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ASPE Issue Brief

State Medicaid Telehealth Policies Before and During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: 2022 Update

November 22, 2022
This issue brief provides updates on state Medicaid policies regarding delivery of telehealth services by provider types and modalities, as of January 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic substantially accelerated interest in and utilization of telehealth across all payers including Medicaid.
ASPE Issue Brief

Resident and Facility Factors Associated with High Risk of Discharge from Nursing Facilities, 2012-2017: Issue Brief

September 29, 2022
This project tracked resident and facility factors associated with high risk of live discharges from nursing facilities.
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Resident and Facility Factors Associated with High Risk of Discharge from Nursing Facilities, 2012-2017: Final Report

September 29, 2022
This project tracked resident and facility factors associated with high risk of live discharges from nursing facilities.
ASPE Issue Brief, Report

High Risk of Discharge from Nursing Facilities

September 29, 2022
People can be discharged from nursing homes for many reasons. Discharges may be a positive outcome and at an individual’s choice. In other cases, discharges may be at the direction of the facility and against the will of the resident. There are strict rules about when involuntary facility-initiated discharges (FIDs) are allowed.
ASPE Issue Brief

State Use of Value-Based Payment in Nursing Facilities Issue Brief

September 6, 2022
Payers across the health care spectrum have begun transitioning from paying for quantity toward paying for quality. These value-based payment (VBP) programs vary in scope and focus, but generally share the goals of improving cost-savings and linking payments to value rather than volume.
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Opioid Use in Long-Term Care Settings: Final Report

August 9, 2022
Opioid use was very common among the long-term care (LTC) residents in our sample. Perhaps reflecting their post-acute rehabilitative needs, discharged residents were more likely to have opioid use prior to LTC admission and at the beginning of the LTC stay.
ASPE Issue Brief

Federal Efforts to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

June 7, 2022
The National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) requires “the inclusion of ethnic and racial populations at higher risk for Alzheimer's or least likely to receive care, in clinical, research, and service efforts with the purpose of decreasing health disparities in Alzheimer's”.1 In order to meet this requirement, in 2020 the Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services recommended t
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Comparing New Flexibilities in Medicare Advantage with Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: Final Report

February 15, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently given new flexibilities to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to provide supplemental benefits that address long-term services and supports (LTSS) needs and social determinants of health (SDOH) among their members.
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Comparing Outcomes for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries in Integrated Care: Final Report

October 22, 2021
Dual eligible beneficiaries are an important subset of the Medicare and Medicaid populations because they have a high prevalence of chronic conditions and disabilities, substantial care needs, and high health care and long-term services and supports (LTSS) utilization and costs.
ASPE Issue Brief

Extended LTSS Utilization Makes Older Adults More Reliant on Medicaid Issue Brief

January 31, 2021
Extended LTSS Utilization Makes Older Adults More Reliant on Medicaid Issue Brief ASPE ISSUE BRIEF Richard W. Johnson and Melissa M. Favreault Urban Institute Judith Dey, William Marton, and Lauren Anderson