A new report by LTQA, the West Health Policy Center and LeadingAge Massachusetts advances efforts to improve models of integrated care and social supports for seniors living in senior housing.
Join We Stand With Seniors for a lunch briefing on Thursday, August 1, 2019, focused on California’s Master Plan for Aging: Understanding Voters’ Views and the Policy Implications. Findings will be shared from a new statewide voter survey that identifies voters’ priorities and perspectives on the state’s accountability for plan implementation and related investments. A… Read more »
Malnutrition among older adults is pervasive. The associated risk factors are clinical, social, and psychosocial, making management of malnutrition challenging. Innovative community-based interventions are bridging the silos of health and social care and advancing comprehensive malnutrition care for vulnerable older adults. Join the webinar to learn about these innovative and impactful programs. Webinar Presenters: Jean… Read more »
Pharmaceutical manufacturers rarely reduce drug list prices, but 3 expensive treatments for hepatitis C experienced significant list price reductions in 2018. Understanding the impetus for these price reductions could inform policies to reduce drug spending.
Meals on Wheels might do more than deliver hot food to isolated seniors: New research suggests it can serve as an early warning system for declining health.
U.S. health care costs — and not merely prescription-drug prices — have risen to the top of the national agenda.
Learn about our research study with Meals on Wheels in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
If you missed our webinar “Connecting the Dots Across Oral Health, Food Insecurity, and Malnutrition,” the slides (PDF) are available below and the recording is available here.
The West Health Policy Center has appointed Sean Dickson, JD, MPH as a director of health policy. Dickson, formerly of The Pew Charitable Trusts, will lead West Health’s efforts supporting policies and programs to lower skyrocketing drug prices.
Sean Dickson, JD, MPH is a nationally recognized technical expert on the American drug system, including the full market lifecycle of pharmaceuticals. His career has focused on increasing access to healthcare, with specific attention to reducing prescription drug costs. Before joining the West Health Policy Center, he led policy and research activities under The Pew… Read more »