Forefront: Advancing health equity and integrated care for rural dual
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Monday, October 24, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News
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PCA Shortages in Rural Areas
Personal care aides, primarily funded by Medicaid, play a major role in
assisting people with disabilities with their everyday activities.
Susan Chapman and coauthors examine geographic differences in disability
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and the supply of personal care aides (PCAs) across the US.
The authors determine that fewer personal care aides are available in
more rural areas. Within states, there were fewer PCAs per 1,000 adults
with self-care disabilities in areas classified as "more rural" and
"most rural" than in the least rural areas.
Additionally, their findings indicate that the gap between the potential
need for PCA services and the aide supply is greatest in southern
states.
"Access to care is a persistent problem documented in rural areas,"
writes Sarah Kolk in a recent Forefront article examining themes from
the Disability & Health issue
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To read more about rural health trends, revisit our 2019 theme issue
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In Forefront, Tamarie Macon proposes a reframing of health equity
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advocacy that centers community-established benchmarks and experiences.
Ellen Breslin and coauthors assert that the national agenda for rural
health equity
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must carefully account for dually eligible individuals' needs in rural
areas.
This article is the latest in a Forefront series on Medicare and
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Personal Care Aides: Assessing Self-Care Needs And Worker Shortages In
Rural Areas
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A. Chapman et al.
Language Matters: Why We Need To Stop Talking About Eliminating Health
Inequities
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Tamarie A. Macon
Advancing Health Equity And Integrated Care For Rural Dual Eligibles
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Ellen Breslin et al.
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