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Long-Term Services And Supports (Ltss): Arlington County's Integrated Approach, Carol O'Shaughnessy, Lisa Sprague
Long-Term Services And Supports (Ltss): Arlington County's Integrated Approach, Carol O'Shaughnessy, Lisa Sprague
National Health Policy Forum
The National Health Policy Forum sponsored a local site visit looking at community-based aging programs and long-term services and supports (LTSS) in Arlington County, Virginia. Arlington County human services are integrated under an umbrella agency in the Department of Human Services (DHS) which administers multiple programs for the elderly and people with disabilities. These include the Older Americans Act services, Medicaid LTSS, transportation services, a nursing case management program, and mental health services for those living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Arlington County integrates its aging and disability programs under the auspices of an Administration on Aging-funded Aging …
A Health Needs Assessment Of Arab-Americans In The Washington, Dc Area, Reem N. Ghoneim, Amita N. Vyas
A Health Needs Assessment Of Arab-Americans In The Washington, Dc Area, Reem N. Ghoneim, Amita N. Vyas
GW Research Days 2012 and Earlier
Although Arab-Americans often face various health challenges due to the stress associated with immigration, cultural conflict in the U.S., and limited knowledge of the complex U.S. health system, there is a paucity of research examining health risks and behaviors among this ethnic group. This cross-sectional study assessed the health needs among Arabs living in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Participants were recruited to take the survey online, reporting on health care access and utilization, risk behaviors, and health status. It also measured for associations between reported depression, discrimination, acculturation, and health. Quantitative analysis showed correlations between age and current tobacco …
Community Health Centers: The Challenge Of Growing To Meet The Need For Primary Care In Medically Underserved Communities, Peter Shin, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Julia Paradise
Community Health Centers: The Challenge Of Growing To Meet The Need For Primary Care In Medically Underserved Communities, Peter Shin, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Julia Paradise
Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative
No abstract provided.
Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration: Final Report Volume 2 Of 4, Barbara Gage, Melissa Morley, Laura Smith, Melvin Ingber, Anne Deutsch, Tracy Kline, Jill Dever, Judith Abbate, Richard Miller, Brieanne Lyda-Mcdonald, Cynthia Kelleher, Danielle Garfinkel, Joshua Manning, Christopher M. Murtaugh, Margaret Stineman, Trudy Mallinson
Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration: Final Report Volume 2 Of 4, Barbara Gage, Melissa Morley, Laura Smith, Melvin Ingber, Anne Deutsch, Tracy Kline, Jill Dever, Judith Abbate, Richard Miller, Brieanne Lyda-Mcdonald, Cynthia Kelleher, Danielle Garfinkel, Joshua Manning, Christopher M. Murtaugh, Margaret Stineman, Trudy Mallinson
Clinical Research and Leadership Faculty Publications
This is the Final Report for the Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration (PAC-PRD), authorized by section 5008 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171. The report has 12 sections, which are divided into four volumes: Volume 1: Executive Summary. Volume 2: Sections 1-4 (Section 1: Introduction; Section 2: Underlying Issues of the PAC-PRD Initiating Legislation; Section 3: Developing Standardized Measurement Approaches: The Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE); Section 4: Demonstration Methods and Data Collection) Volume 3: Sections 5-6 (Section 5: Framework for Analysis; Section 6: Factors Associated with Hospital Discharge Destination) Volume 4: Sections 7-12; References …
Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration: Final Report Volume 4 Of 4, Barbara Gage, Melvin Ingber, Laura Smith, Anne Deutsch, Tracy Kline, Jill Dever, Judith Abbate, Richard Miller, Brieanne Lyda-Mcdonald, Cynthia Kelleher, Danielle Garfinkel, Joshua Manning, Christopher M. Murtaugh, Margaret Stineman, Trudy Mallinson
Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration: Final Report Volume 4 Of 4, Barbara Gage, Melvin Ingber, Laura Smith, Anne Deutsch, Tracy Kline, Jill Dever, Judith Abbate, Richard Miller, Brieanne Lyda-Mcdonald, Cynthia Kelleher, Danielle Garfinkel, Joshua Manning, Christopher M. Murtaugh, Margaret Stineman, Trudy Mallinson
Clinical Research and Leadership Faculty Publications
This is the Final Report for the Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration (PAC-PRD), authorized by section 5008 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171. The report has 12 sections, which are divided into four volumes: Volume 1: Executive Summary. Volume 2: Sections 1-4 (Section 1: Introduction; Section 2: Underlying Issues of the PAC-PRD Initiating Legislation; Section 3: Developing Standardized Measurement Approaches: The Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE); Section 4: Demonstration Methods and Data Collection) Volume 3: Sections 5-6 (Section 5: Framework for Analysis; Section 6: Factors Associated with Hospital Discharge Destination) Volume 4: Sections 7-12; References …
Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration: Final Report Volume 3 Of 4, Barbara Gage, Melissa Morley, Laura Smith, Melvin Ingber, Anne Deutsch, Tracy Kline, Jill Dever, Richard Miller, Brieanne Lyda-Mcdonald, Cynthia Mckeller, Danielle Garfinkel, Joshua Manning, Christopher M. Murtaugh, Margaret Stineman, Trudy Mallinson
Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration: Final Report Volume 3 Of 4, Barbara Gage, Melissa Morley, Laura Smith, Melvin Ingber, Anne Deutsch, Tracy Kline, Jill Dever, Richard Miller, Brieanne Lyda-Mcdonald, Cynthia Mckeller, Danielle Garfinkel, Joshua Manning, Christopher M. Murtaugh, Margaret Stineman, Trudy Mallinson
Clinical Research and Leadership Faculty Publications
This is the Final Report for the Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration (PAC-PRD), authorized by section 5008 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171. The report has 12 sections, which are divided into four volumes: Volume 1: Executive Summary. Volume 2: Sections 1-4 (Section 1: Introduction; Section 2: Underlying Issues of the PAC-PRD Initiating Legislation; Section 3: Developing Standardized Measurement Approaches: The Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE); Section 4: Demonstration Methods and Data Collection) Volume 3: Sections 5-6 (Section 5: Framework for Analysis; Section 6: Factors Associated with Hospital Discharge Destination) Volume 4: Sections 7-12; References …
Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration: Final Report Volume 1 Of 4, Barbara Gage, Melissa Morley, Laura Smith, Melvin Ingber, Anne Deutsch, Tracy Kline, Jill Dever, Judith Abbate, Richard Miller, Brieanne Lyda-Mcdonald, Cynthia Kelleher, Danielle Garfinkel, Joshua Manning, Christopher M. Murtaugh, Margaret Stineman, Trudy Mallinson
Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration: Final Report Volume 1 Of 4, Barbara Gage, Melissa Morley, Laura Smith, Melvin Ingber, Anne Deutsch, Tracy Kline, Jill Dever, Judith Abbate, Richard Miller, Brieanne Lyda-Mcdonald, Cynthia Kelleher, Danielle Garfinkel, Joshua Manning, Christopher M. Murtaugh, Margaret Stineman, Trudy Mallinson
Clinical Research and Leadership Faculty Publications
This is the Final Report for the Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration (PAC-PRD), authorized by section 5008 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171. The report has 12 sections, which are divided into four volumes: Volume 1: Executive Summary. Volume 2: Sections 1-4 (Section 1: Introduction; Section 2: Underlying Issues of the PAC-PRD Initiating Legislation; Section 3: Developing Standardized Measurement Approaches: The Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE); Section 4: Demonstration Methods and Data Collection) Volume 3: Sections 5-6 (Section 5: Framework for Analysis; Section 6: Factors Associated with Hospital Discharge Destination) Volume 4: Sections 7-12; References …
Recent Proposals To Limit Medigap Coverage And Modify Medicare Cost Sharing, Kathryn Linehan
Recent Proposals To Limit Medigap Coverage And Modify Medicare Cost Sharing, Kathryn Linehan
National Health Policy Forum
As policymakers look for savings from the Medicare program, some have proposed eliminating or discouraging “first-dollar coverage” available through privately purchased Medigap policies. Medigap coverage, which beneficiaries obtain to protect themselves from Medicare’s cost-sharing requirements and its lack of a cap on out-of-pocket spending, may discourage the judicious use of medical services by reducing or eliminating beneficiary cost sharing. It is estimated that eliminating such coverage, which has been shown to be associated with higher Medicare spending, and requiring some cost sharing would encourage beneficiaries to reduce their service use and thus reduce program spending. However, eliminating first-dollar coverage could …
Older Americans Act Of 1965: Programs And Funding, Carol O'Shaughnessy
Older Americans Act Of 1965: Programs And Funding, Carol O'Shaughnessy
National Health Policy Forum
This document offers a basic description of the Older Americans Act of 1965. The Act is considered the major vehicle for promoting the delivery of social services to the aging population. The Act's seven titles and multiple programs are described, along with a chart showing fiscal year 2012 federal appropriations.
The Aging Services Network: Serving A Vulnerable And Growing Elderly Population In Tough Economic Times, Carol O'Shaughnessy
The Aging Services Network: Serving A Vulnerable And Growing Elderly Population In Tough Economic Times, Carol O'Shaughnessy
National Health Policy Forum
In 1965, Congress enacted the Older Americans Act, establishing a federal agency and state agencies to address the social services needs of the aging population. The mission of the Older Americans Act is broad: to help older people maintain maximum independence in their homes and communities and to promote a continuum of care for the vulnerable elderly. In successive amendments, the Act created area agencies on aging and a host of social support programs. The "aging services network," broadly described, refers to the agencies, programs, and activities that are sponsored by the Older Americans Act. The Act’s funding for services …
Individual And Small-Group Market Health Insurance Rate Review And Disclosure: State And Federal Roles After Ppaca, Kathryn Linehan
Individual And Small-Group Market Health Insurance Rate Review And Disclosure: State And Federal Roles After Ppaca, Kathryn Linehan
National Health Policy Forum
Oversight of private insurance, including health insurance, is primarily a state responsibility. Each state establishes its own laws and regulations regarding insurer activities, including premium increases for the insurance products within its purview. The authority that state regulators have to review and deny requests for premium changes varies from state to state, as do the amount of resources available to state insurance departments for reviewing premium changes. In some markets where insurers have proposed or implemented steep increases, such changes have received considerable attention from the press, state regulators, and policymakers. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires …
Aligning Graduate Medical Education With Public Policy, Rob Cunningham
Aligning Graduate Medical Education With Public Policy, Rob Cunningham
National Health Policy Forum
In late May–early June 2011, the Forum sponsored a site visit to Denver, Colorado, to observe innovative efforts to improve the health of Coloradans and reduce the cost of health care. The three-day agenda was designed to convey the breadth and interconnectedness of the efforts underway in Denver and to highlight both successes and challenges. The exploration concentrated on how three themes of national interest are unfolding in Denver: building and sustaining a robust and effective safety net in an evolving health care market; improving the health of people and their communities to prevent and reduce the need for health …
Addressing The Challenges Of Reporting On Childhood Asthma In A Changing Health Care System: Building Better Evidence For High Performance, Meagan Lyon, Anne Rossier Markus, Maya Tuchman Gerstein, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Addressing The Challenges Of Reporting On Childhood Asthma In A Changing Health Care System: Building Better Evidence For High Performance, Meagan Lyon, Anne Rossier Markus, Maya Tuchman Gerstein, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative
Childhood asthma is a serious and costly chronic disease that burdens children and families as well as the health care systems that serve them. A key element to improving asthma outcomes is access to timely and useful data that can improve the quality of care and inform programs and policies to best serve those communities most burdened by asthma. This Policy Brief examines the nation’s data collection framework for childhood asthma and considers steps that might be taken to strengthen it, including the development, collection and refinement of community-level data to inform local health care systems. Through a review of …
Rocky Mountain Highs And Lows: Efforts To Improve Health And Reduce Costs In Denver, Michele J. Orza, Jessamyn Taylor
Rocky Mountain Highs And Lows: Efforts To Improve Health And Reduce Costs In Denver, Michele J. Orza, Jessamyn Taylor
National Health Policy Forum
In late May–early June 2011, the Forum sponsored a site visit to Denver, Colorado, to observe innovative efforts to improve the health of Coloradans and reduce the cost of health care. The three-day agenda was designed to convey the breadth and interconnectedness of the efforts underway in Denver and to highlight both successes and challenges. The exploration concentrated on how three themes of national interest are unfolding in Denver: building and sustaining a robust and effective safety net in an evolving health care market; improving the health of people and their communities to prevent and reduce the need for health …
Home, But Not Alone: Evidence-Based Maternal, Infant, And Early Childhood Home Visitation, Eileen Salinsky
Home, But Not Alone: Evidence-Based Maternal, Infant, And Early Childhood Home Visitation, Eileen Salinsky
National Health Policy Forum
Home visitation services for young and expectant families have the potential to improve child and parent outcomes in a broad variety of ways, but the effectiveness of home visits may depend on the nature, frequency, and duration of these services. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) created a new federal funding stream to promote the development and implementation of evidence-based home visiting programs. This issue brief provides an overview of the newly established Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, describes existing approaches to home visitation, and discusses the implications of federal funding for state …
The Hospitalist: Better Value In Inpatient Care?, Lisa Sprague
The Hospitalist: Better Value In Inpatient Care?, Lisa Sprague
National Health Policy Forum
From perhaps a few hundred practitioners in 1996 to an estimated 30,000 today, the discipline called hospital medicine has shown remarkably rapid growth. It represents a fundamental separation of the inpatient and outpatient components of internal and family medicine. The split has implications for the quality and efficiency of care delivery, the outlook for the physician workforce, and the development of new models such as accountable care organizations (ACOs).
Medicare's Bundling Pilot: Including Post-Acute Care Services, Laura A. Dummit
Medicare's Bundling Pilot: Including Post-Acute Care Services, Laura A. Dummit
National Health Policy Forum
Fee-for-service Medicare, in which a separate payment is made for each service, rewards health care providers for delivering more services, but not necessarily coordinating those services over time or across settings. To help address these concerns, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 requires Medicare to experiment with making a bundled payment for a hospitalization plus post-acute care, that is, the recuperative or rehabilitative care following a hospital discharge. This bundled payment approach is intended to promote more efficient care across the acute/post-acute episode because the entity that receives the payment has financial incentives to keep episode costs …
Who Are The Health Center Pati Ents Who Risk Losing Care Under The House Of Representatives’ Pr Oposed Fy 2011 Spending Reductions?, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin, Leighton C. Ku
Who Are The Health Center Pati Ents Who Risk Losing Care Under The House Of Representatives’ Pr Oposed Fy 2011 Spending Reductions?, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin, Leighton C. Ku
Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative
No abstract provided.
Self-Insurance And The Potential Effects Of Health Reform On The Small-Group Market, Kathryn Linehan
Self-Insurance And The Potential Effects Of Health Reform On The Small-Group Market, Kathryn Linehan
National Health Policy Forum
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) as amended by the Health Care Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 makes landmark changes to health insurance markets. Individual and small-group insurance plans and markets will see the biggest changes, but PPACA also affects large employer and self-insured plans by imposing rules for benefit design and health plan practices. Over half of workers—most often those in very large firms—are covered by self-insured health plans in which employers (or employee groups) bear all or some of the risk of providing insurance coverage to a defined population of workers and their dependents. As PPACA …
The Affordable Care Act, Medical Homes, And Childhood Asthma: A Key Opportunity For Progress, Meagan Lyon, Anne Rossier Markus, Sara J. Rosenbaum
The Affordable Care Act, Medical Homes, And Childhood Asthma: A Key Opportunity For Progress, Meagan Lyon, Anne Rossier Markus, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative
The medical homes provisions of the Affordable Care Act offer a major opportunity to advance high quality, cost-efficient health care for children with asthma. This policy brief examines evolving national medical homes policy in a childhood asthma context. Following a brief background that examines childhood asthma and explores the origins and evolution of medical homes policy (a concept developed with children in mind), the brief then describes how the Affordable Care Act can advance the implementation of medical homes policies to improve health outcomes for children with asthma.
The Elder Justice Act: Addressing Elder Abuse, Neglect, And Exploitation, Carol O'Shaughnessy
The Elder Justice Act: Addressing Elder Abuse, Neglect, And Exploitation, Carol O'Shaughnessy
National Health Policy Forum
Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation is a social problem that affects older people across all socioeconomic groups and care settings. Although national data on the full extent of the problem are elusive, one study found that 11 percent of older people living in community settings had experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, or potential neglect during one year. Abuse and neglect of residents of nursing facilities and other institutions have been a continuing concern of policymakers and advocates for many years. The Elder Justice Act (EJA), enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on March …
Aging And Disability Resource Centers (Adrcs): Federal And State Efforts To Guide Consumers Through The Long-Term Services And Supports Maze, Carol O'Shaughnessy
Aging And Disability Resource Centers (Adrcs): Federal And State Efforts To Guide Consumers Through The Long-Term Services And Supports Maze, Carol O'Shaughnessy
National Health Policy Forum
Since 2003, the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have made a series of grants to states to develop Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs). The ADRC program’s purpose is to help people of all ages, disabilities, and income levels more easily access long-term services and supports through single points of entry, make more efficient use of care options, and maximize the services available. Almost $111 million in joint AoA-CMS funding has been devoted to the ADRC initiative since its inception in fiscal year 2003. As of October 2010, 325 ADRC sites …
Roundtable On The National Health Security Strategy And At‐Risk Individuals, Behavioral Health, And Community Resilience, Daniel B. Fagbuyi, +Conference Participants
Roundtable On The National Health Security Strategy And At‐Risk Individuals, Behavioral Health, And Community Resilience, Daniel B. Fagbuyi, +Conference Participants
GW mHealth Collaborative
No abstract provided.
Premium Assistance: An Update, Cynthia Shirk
Premium Assistance: An Update, Cynthia Shirk
National Health Policy Forum
This background paper explores the use of premium assistance in publicly financed health insurance coverage programs. In Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, premium assistance involves using federal and state funds to subsidize premiums for the purchase of private insurance coverage for eligible individuals. This paper reviews the statutory authority for premium assistance, including two new options made available under the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. It examines the status of premium assistance programs in the states and offers some insights into how premium assistance programs may fare under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The Primary Care Safety Net: Strained, Transitioning, Critical, Jessamyn Taylor
The Primary Care Safety Net: Strained, Transitioning, Critical, Jessamyn Taylor
National Health Policy Forum
This background paper examines the primary care safety net. It describes key primary care safety net providers, including federally qualified health centers, free clinics, local health departments, and safety net hospital outpatient departments and clinics, among others. The paper also explores the changing role of the primary care safety net in a post–health reform marketplace.
High Hopes: Public Health Approaches To Reducing The Need For Health Care, Michele J. Orza
High Hopes: Public Health Approaches To Reducing The Need For Health Care, Michele J. Orza
National Health Policy Forum
Driven in part by a desire to contain health care costs, policymakers are looking beyond medical care for opportunities to reduce the need for expensive services. This paper briefly reviews current public health concepts and strategies for improving health that emphasize nonmedical factors such as behavior, socioeconomic status, and environment. It also provides examples of how these concepts and strategies undergird many of the public health provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, other legislation, and several programs and initiatives. These concepts include prevention, health in all policies, global health, the One Health Initiative, and climate change and …
Governmental Public Health: An Overview Of State And Local Public Health Agencies, Eileen Salinsky
Governmental Public Health: An Overview Of State And Local Public Health Agencies, Eileen Salinsky
National Health Policy Forum
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act significantly expands federal support for community prevention and public health. This paper describes the governmental public health infrastructure at both the state and local level in terms of organizational structure, activities, financing, workforce, partnerships, and performance improvement efforts.
Medicare Physician Fees: The Data Behind The Numbers, Laura A. Dummit
Medicare Physician Fees: The Data Behind The Numbers, Laura A. Dummit
National Health Policy Forum
Medicare’s physician fee schedule distributes nearly $60 billion annually and is a critical determinant of individual physicians’ incomes, beneficiaries' access to health care services, and Medicare spending, as well as the basis for physician fees used by many private payers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) relies on data derived from expert judgment and other sources to update the fee schedule. Although CMS’s methods and data for maintaining the fee schedule have improved over the years, concerns remain about medical specialty society involvement and the lack of an effective ”counterweight” to vested interests in establishing and updating the …
Tapping The Potential Of The Health Care Workforce: Scope-Of-Practice And Payment Policies For Advanced Practice Nurses And Physician Assistants, Robert Cunningham
Tapping The Potential Of The Health Care Workforce: Scope-Of-Practice And Payment Policies For Advanced Practice Nurses And Physician Assistants, Robert Cunningham
National Health Policy Forum
Expanding coverage and increasing delivery of team-based care are likely to entail a growing role in the
health system for advanced practice nurses (APNs), physician assistants (PAs), and other nonphysician clinicians. These professions have already grown rapidly and have increased access to primary and specialty care, especially in rural and other underserved areas. This background paper provides an overview of the role of APNs and PAs. It reviews the primary features of the training and credentialing of these health professions, including the impact of public policies and market forces on their growth and deployment. It describes variations in state scope-of-practice …
Keeping Health Insurance After A Job Loss: Cobra Continuation Coverage And Subsidies, Kathryn Linehan
Keeping Health Insurance After A Job Loss: Cobra Continuation Coverage And Subsidies, Kathryn Linehan
National Health Policy Forum
Many Americans under 65 have health insurance through an employer. Beginning in 1985, a federal law known as COBRA required that eligible workers and their dependents have the option to continue employer-based group health coverage when employment is terminated. Because premiums for COBRA coverage can be very expensive, the 111th Congress included provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (and subsequent legislation) to temporarily subsidize premiums for those who have lost their jobs since September 2008. This issue brief outlines the eligibility rules for COBRA as well as the current COBRA subsidies. It also discusses the possible …