| Hot Topic: Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act (CLASS Act) |
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A historically overlooked issue in health care reform, long-term care
services and supports, has generated a great deal of interest with the
inclusion of the Community Living Assistance Services and Support
(CLASS) Act in pending legislation in both the Senate’s The Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) and the House's The
Affordable Health Care For America Act (H.R. 3962). While the future of
health reform remains uncertain, the CLASS Act has generated attention
to the complexities of financing long-term care.
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| HCFO Releases a New Findings Brief |
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HCFO released a findings brief based on a study by Vincent Mor, Ph.D.,
Brown University, and colleagues that examines the rehospitalization
experience of patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility.
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| New Data for Researchers |
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The National Center for Health Statistics released a report on racial
differences in nursing home residents and the Agency for Healthcare
Research & Quality released two reports examining emergency
department utilization by crash victims and rural hospital utilization
by Medicare patients.
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| Grantee Spotlight: David C, Grabowski, Ph.D. |
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David C. Grabowski, Ph.D., associate professor at Harvard Medical
School, was the principal investigator for a HCFO grant that examined
the impact of assisted living growth on the market for nursing home
care.
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| New Grantee Publications |
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| News and Events |
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Grantees in the News
Randall Brown, Ph.D., was quoted in the February 4 BusinessWeek article, “Take Your Meds, Exercise—and Spend Billions.”
The article, “What Does it Cost Physician Practices to Interact with Health Insurance Plans?” by Lawrence P. Casalino, Ph.D., and colleagues was one of the top-viewed Health Affairs articles in 2009.
Findings from a HCFO study led by Bradley Herring, Ph.D., were highlighted in the February 2 The Incidental Economist blog post, “Mark Pauly on Health Reform.”
The article, “What Does it Cost Physician Practices to Interact with Health Insurance Plans?”
by Lawrence P. Casalino, Ph.D., and colleagues was voted one of the top
five most influential articles funded by the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation in 2009 by individuals who voted for more than three
articles.
The December 31 New England Journal of Medicine article, “'Play-or-Pay’ Insurance Reforms for Employers—Confusion and Inequity,” by Bradley Herring, Ph.D., and Mark Pauly, Ph.D., was highlighted by the Galen Institute.
Bruce Stuart, Ph.D., was quoted in the January 15 Health Behavior News Service article, “'Doughnut Hole’ Causes Seniors to Skip Diabetes Meds."
Presentations and Testimony
Michael
Chernew, Ph.D., presented findings from his HCFO grant at the February
8 AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference session, “Understanding Geographic Variation.”
HCFO News
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HCFO policy brief, “Geographic Variation in Health Care Cost Growth:
Research to Inform a Complex Diagnosis” was highlighted in the January
10 The Mercury article, “How to Bend the Cost Curve of Health Care.”
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