Can Medicare Afford to Foot the Bill for New Alzheimer’s Drugs?
Recent analyses in JAMA and by the Kaiser Family Foundation raise questions about whether Medicare and its beneficiaries can afford a new wave of Alzheimer’s treatments.
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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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The Meteoric Rise of Private Medicare Advantage Insurance
What’s gained and what’s lost as private insurers manage an increasingly large share of the Medicare program?
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The Hurdles Facing Black Families Navigating Serious Illness
What stops seriously ill Black patients and their families from getting the care they want in life and in death?
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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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Medicare Open Enrollment
Leslie Walker shares four research studies to explain the stakes of Medicare open enrollment.
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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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