Examines the potential for Minnesota’s integrated care model to lower use of hospital care and increase use of primary care and community-based services for dually eligible older adults.
Examines how home meal delivery programs show promise for reducing the use of costly health care and decreasing spending for dually eligible individuals.
Analysis of Veterans Health Administration nursing home cost and quality data shows association between higher quality of care and greater overall patient costs.
Explores different characteristics of dually eligible individuals that have different coverage types, as well as the impact of aligned Medicare and Medicaid benefits to improve quality of care and utilization outcomes.
Describes the needs of distinct subpopulations within the dually eligible population with highly complex needs, along with opportunities for tailored interventions that may reduce health care spending.
In nursing homes, replacing on-call physician services during off-hours with direct contact via telemedicine may reduce Medicare spending through fewer avoidable hospitalizations.