
Christina Wu
@christinaswu
Research & Policy Director, @LTQA & @MLTSSAssoc. Proud @HarvardChanSPH, @Penn, and US-China @FulbrightPrgrm Alum. Views are my own (she/her)
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Attending the National Council on Aging #AgeAction Conference? Join LTQA's Christina Wu and ATI Advisory's Tyler Cromer for their session, "Promoting Economic Security for Seniors: An Overview of New, Non-Medical Benefits in #MedicareAdvantage" this afternoon at 4:30pm ET!

Today, LTQA joins Arnold Ventures and other partners to to urge Congress to pass the AIM Act that will better integrate coverage and care for individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. bit.ly/39GyANv #AIMAct2022



Happening next week! Join LTQA on July 26 from 2-3 pm ET for a solutions-focused webinar on direct care workforce shortages with speakers from AARP, LeadingAge, nadean palmer, and manatt. Register here: bit.ly/3mOt8uM





A powerful must read article by Dan Goldberg that highlights the need for additional investment in #HCBS because #CareCantWait ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️


It is time for public health to adopt a 'disability data justice' approach & address deep-rooted ableism. Health equity is only possible when the disability community is included, & filling data gaps is a needed first step. @JHUDisability Health Affairs healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/for…

.Community Living Policy Center & Equity Center is excited to announce that Lurie Institute has established the Community Living Equity Center, a federally funded research center. @tee_new_win takes on the role of CLEC Project Director. #CommunityLiving #Disability #Equity Find out more! zcu.io/AzTn


After her keynote address, CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure spoke with #MLTSS Assn Board Chair Chris Palmieri of Commonwealth Care Alliance® on the critical importance of improving care for the #LTSS and dually eligible populations to CMS' priority goal of advancing health equity.


Attending the @AUCDNews 2022 Conference? Join our Research and Policy Director, Christina Wu, for "Filling the Void: Piloting #Data Collection Strategies for States to Measure #LTSS Needs of Working-Age Adults with Disabilities" from 3:45-5pm ET #AUCD2022

Using health plan data from twelve states during the first year of the #COVID19 pandemic, H. Stephen Kaye of UC San Francisco & Joseph Caldwell Brandeis University examine excess mortality among recipients of #Medicaid home and community-based services who are younger than age sixty-five.

New Health research by Community Living Policy Center & Equity Center in partnership with LTQA and National MLTSS Health Plan Association found high excess mortality rates among younger #Medicaid #HCBS recipients during #COVID19 vs other community-dwelling Medicaid benes and the general pop: bit.ly/3kGrZYJ

DHJO and Community Living Policy Center & Equity Center Lurie Institute have opened a call for manuscript submissions for a special issue on community living policy. Learn more #disabilityresearch sciencedirect.com/journal/disabi…



Policymakers lack critical #data on the need for #LTSS working-age adults with disabilities. LTQA VP of Policy and Research, Christina Wu, co-authored a blog with Commonwealth Fund on our work with Community Living Policy Center & Equity Center to address this critical data gap. bit.ly/3rnIqfL