Free to download for 50 days from @ArchivesPMR - our new article "Reductions in therapy provision in skilled nursing facilities after Medicare payment reform and during the COVID-19 pandemic: An interrupted time series analysis".

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Together with @uwchws, @UW_ASPIRe contributed research to guide policy recommendations for strengthening Washington state's #LTC workforce which were recently sent to the state legislature and Governor. Read the full report:

Congratulations to our co-director @doc_doc_pru for this research innovation award through @LearrnNetwork.

A post-acute care access double header this week!. New in The Gerontologist @geronsociety- this work focused on #Medicare beneficiaries with #Disabilities, exploring how admissions to #SkilledNursing and #HomeHealth changed during #PDPM #PDGM and #COVID19.

Our work highlights the interconnected nature of SNFs and HHAs, reinforcing how changes in one setting impacts the other. Next steps include looking at specific patient populations targeted by payment reforms - and more. /5.

Then #COVID19 changed everything - greatly accelerating the baseline declines in #SNF admissions and increases in #HHA admissions as patients avoided institutional post-acute settings. There was some recovery in #SNF admissions by the end of 2021 - but not back to baseline. 4/.

Interestingly, the SNF and HHA payment reforms were associated with small increases in admissions to their respective settings -- suggesting #PDPM and #PDGM did not negatively impact access to post-acute care (for the general Medicare FFS population). 3/.

Of 31+ million Medicare beneficiaries who were hospitalized between 2018-2021, we estimated changes in their post-acute setting after #PDPM, #PDGM, and the onset of the pandemic:. 2/

Out today in @AGSJournal, funded by @NIHAging:. Our team (@PittSHRS @UWRehabMed & UCLA) used 100% Medicare claims to examine how admissions to skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies were impacted by @CMSGov payment reforms and the #COVID19 pandemic: . 1/

More trainee congratulations, this week to our PhD Trainee Rachael Rosen who recently received a doctoral training award from the Orthotics & Prosthetics Foundation!. @UWRehabMed.

Congrats to our PhD Trainee Harsha Amaravadi for winning this year's @geronsociety Social Research, Policy, & Practice Best Student Poster Award!.#GSA2024. Harsha worked with mentors in @UWRehabMed and @hspop_uw to examine potential problematic coding in Medicare SNF claims.

Impacts of Payment Reform and COVID-19 on Postacute Care Access for Older Adults With Disabilities: . #GSA2024.

We look forward to welcoming @geronsociety folks to Seattle for #GSA2024! @UW_ASPIRe will be sharing our work at multiple sessions, starting with tomorrow's (Weds) poster session kickoff:. 1/

RT @NEJM: Kamala Harris’s proposal for expanding Medicare to cover long-term care at home is a hopeful sign for millions of Americans, thou….

RT @wwamirhrc: 🚨Check out our latest report: Trends in the supply and distribution of the #rural health workforce, including in primary car….

RT @BonnieSwenorPhD: 📢To my disability community: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is conducting a survey to understand the barri….

RT @uwchws: As CA increases minimum wage for healthcare workers, CHWS Director @biancafrogner says, “It gives health care maybe a fighting….

Our co-director @doc_doc_pru was interviewed for this @politico article about @KamalaHarris’ proposed plan for Home Care under the #Medicare benefit:.