Behavioral health (BH) conditions are rising among older adults, who are less likely to receive mental health (MH) or substance use disorder (SUD) treatment compared to younger adults. This study examined the availability of care for older adults in outpatient BH facilities across the United States both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Division of Disability and Aging Policy
The Division of Disability and Aging Policy is responsible for policy and data development, coordination, research and evaluation of policies and programs focused on the functioning and well-being of persons with disabilities and older adults. The Division is the focal point for crosscutting disability and aging collaboration within the Department and across other federal agencies. Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, are notable areas of engagement and expertise.
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Availability of Care for Older Adults in Outpatient Behavioral Health Facilities
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Environmental Scan of Pathways to Economic Self-Sufficiency for People with Disabilities
In the U.S., about 11 percent of people ages 18 to 64 living in the community have a disability. Health conditions that cause disability can negatively affect the human capital development of children and the ability of adults to engage in the labor force.
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Medicare Advantage Plans & Evidence-Based Prevention Program Uptake
This report explores how Medicare Advantage (MA) plans deliver evidence-based prevention programs (EBPs) to support health promotion among older adults.
ASPE Issue Brief
Approaches to Dementia Care in Special Needs Plans
This issue brief examines how Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (SNPs) address the care needs of people living with dementia (PLWD) and their caregivers.
ASPE Issue Brief
Review of Federal and State Caregiver Tax Credit Laws and Bills
Unpaid caregivers play a vital role in supporting older adults and people with disabilities to remain in their homes and communities. They often face substantial financial and emotional strain from the burden of caregiving. In response, federal and state policymakers have advanced proposals to offer targeted tax relief to caregivers.
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Identifying Disability with Medicaid Claims Data
Medicaid provides health insurance coverage and services and supports for people with disabilities, as well as groups of children and adults based on financial eligibility.
Research Brief
Medicare Hospice Use Patterns Among Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementias Compared to Those With Other Terminal Diagnoses
This study examined how people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) use hospice compared with patients who have other terminal diagnoses, as well as how hospice characteristics shape those care patterns.
ASPE Issue Brief
Federal Efforts to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
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
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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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Demonstration Program: Report to Congress, 2020
This is the fourth annual report to Congress describing results from the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) evaluation. This report summarizes changes in CCBHC rates and costs from demonstration year one (DY1) to DY2, performance on quality measures in DY1, and the extent to which states provided quality bonus payments (QBPs) to CCBHCs for DY1.