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Harvard Health Policy and Management

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The Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) at @HarvardChanSPH. @ harvardhpm.bsky.social on BlueSky.

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Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH (@joefigs2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A new Tradeoffs podcast captures one family’s journey through the complicated, bureaucratic jungle of the bifurcated coverage system for dual eligibles. Describes the problem clearly, why we are where we are, and potential fixes. Check it out! tradeoffs.org/2023/09/21/dua…

A new <a href="/tradeoffspod/">Tradeoffs</a> podcast captures one family’s journey through the complicated, bureaucratic jungle of the bifurcated coverage system for dual eligibles.

Describes the problem clearly, why we are where we are, and potential fixes.

Check it out!

tradeoffs.org/2023/09/21/dua…
Stanford CARE (@stanfordcares) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us on October 17th, 2023, at 6:30 PM PST for a crucial discussion on #HealthEquity for #AsianAmericans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (#AANHPIs) with Dr. Howard K. Koh from Harvard Health Policy and Management. Register Now: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join us on October 17th, 2023, at 6:30 PM PST for a crucial discussion on #HealthEquity for #AsianAmericans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (#AANHPIs) with <a href="/DrHowardKoh/">Dr. Howard K. Koh</a> from <a href="/HarvardHPM/">Harvard Health Policy and Management</a>.

Register Now: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Michaela June Kerrissey (@michaelajunek) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are hiring a Research Assistant to join our team 🤸‍♂️ Projects focused on teamwork and process improvement in healthcare delivery. Looking for someone who is organized, eager, communicative and curious. Will fill quickly -- apply today! Harvard Health Policy and Management sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search…

Michaela June Kerrissey (@michaelajunek) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Feeling heard at work matters. But when do people feel heard (or not)? We conducted interviews with nurses to find out. Two different types of issues: -->walls (outright dismissal) -->voids (ideas get lost in the system). Both can be overcome, but with different tactics

Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH (@joefigs2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are looking for post-doctoral fellows to join us at Harvard Health Policy and Management Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health! Research areas include: 1. Medicare Advantage 2. Dual Eligibles 3. New Medicare APMs 4. Quality/Equity/Social Risk 5. PE/consolidation If interested, pls email CV to [email protected]

We are looking for post-doctoral fellows to join us at <a href="/HarvardHPM/">Harvard Health Policy and Management</a> <a href="/HarvardChanSPH/">Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health</a>!

Research areas include:
1. Medicare Advantage
2. Dual Eligibles
3. New Medicare APMs
4. Quality/Equity/Social Risk
5. PE/consolidation

If interested, pls email CV to ahedquist@hsph.harvard.edu
Michael L. Barnett (@ml_barnett) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New JAMA Internal Medicine paper with Brian McGarry Ashvin Gandhi Jiamin Yin and Afroze Chughtai Harvard Health Policy and Management! We explored if COVID+ hospital admissions to nursing homes early in the pandemic led to COVID outbreaks. Much discussed but never studied! jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai… brief thread

New <a href="/JAMAInternalMed/">JAMA Internal Medicine</a> paper with <a href="/McGarryBE/">Brian McGarry</a> <a href="/ashdgandhi/">Ashvin Gandhi</a> Jiamin Yin and Afroze Chughtai <a href="/HarvardHPM/">Harvard Health Policy and Management</a>!

We explored if COVID+ hospital admissions to nursing homes early in the pandemic led to COVID outbreaks. Much discussed but never studied!

jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

brief thread
Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH (@joefigs2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our new JAMA Health Forum systematic review out today! Key question: Do integrated care programs (ICPs) for dual-eligibles work? Check out thread of key findings on spending, utilization, quality/outcomes by lead Eric T. Roberts Penn LDI Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

Our new <a href="/JAMAHealthForum/">JAMA Health Forum</a> systematic review out today!

Key question: Do integrated care programs (ICPs) for dual-eligibles work?

Check out thread of key findings on spending, utilization, quality/outcomes by lead <a href="/eric_t_roberts/">Eric T. Roberts</a> <a href="/PennLDI/">Penn LDI</a>

<a href="/HarvardChanSPH/">Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health</a>

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…
Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH (@joefigs2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There’s an emergence of Medicare Advantage plans aggressively enrolling Veterans. (e.g., “Honor Plan, Patriot Plan”) Our new Health Affairs study highlights why we think this is a troubling trend leading to billions in wasteful federal spending. healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl… 🧵 1/5

There’s an emergence of Medicare Advantage plans aggressively enrolling Veterans.

(e.g., “Honor Plan, Patriot Plan”)

Our new <a href="/Health_Affairs/">Health Affairs</a> study highlights why we think this is a troubling trend leading to billions in wasteful federal spending.

healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…
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Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH (@joefigs2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Special Needs Plans (SNPs) in Medicare Advantage are all growing — including Chronic Condition SNPs (C-SNPs). In new Health Affairs study, we document their growth — and raise concern about them increasingly going after dual-eligibles. healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…

Special Needs Plans (SNPs) in Medicare Advantage are all growing — including Chronic Condition SNPs (C-SNPs).

In new <a href="/Health_Affairs/">Health Affairs</a> study, we document their growth — and raise concern about them increasingly going after dual-eligibles.

healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…
Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH (@joefigs2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Avoidable mortality has worsened for all US states while other high-income countries show improvement. And while other countries seem to gain health with more spending, US states do not. Our new JAMA Internal Medicine study led by @IPapanicolas out today 1/3 jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Avoidable mortality has worsened for all US states while other high-income countries show improvement.

And while other countries seem to gain health with more spending, US states do not.

Our new <a href="/JAMAInternalMed/">JAMA Internal Medicine</a> study led by @IPapanicolas out today

1/3
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…
Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH (@joefigs2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How are MA plans recruiting a favorable group of veterans that get most of their care paid by VA and not by MA? 1. Make it cheap to enroll (offer $0 premiums & cash backs) 2. Offer no Part D drug coverage (rare for MA) New JAMA Health Forum study jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

How are MA plans recruiting a favorable group of veterans that get most of their care paid by VA and not by MA?

1. Make it cheap to enroll (offer $0 premiums &amp; cash backs) 

2. Offer no Part D drug coverage (rare for MA)

New <a href="/JAMAHealthForum/">JAMA Health Forum</a> study

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…
Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH (@joefigs2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New @nejm.org study with alarming results: The wealthiest Americans do not live as long as the wealthiest in other countries. In fact, mortality among the wealthiest Americans appeared to be similar to people in the poorest quartile in parts of Europe. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

New @nejm.org study with alarming results: The wealthiest Americans do not live as long as the wealthiest in other countries.

In fact, mortality among the wealthiest Americans appeared to be similar to people in the poorest quartile in parts of
Europe. 

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH (@joefigs2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What happens when low-income Medicare beneficiaries lose subsidized drug coverage (aka the Part D Low Income Subsidy)? Unfortunately, they are much more likely to die. And these deaths are likely preventable . Our new NEJM study out today nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

What happens when low-income Medicare beneficiaries lose subsidized drug coverage (aka the Part D Low Income Subsidy)?

Unfortunately, they are much more likely to die.

And these deaths are likely preventable .

Our new <a href="/NEJM/">NEJM</a> study out today 

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH (@joefigs2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The true cost of the reconciliation bill will be measured in lives—over 50,000 per year. It’s a predictable result when you cut off insurance to people who are old, poor and sick. Eric T. Roberts and I discuss in MSNBC NBC News Harvard Health Policy and Management Penn LDI msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-…

Health Affairs (@health_affairs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In their new Forefront article, Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH, Eric T. Roberts, Jessica Phelan, and Kenton Johnston from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Penn Medicine, and WashU discuss how, as CMS sets its agenda under new leadership, there are critical opportunities to develop integrated care models for