SCOTUS Weighs Medicaid Recipients’ Right to Sue
Side Effects Public Media Reporter Farah Yousry discusses the Supreme Court case challenging whether Medicaid recipients can continue to use a legal pathway to enforce their rights.
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Turning Long-Term Care Into a Long-Term Career
There’s a severe shortage of people to care for older Americans. Could providing workers with new career pathways be part of the solution?
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How Vaccine Mandates Helped Protect Nursing Homes and Their Staff
Jasmine Travers share new research that explores the effect of state vaccine mandates on vaccination rates and staffing changes in nursing homes.
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The Complex Relationship Between Quality Ratings and Pandemic Deaths in Nursing Homes
Yaa Akosa Antwi shares research on nursing home deaths during COVID suggesting even well-intentioned policies can have unintended consequences.
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How Nursing Home Staff Biases Drive Inequitable Care
Jasmine Travers shares research showing how racial biases can impact care for Black nursing home residents with advanced dementia.
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Private Equity’s Impact on Nursing Home Quality
Rachel Werner on new research exploring how nursing homes with private equity investment compared to other nursing homes on cost, outcomes and staffing.
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The Aducanumab Aftermath: The Industry
How is the pharmaceutical industry reacting to the FDA’s surprising approval of a controversial Alzheimer’s drug?
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The Aducanumab Aftermath: The Payer
A costly new Alzheimer’s drug could wreak financial havoc on insurers, seniors and taxpayers.
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The Aducanumab Aftermath
The Aducanumab Aftermath A SPECIAL CONVERSATION SERIES June 22, 2021 Art by Leslie Walker About this Special Series The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the costly new Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (now known by the brand name Aduhelm) despite doubts about its safety and efficacy. Priced at $56,000 by drugmaker Biogen, aducanumab could…
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