorf, Halima Amjad, Jennifer L. Wolff
The authors talk about the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) integrated payment and delivery model, and plans to include reduced caregiver strain as a performance metric. They talk about caregivers for persons with dementia and offer detailed potential revisions on caregiver strain.
History Repeats? Faced With Medicaid Cuts, States Reduced Support For Older Adults And Disabled People by Jessica Schubel, Alison Barkoff, H. Stephen Kaye, Marc A. Cohen, Jane Tavares
The authors address Medicaid, the primary payor of long-term care in this country, including the home and community-based services (HCBS) that help people remain in their own homes and communities. They note that historic cuts to Medicaid are looming and talk about the ripple effect these cuts will have across state programs and on older adults and people with disabilities.
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