Health Affairs Special Issue on Advancing Long-Term Services & Supports
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This special issue by Health Affairs, a peer-reviewed journal on health care policy, highlights various issues on the continuum of care for older adults.
Date Updated: 02/04/2010Table of Contents from the Jan. 2010 issue of Health Affairs – Vol. 29, No. 1: Advancing Long-Term Services & Supports.
Below are links to articles and their accompanying abstracts:
Long-Term Care Legislation at Last?
Long-Term Care: Who Gets It, Who Provides It, Who Pays, And How Much?
Medicare and Medicaid in Long-Term Care
The Accumulated Challenges of Long-Term Care
Sizing up the Market for Assisted Living
Diversion, Transition Programs Target Nursing Homes’ Status Quo
New State Strategies To Meet Long-Term Care Needs
The Revolving Door of Rehospitalization from Skilled Nursing Facilities
Elderly Hispanics More Likely to Reside in Poor-Quality Nursing Homes
Applying Market-Based Reforms to Long-Term Care
Advancing Nursing Home Quality Through Quality Improvement Itself
Lessons from Public Long-Term Care Insurance in Germany and Japan
The Complementarity of Public and Private Long-Term Care Coverage
Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s and Long-Term Care Insurance
Improving the Long-Term Care Workforce Serving Older Adults
Bridging Troubled Waters: Family Caregivers, Transitions, and Long-Term Care
Report from the Field: The Faces of Home Care
A New Medicare End-of-Life Benefit for Nursing Home Residents
Raising the Standard: Palliative Care in Nursing Homes