by Winston Administrator | Sep 23, 2018 | Blog Post by Former Fellow
Abstract Purpose: The creation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health placed increased emphasis on federal efforts to address health disparities. Although the literature establishes a social justice case for addressing...
by Winston Administrator | Mar 1, 2018 | Blog Post by Former Fellow
Abstract Context The rate of live discharge from hospice and the proportion of hospices exceeding their aggregate caps have both increased for the last 15 years, becoming a source of federal scrutiny. The cap restricts aggregate payments hospices receive from Medicare...
by Winston Administrator | Jan 13, 2018 | Blog Post by Former Fellow
BY ANDREW ROSZAK, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 01/13/18 01:00 PM EST Hurricane Maria made landfall and caused horrific damage in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on Sept. 20, 2017. The historic storm caused widespread destruction to critical infrastructure throughout...
by Winston Administrator | Sep 14, 2017 | Blog Post by Former Fellow
Adrianna McIntyre, M.P.P., M.P.H., Allan M. Joseph, M.P.H., and Nicholas Bagley, J.D. Though congressional efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) seem to have stalled, the Trump administration retains broad executive authority to reshape the...
by Winston Administrator | Aug 11, 2017 | Blog Post by Former Fellow
Heard on Morning Edition Hospice care is for the dying. It helps patients manage pain so they can focus on spending their remaining time with loved ones. But in recent years, nearly 1 in 5 patients has been discharged from hospice before he or she dies, according to...
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