Thursday, October 6, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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Younger Nursing Home Residents
Although there have been substantial efforts to reduce the number of elderly adults in nursing homes, October issue authors Ari Ne’eman and colleagues find little change in nursing home use for people with disabilities who are younger than age sixty-five.
Using data from 2013-19, Ne’eman and colleagues indicate that rates of state-level nursing home placement
stagnated or grew among those younger than age sixty-five.
According to Ne’eman and colleagues, younger residents are more likely to be men, be members of a racial or ethnic minority, and reside in a lower-quality and for-profit nursing home as compared to older nursing home residents.
The authors examine the value of considering younger people with disabilities as a distinct population, and provide policy ideas to divert this population from nursing homes to home and community-based
settings.
Today in Forefront, Brianna Ensslin Janoski and coauthors examine the California Department of Health Care Services’ Office of Medicare Innovation and Integration's efforts to improve health outcomes, quality,
affordability, and equity for all Medicare beneficiaries in California.
Katie Keith writes about several new developments related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the No Surprises Act.
Elevating Voices - Hispanic Heritage Month: In a July 2022 Forefront article, Gabriela Gracia and coauthors explore the perspectives of venture capitalists, the most prominent funders of new drug development by early-stage biotech companies.
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