Monday, September 18, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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ICYMI, Jack Chapel of the University of Southern California joined A Health Podyssey to discuss his recent paper examining the worsening health and economic trends for Americans with modest resources nearing retirement.
As the article notes, millions of Medicare beneficiaries are homebound or have
difficulties leaving home, and while home-based medical care can provide this population with accessible forms of care, take-up is low.
Marr and coauthors find that MA beneficiaries were nearly 24 percent less likely to receive multiple home-based medical care visits than traditional Medicare beneficiaries, but "MA beneficiaries were far more likely than traditional Medicare beneficiaries to have had exactly one home-based medical care visit during the year 2018."
This Hispanic Heritage Month, we're highlighting influential Hispanic and Latino voices and organizations who have made an impact on health equity and policy.
Research and Justice For All is sponsored by CVS Health and cohosted by Sree Chaguturu, Chief Medical Officer (CVS Health), and Joneigh Khaldun, Chief Health Equity Officer (CVS Health).
On the second episode, Chaguturu and Khaldun interview Bryan O.
Buckley of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) about health equity accreditation and why collaboration with communities is key to improving health equity.
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