Urban Institute looks at the current status of accountable care organizations, including new legislation that was released in October of 2011.
Full report is available
Monday, November 7, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The Use of Medicare Enrollment Data in the 2010 Demographic Analysis Estimates
U.S. Census looks at Medicare enrollment as a means of estimating population that is aged 65 or older on the date of April 1, 2010.
Full report is available
Full report is available
Work-Related Health in Europe: Are Older Workers More at Risk?
Institute for the Study of Labor looks at the impact of age on work-related health outcomes. Specific issues examined include: job-related health risk perception, mental and physical health, sickness absence, probability of reporting injury and fatigue.
Full report is available
Full report is available
Costa Rica: Subjective Survival Expectations versus Self-Rated Health Status
Center for Demography and Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison uses data from the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study to determine survival expectations' use as a predictor of mortality.
Full report is available
Full report is available
Kaiser Family Foundation looks at Long-Term Care
Kaiser Family Foundation presents two issue briefs which look at Medicaid and long-term care:
Examining Medicaid Managed Long-Term Service and Support Programs: Key Issues To Consider
Medicaid’s Long-Term Care Users: Spending Patterns Across Institutional and Community-based Settings
The 2011 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs
MetLife Mature Market Institute presents a statistical analysis of long-term care in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, day care facilities and home care.
Full report is available
Full report is available
Two Reports from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released two reports which examine aspects of Medicare coverage impact on the population:
Market Characteristics and Awareness of Managed Care Options Among Elderly Beneficiaries Enrolled in Traditional Medicare
The Impact of Paradoxical Comorbidities on Risk-Adjusted Mortality of Medicare Beneficiaries with Cardiovascular Diseas
New ways of restoring and supporting the independence of older people
Benevolent Society, Australia looks at ways in which community care professionals can help enable a greater level of independence among older adults.
Full report is available
Full report is available
Caring in the Community, Australia
Australian Bureau of Statistics looks at the role of informal caregivers on the health of those who require assistance.
Full report is available
Full report is available
Long Term Care Hospitals: CMS Oversight Is Limited and Should Be Strengthened
Government Accountability Office examines quality of care issues in long-term care hospitals, and suggests that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services become more involved in the oversight of these establishments.
Full report is available
Full report is available
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