Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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In their Datawatch article, Charron Long and coauthors share the results of a national survey they conducted from October 2019 to
February 2020 about health-related social needs among older adults enrolled in Humana’s Medicare Advantage plans.
They found that almost one half of Black enrollees reported financial strain, as compared to thirty percent of White enrollees, and one in five rural enrollees reported poor quality housing compared to one in six urban enrollees.
Half of the respondents reported at least one health-related social need and 33.1 percent of respondents reported financial strain, 18.5 percent reported food insecurity, and 17.7 percent reported poor housing quality.
Nearly all health-related social needs were more common among the
youngest participants.
The authors note that the findings have several policy implications, namely that evidence-based strategies are required to identify and address the health-related social needs among older adults.
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In Health Affairs Forefront, David Auerbach and coauthors write about a worrisome drop in the supply of nurses in the workforce, and the implications this has for the future workforce.
In this article, Auerbach and coauthors expand upon earlier research where they examine nurse employment trends in the first fifteen months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
De-escalation - The Right Response To Crisis Response
In the penultimate episode of While We Wait, Sania Ali and Avni Kulkarni explore different models for crisis response and first responders, including law enforcement, EMTs, and social workers.
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