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ASPE recently joined with 9 federal agencies to outline a unified approach to health data exchange, which could unlock the potential to improve health care and health outcomes using innovative technologies like Artificial Intelligence. Read more here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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New ASPE Chartbook: “Behavioral Health Prevalence, Utilization, and Spending Among Older Adult Medicare Beneficiaries: A Chartbook” looked at a cross-section of the national population of FFS Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/older-a…
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New ASPE Issue Brief: “LTSS Reform Analysis” estimates the cost of the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act. The baseline estimate is 2.2% of taxable payroll and the cost of alternative designs range from 0.3% to 1.2%. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/long-te…
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New ASPE report: “Rebalancing of Medicaid-Funded Long-Term Services and Supports, 2016-2019” describes the extent of long-term services and supports use in home and community-based & institutional settings by age, health condition, and demographic factors. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/rebalan…
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New ASPE Issue Brief: “Postpartum Health Care Use in Medicaid During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Implications for Extending Postpartum Coverage” finds extended coverage resulted in increased postpartum health care utilization among enrollees. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/postpar…
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New ASPE Issue Brief: “Financial Stress Associated with Oncology Clinical Trial Participation” explores financial impact of participating in a cancer clinical trial. 64.3% of trial participants surveyed reported at least some financial stress. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/financi…
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New ASPE Report: “Behavioral Health Crisis Services: Insurance Reimbursement” examines the extent to which commercial payors, Medicaid, and Medicare reimburse services using specific national and state behavioral health crisis services billing codes. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/behavio…
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New ASPE Issue Brief: “Using Social Network Analysis to Explore Complex Nursing Home Ownership” examines CMS ownership data to map and explore nursing home ownership and market structures. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/using-s…
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New ASPE Report: “Barriers to ADHD Diagnosis in Adults” explores the process by which ADHD is diagnosed in adults, barriers and facilitators to diagnosis, and opportunities to improve the diagnostic process. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/barrier…
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New ASPE/ACL Study: “Definitions and Occupational Characteristics of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs)” explores duties that distinguish DSPs from other direct care workers, identifies information needed to address policy and workforce planning. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/charact…
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New ASPE Infographic: "Improving Economic Mobility through Child Support: Opportunities for Future Research" presents an overview of knowledge gaps and research opportunities to support key decisions currently faced by child support programs. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/Economi…
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New ASPE Issue Brief: “Prevalence and Characteristics of Children Entering Foster Care to Receive Behavioral Health or Disability Services” estimates number of youth who enter foster care because of behavioral health issues rather than maltreatment. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/custody…
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New ASPE Issue Brief: “Hospice Agency Changes of Ownership” presents a descriptive analysis of hospice agency changes of ownership nationally between 2018 and 2022. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/hospice…
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New ASPE Report: “Implementation of Mobile Medication Units” discusses barriers and opportunities to expanding methadone access with mobile medication units. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/impleme…
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New ASPE Issue Brief: “Behavioral Health Service Use Among People Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP Before and During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency” examines how enrollees continued or initiated treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/bh-serv…
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New ASPE Report: “How Health Information Exchanges Support Integration for Behavioral Health Settings” investigates six states that have implemented a range of initiatives to support the integration of BH data systems into state HIEs. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/hies-su…
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New ASPE Issue Brief: “Medicaid Behavioral Health Providers Delivering Most Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Issue Brief” looks at providers who delivered more than 80% of their services via telehealth. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/medicai…
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New ASPE Issue Brief: “Supporting Families and Caregivers of Adults with Behavioral Health Disorders” looks at the unique challenges faced by individuals providing unpaid care for an adult family member or friend. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/support…
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New ASPE Issue Brief: “Treatment for Children and Adolescents Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP During COVID-19” finds the average monthly rate of treatment for children and adolescents with #mentalhealth conditions declined after the start of COVID-19. aspe.hhs.gov/reports/treatme…
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