By Liane Wardlow | Wednesday, September 19, 2018 We can probably all agree that no one wants to experience an acute medical event. However, they’re simply a part of life — particularly for seniors who often live with multiple chronic medical conditions, which can, from time-to-time, escalate into an acute situation needing immediate medical attention. Unfortunately, seniors… Read more »
September 12, 2018 West Health Contributors: Brenda Schmitthenner, MPA, Jessa K. Engelberg, PhD, Andrea M. Morris, PhD, MPH, Amy Herr MHS, Kai Oliver-Kurtin, Cheryl Hassoldt Malnutrition disproportionally affects seniors, with up to 1 out of every 2 at risk for malnutrition, and disease-associated malnutrition in seniors is estimated to cost $51.3 billion annually. Aligned with… Read more »
June 29, 2018 | Candace Robinson and Amy Herr Fact Currently, more than half (51 percent) of individuals aged 75 and older live alone. The risk of death for people who are socially isolated is as great as the risk of death for people who smoke 15 cigarettes a day, according to a study… Read more »
June 29, 2018 | Capital Impact Partners and West Health Fact For the first time in U.S. history, older adults are projected to outnumber children by 2035. Increasing life expectancy, a declining birth rate, and the aging of the baby boom generation will dramatically increase the number and proportion of the U.S. population over… Read more »
By Michelle Herman Soper, MHS and Leah Smith and Debra Lipson State Medicaid programs are beginning to adopt value-based payment (VBP) models to reward value — or high quality, cost-effective care — for the long-term services and supports (LTSS) they provide to beneficiaries. Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) programs — which operate in more than 20… Read more »
By GARY WEST Every businessperson understands the “art of the deal” has little to do with art and everything to do with leverage. But as we discovered when President Donald Trump released his long-promised plan to lower drug prices, the business of politics often trumps real-world business principles. Nowhere in the ironically titled “American Patients First” blueprint… Read more »
Each May, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) leads our nation’s celebration of Older Americans Month (OAM). ACL designed the 2018 OAM theme, Engage at Every Age. For more OAM resources, visit the ACL’s website.
Tim Lash and Dr. John Mattison of Kaiser Permanente, share their insights and challenges to connect with seniors, address their complex needs and to ultimately achieve better outcomes through more connected health. Hear from a provider leader and a foundation executive who pioneer connected health solutions assess emerging innovation opportunities for the senior market. >… Read more »
By Amy Herr Introduction The ongoing repeal and replace debate has brought to light something that most Americans are not aware of—the fact that nursing home and other long term services and supports are financed almost entirely by the Medicaid program and about half of Americans will need Medicaid at some point in their lives…. Read more »
Shelley Lyford, Contributor How to Navigate Successful Aging: It Takes Work and Careful Planning to Age Successfully Mark Twain once said, “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” This might sum up a philosophy held by Beatrice, a former New York City principal, guidance counselor and teacher… Read more »
