Long-term Care

Can Immigration Help Solve the Nursing Home Staffing Crisis?

A recent NBER working paper looks at the effects of immigration into the U.S. on the staffing and quality of nursing homes.

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Hospice Care’s Midlife Crisis

Medicare is testing some major changes to its 40-year-old hospice benefit.

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SCOTUS Weighs Medicaid Recipients’ Right to Sue

A Supreme Court case could change 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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