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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
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It shouldn’t take mass casualties for the federal government to commit to
safeguarding the public’s health. The cost of inaction is so clear. When public health systems are willing but unable to address developing threats, families, communities, and the economy suffer unimaginable losses. Read More >>
During the COVID-19 crisis, nursing home oversight agencies must emphasize transparency while ensuring that residents and staff are connected to the resources and social supports they desperately need. Read More >>
We need to learn the right lessons from the failure of flu masks in 1918. Masks can work if we wear them correctly, modify behavior appropriately, and apply all available tools to control the spread of infectious disease. Read More >>
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have increasing flexibility to provide nonmedical services to support older adults aging in place in the community. However,
prior research has suggested that enrollees with functional disability were more likely than those without disability to leave MA plans. Claire Ankuda and coauthors used data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study linked to Medicare claims to measure and characterize switches in either direction between MA and traditional Medicare in the twelve months before and after onset of disability. Read More >>
"Preventing and fighting outbreaks is a complex and multidimensional effort involving an array of complementary elements in addition to research and development, such as surveillance, education, health care infrastructure, and overall coordination," according to Kenneth Gustavsen. On Health Affairs Blog in March 2016, Gustavsen made recommendations to improve pandemic preparedness.
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