The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Dear John,
In acknowledgment of National Family Caregivers Month, we are looking back at recent Health Affairs content about caregiving.
Caregiving
November is National Family Caregivers Month. Today, we are looking back at Health Affairs content from this past year
that focus on caregiving. Older adults and people with disabilities rely on a combination of formal (paid) and informal care, with the latter often provided by family members who support them in their activities of daily living. In a September 2021 paper, HwaJung Choi and colleagues found that Black elders with dementia were significantly less likely than their peers of other races to have a nonworking,
nondisabled spouse available to provide care. They also found that Hispanic elders with dementia were more likely than non-Hispanic elders of any race to have an adult child living with them at home who could provide care. In August 2020, Courtney Van Houtven and coauthors published an article examining trends in home care from 2004 to 2016, in which they
discovered that “formal home care receipt increased at almost twice the rate of receipt of informal home care, with a 6-percentage-point increase to 36.9 percent in 2016” among people requiring assistance. Courtney Roman and coauthors penned a blog post in November 2020 identifying four elements key to accelerating state program changes to support family caregivers: prioritize cross-sector engagement, identify leadership champions, collaborate on shared goals, and establish robust data collection and exchange.
Today on Health Affairs Blog, Anna Harvey discusses the need for investment in research that can provide policy-relevant evidence about the effects of mis- and disinformation on health outcomes. Katie Keith summarizes the coverage-related provisions in the version of the Build Back Better Act that was passed by the House on November 19. Advertise with Health Affairs this month to take advantage of our November promotion. Sponsor one event and receive an exclusive newsletter buyout for one week! Learn more about advertising opportunities here.
On Friday, December 3, 2021, you are invited to join Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil for the next installment of our Policy Spotlight series, featuring Daniel Tsai, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Please email your questions in advance to [email protected] and we will make every effort, in the limited time available, to have them addressed. First
priority will be given to topics relevant to the widest swath of the audience.
Date:Friday, December 3, 2021
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