Arkadipta Ghosh, Robert Schmitz and Randall Brown Mathematica Policy Research
Aging & Disability
ASPE produces policy research focusing on older adults, Medicare, dual-eligible beneficiaries, individuals with disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and caregivers. Resources relating to aging and disability include advance directives, end-of-life care planning, elder abuse, long-term services and supports (LTSS), home and community-based services (HCBS), and healthy aging.
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NAPA
The National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) creates an important opportunity to build upon and leverage HHS programs and other federal efforts to help change the trajectory of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) with input from a public-private Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services.
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Advanced SearchIdentifying Medicare Beneficiaries with Disabilities: Improving on Claims-Based Algorithms
In this report, we assessed the feasibility of using existing claims-based algorithms to identify community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries with disability based solely on the conditions for which they are being treated and to improve the algorithms by combining them in predictive models. [39 PDF pages]
Impacts of Waiting Periods for Home and Community-Based Services on Consumers and Medicaid Long-Term Care Costs in Iowa
This report compares the risk of nursing home entry, hospitalization rates, and Medicaid long-term care costs, among people with disabilities who faced widely-varying waiting times (ranging from 3 to 25 months), depending on when they applied for home and community-based services (HCBS) though Iowa Medicaid 1915(c) waivers.
Literature Review
Evaluating PACE: A Review of the Literature - Executive Summary
Arkadipta Ghosh, Cara Orfield and Robert Schmitz Mathematica Policy Research January 2014
Identifying Medicare Beneficiaries with Disabilities: Improving on Claims-Based Algorithms - Executive Summary
Yonatan Ben-Shalom and David Stapleton Mathematica Policy Research
Children with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs in NCQA-Recognized Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Health Care Utilization, Provider Perspectives and Parental Expectations - Executive Summary
Kate Stewart, Dana Petersen, Joe Zickafoose, Beny Wu, Mynti Hossain, Lisa Schottenfeld, Caroline Massad Francis, Randall Brown and Henry Ireys Mathematica Policy Research
Descriptive Study of Three Disability Competent Managed Care Plans for Medicaid Enrollees - Executive Summary
Vanessa Oddo, Angela Gerolamo, David R. Mann and Catherine DesRoches Mathematica Policy Research January 2014
Literature Review
Evaluating PACE: A Review of the Literature
This report reviewed the literature on the effect of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) on Medicare and Medicaid expenditures, use of nursing home services, and mortality. PACE plans provide coordinated acute and long-term care services to nursing home eligible seniors residing in the community. [77 PDF pages] ASPE SEARCH INFORMATION