Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U.

Advancing conversation on public policy and economics of health care with research and insights for action, all in the neighborhood where health policy is made

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

ICYMI…. Will be watching to see the impact on health care workforce economic stability, retention, job satisfaction… and on California’s Medicaid Expenditures and enrollment in the years ahead. Will other states follow?

[The Associated Press @AP]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to raise the minimum wage for health care workers. It will boost the state's minimum wage for those workers to $25 per hour over the next decade. https://t.co/yu05Xvu0RC

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

…on track toward spending 20% of GDP on health care. Yet health requires more than doctors, meds, and hospitals can provide. Considering all the social and commercial determinants of health, what is the actual total cost to keep Americans healthy?

[KFF @KFF]

NEW: In 2020, health spending surged as the overall economy slowed. It is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, outpace growth in the overall economy in 2023, and hit 19.6% of GDP by 2031: https://t.co/kBGEEpujJ3

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

@GUHealthFinance is Looking Back on our work during COVID-19 pandemic from the post-acute care continuum. 4 themes emerged... https://t.co/qGTEzQHWid

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

Interesting article about the trend of combined servicing of #homecare, #homehealth and #hospice services by the same companies. A similar integration should be studied on the payer/reimbursement/coverage side. https://t.co/rMg0gRR8V6 #GUhealthfinance #postacutecare

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

The unsurprising “gap between new hires and openings” in #homehealthcare and #hospice reached 1 million recently. Until #salaries and #reimbursement improve, and job respect rises, families will still be burdened by this shortage. #GUhealthfinance https://t.co/rMg0gS8JME

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

...Yes, needs attention from state level policymakers, too. And from the Feds who can create the means and incentives to ensure Medicaid reimbursement aligns with the increases required to restore the home care and long-term care workforce.

[Home Health Care News @HHCareNews]

Home care battles currently taking place in New York should be drawing attention from providers across the country. https://t.co/TunZ9UAJkE #homecare #healthcare

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

Thinking beyond traditional labor pool in #homecare. Training - yes, more$- yes AND a demonstrated commitment to elevate caregiving to a respected profession, not just a “job for now”. https://t.co/7Al7coCRNH

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

Payment arrangements are a real barrier to uptake and will distort efforts to use rapid tests as a prevention and mitigation strategy. Remember this when studying testing rates and costs to consumers. https://t.co/qRJ7EKjBXf via @modrnhealthcr

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

“The long-standing issue of underinvesting and undervaluing this workforce is coming back to bite us.” … says ⁦@DavidCGrabowski⁩. We’re following a related trend in home health @GUHealthFinance https://t.co/CZbZPjk2dV

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

Quandry about predicting $levels, yes, but are we sure we have the metrics of #Value in healthcare? https://t.co/XHyxKfZzn8, @modrnhealthcr

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

A nudge towards a broader policy agenda for #homehealth aides? Next round of a minimum wage proposal could invigorate important dialogue https://t.co/wFMBC7lbg3

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

@nytimes A win for #transparency…

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

ICYMI: Under the American Rescue Plan, COBRA premiums for people who lose health care coverage through involuntary termination or reduction of hours will be fully subsidized and subsidies for ACA marketplace plans will be enhanced https://t.co/FMKdEHDStH

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

#HealthSpending nearly 20% of GDP in 2020…with COVID, we got there sooner than expected. Delivery system reform needed urgently…as soon as we get past COVID

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

The unprecedented government response to #COVID19 in 2020 resulted in a substantial increase in national health expenditures, w/ US health care spending increasing 9.7 percent to reach $4.1 trillion in 2020. This is significantly greater than the 4.3 percent growth rate in 2019.

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

Several policy issues converge in our ongoing analysis of #HomeHealth aides. We're sharing initial observations by @GUHealthFinance at https://t.co/INQeHFFQq6. More to come...

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

2022 election cycle preview: @GUHealthFinance @cbarnettdavis weighs in on #healthcare among policies that will drive outcomes in the #midterm2022 - McCourt School of Public Policy https://t.co/bbO7Ak7SJS

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

Because #LonghaulCOVID can affect nearly every organ system, the importance of access to and monitoring by hospital levels of care has emerged as a critical issue,” says Dr. John
Votto. https://t.co/3hXK8tvs9e #GUHealthFinance @Georgetown #health

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

...why we have to take a broad view of the burdens and benefits of health and caregiving to accurately value expanded access to home health care - for patients AND their family caregivers
https://t.co/5LPIZkcRCP via @JAMAHealthForum. #homehealth #familycaregiver

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

#LongCOVID is testing the adaptability of coverage and delivery within care delivery systems. Observations from @GtownCHIR, align w/ ours @GUHealthFinance

[McCourt School @McCourtSchool]

Approximately 3.5 million adults in the United States may suffer from "long COVID." In their latest blog post @GtownCHIR researchers discuss the impact these individuals could have on the healthcare system. Read more: https://t.co/CNkQ4Ya1dT

[Health Care Financing Initiative, Georgetown U. @GUHealthFinance]

In #COVID PHE, #healthcare providers like #longtermcarehospitals emerge as strategic reserve of capacity and specialized expertise. An influence on #policymakers plans for measuring goals, quality, and #paymentreform? See https://t.co/3hXK8tvs9e #GUHealthFinance #McCourtSchool