Two top @PennLDI nursing home researchers, @nbcoe1 & @rm_werner, estimate @CMSGov staffing minimums will save 13k lives/year https://t.co/wpFIgKkbRm
We lack comprehensive, high-quality, patient-centered care for dually eligible individuals. In today's @TheHillOpinion I argue that we can and must do better. And there is no better time--w/ remarkable consensus across the country and the aisle that we should. Read more below
Thanks @rm_werner@PennLDI for penning the concerns about CMS’s new data sharing policies.
These pieces complement the letter that was submitted to CMS and that you all continue to sign..
https://t.co/6ROi8pEAGM
https://t.co/LmfqhtaDxf via @statnews
Limiting access to CMS data is not just an academic concern. It will affect anyone enrolled in Medicare/Medicaid as well as the taxpayers who fund these programs.
Read more in my @statnews piece below and please retweet to spread the word. We have work to do!
LDI Executive Director @rm_werner argues that the new @CMSGov rule changes will dramatically raise fees for access to the data which researchers use, making it far more difficult for young researchers & institutions to afford it. See more in @statnews: https://t.co/EVideSrBmm
Today, on behalf of over 375 academic researchers spanning over 75 institutions across the United States, @DrSujithRam and I submitted this letter to CMS in response to their new proposed policy of restricting access to physical CMS data.
https://t.co/W5hWKCp8UB
Important news from CMS: Increasing transparency on nursing homes ownership. Shining a light on who owns NHs, how they do business, and how this affects residents is long overdue. Transparency is the cornerstone of ensuring high-quality NH care.
https://t.co/QhYGsTKzG1
In the @nytimes! The U.S. has no coherent financing or insurance system for long-term care. So glad to be able to talk about this with @ReedAbelson. And to share this space with @nbcoe1 & her research on the toll of this crumbling system on caregivers
https://t.co/3YHe7W8SVO
@PennLDI has blogged about my new study just out in JHE! We looked at nursing home specialization in postacute care & found differences in readmissions, length of stay, and costs at specialized & nonspecialized nursing homes.
Read the post here:
https://t.co/5mXIQzArrO
What drives the home health care workforce shortage and what can be done about it?
LDI Fellows Amanda Kreider, Mary Naylor, Hummy Song, and LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner dig into the issue and offer potential solutions.
Read more here: https://t.co/ylclzI9XJT
NEW: In an article released ahead of print today, Amanda Kreider of @Penn & @rm_werner of @PennLDI & @VAPhiladelphia examine trends in the supply of home care workers relative to Medicaid HCBS enrollment from 2008 to 2020. #AgeFriendlyHealth
Read more: https://t.co/YMcDMe0Px5
#WATCH: LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner (@rm_werner), former U.S. Senate Majority Leader William Frist (@bfrist), & LDI Fellow Mark Pauly of @Wharton discuss sweeping new recommendations in a report from the @Health_Affairs Council on Health Care Spending.
🎉Congratulations to Rachel M. Werner (@rm_werner) & Norma Coe (@nbcoe1)!
Their study was named a @HealthAffairs 2022 Editor's Pick.
The study shows the importance of care provided by loved ones to #NursingHome residents. See more here:
https://t.co/4aKo3YgKal
NEW: Compared to White Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees, Black MA enrollees have more hospital admissions for potentially avoidable illnesses if managed in the outpatient setting.
https://t.co/vunss91XRQ
Read our blog on @rm_werner, @nbcoe1, et al.'s previous study below⤵️