This paper presents a policy proposal to integrate care for Medicare beneficiaries through creation of integrated care organizations and a Medicare home care benefit. ABSTRACTObjectives: As the boomer ...

Imagine being discharged from the emergency room after a severe asthma flare-up, only to return to a home located near factories or congested roadways that heavily pollute the air. Or having your ...

Experiences from a large, integrated, value-based health system suggest that telehealth can be an effective care delivery approach. Public policies can improve telehealth access and care. The COVID-19 ...

In a healthcare system built on specialization, doctors often treat patients like a collection of symptoms rather than as whole people. A cardiologist manages blood pressure. A therapist addresses ...

This is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Medicare and Medicaid Integration. The featured topic includes analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the ...

As CMS sets its agenda under new leadership, there are critical opportunities to develop integrated care models for dual-eligible beneficiaries in non-integrated Medicare Advantage plans and ...

Fraunhofer FIT in St. Augustin and the University Hospital of Bonn are among the partners in the new European POLYCARE project, which is developing an integrated care system that will improve the care ...

CHICAGO, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Help at Home, a leading national provider of in-home, person-centered care for seniors has announced the development of an innovative, new model of care.

The health care reform debate has dominated media and water cooler conversations for the past several months. As a congressional fellow working on health policy in the United States Senate, my days ...