Affordable Care Act Helped Prepare Pre-Medicare Adults for COVID-19

LTSS Center researchers track insurance coverage, health improvements among adults age 50-64....

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New Project: Developing an Age-Inclusive Toolkit

Several partners will work to develop a toolkit to help aging services organizations eradicate ageism....

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Communication Between Long-Distance Caregivers and Formal Care Providers

Long-distance caregivers face unique challenges when managing care for family members with dementia....

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New Report: Exploring LTSS Social Insurance Strategies in 6 States

The LTSS Center studied strategies behind LTSS financing efforts in Washington, Hawaii, Maine, California, Michigan, and Minnesota....

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Older Adults and COVID-19: Implications for Aging Policy and Practice

A new issue of the Journal of Aging & Social Policy explores strategies for protecting and improving the lives of older people during the pandemic....

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Solving the Nursing Home Crisis after COVID-19

The crisis that hit nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a new problem. But solving the crisis will require new solutions....

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Why Do We Only Care About Long-Term Care in a Crisis?

We spent trillions of dollars to protect vulnerable Americans from COVID-19. Why won’t we spend a fraction of that amount to protect them at other times?...

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The Importance of Long-Term Care Populations in COVID-19 Models

The spread of COVID-19 is substantially different in long-term care settings than in the general population. Mathematical models of COVID-19 should reflect that difference....

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CMS Releases COVID-19 Data for Medicare Beneficiaries

New CMS data confirms that older Americans and people with chronic health conditions are at highest risk for COVID-19, and that the virus has disproportionately impacted racial and ethnic minority groups and lower income adults....

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Evaluating an Enhanced Service Coordinator Program in Ohio

The LTSS Center is evaluating an enhanced service coordinator program implemented in 2019 by Lutheran Services in America....

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