Empowered Direct Care Worker: Lessons from the Green House Staffing Model Green House model results in improved outcomes for staff and residents compared to traditional nursing home model. Brief/Report January 2022
Nontraditional Small House Nursing Homes Have Fewer COVID-19 Cases and Deaths The Green House model for longer term care residents was associated with reduced COVID-19 death rates compared to traditional nursing homes. Peer-Reviewed Article January 2021
Are Medicare Advantage Plans Using New Supplemental Benefit Flexibility to Address Enrollees’ Health-Related Social Needs? Multiple factors, including geographic variation in available resources, may limit take-up among MA plans of new benefit flexibilities. Brief/Report January 2019
Persistence and Drivers of High-Cost Status Among Dual-Eligible Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries Analyzes the largest drivers of high costs among persistently high-cost Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries, and finds most spending related to long-term care. Peer-Reviewed Article October 2018