Sunday, January 29, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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Ahead Of Print
In an article published ahead of print this week, Robert Tyler Braun and coauthors investigate the role of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in staffing US nursing homes.
REITs are corporations that invest in income-producing properties,
including for-profit nursing homes.
Using a novel database of REIT investments in US nursing homes and Medicare cost data from 2013-19, Braun and coauthors determine that REIT investment in a nursing home increased staffing hours per resident day for licensed practical nurses (LPNs) by 2.15 percent and for certified nursing assistants (CNAs) by 1.55 percent.
They also find that REIT investment in a nursing home decreased registered nurse staffing in years 2 and 3 after investment, “suggesting that REIT nursing homes may substitute relatively inexpensive LPN and CNA care in place of more expensive RN care.”
How Community Voice Can Shape Healthcare Measurement
Until healthcare measures adequately reflect community wants, they cannot improve outcomes or advance equity. This Tuesday, Jan. 31, join community organizations to discuss why and how to include patients and communities as equitable partners. Sign up here.
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Salin Sriudomporn from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on her examining gaps in immunization funding among ninety-four low- and middle-income countries.
In the final episode of A Disproportionate Share, NYC Health + Hospitals' Michael Shen discusses why supplemental payments for safety-net hospitals might be at risk and looks at policy approaches that could bolster the safety net.
Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander discuss the latest efforts to fix problems with directories of health care providers and the potential for a national provider directory.
Two articles were published this week as part of the series.
Erin Fuse Brown argues that a common set of definitions can help clarify the policy debate about how to control private health care prices and enable stakeholders to assess the impact of any proposed policy change and identify which policy levers are being pulled.
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