Amber Willink (@awillin2) 's Twitter Profile
Amber Willink

@awillin2

Health services researcher interested in policy and delivery system changes that support better care for older adults with high needs and high costs.

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Nikki Hill (@nikkihillphd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How do we improve cognitive self-report measures? In our paper just published in The Gerontologist, we identify sources of response bias that can guide measurement refinement/development Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Dr. Jacquie Mogle @andrealgilmore academic.oup.com/gerontologist/…

Carrie Nieman, MD MPH (@carrieniemanmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Opening doors to #hearinghealth through #HEARS, one collaboration at a time. Love our work in Toronto to expand hearing care beyond the clinic in yet one more way. Thank you Kate Dupuis, the amazing Baycrest team, & @CABHI__ ! JHU Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health #JHSPH #JHSOM #healthyaging #hearing

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Medicare does not cover personal services that help people live independently at home, meaning beneficiaries with physical or cognitive impairment are at risk of nursing home placement. buff.ly/2lCz36U

Medicare does not cover personal services that help people live independently at home, meaning beneficiaries with physical or cognitive impairment are at risk of nursing home placement. buff.ly/2lCz36U
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Following the 2017 OTC Hearing Aid Act, hearing care access and policy in the US should be addressed next, according to researchers Nicholas S Reed, Frank R. Lin, MD PhD, and Amber Willink from JHU Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health. Read their newly published JAMA Viewpoint: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Following the 2017 OTC Hearing Aid Act, hearing care access and policy in the US should be addressed next, according to researchers <a href="/NickSReed/">Nicholas S Reed</a>, <a href="/DrFrankRLin/">Frank R. Lin, MD PhD</a>, and <a href="/awillin2/">Amber Willink</a> from <a href="/JHSPH_Hearing/">JHU Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health</a>. Read their newly published <a href="/JAMA_current/">JAMA</a> Viewpoint:  jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
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The majority of Medicare beneficiaries with hearing aids don't use the hearing care services that could help optimise the quality of their hearing, cost appears to be an important barrier Health Affairs Nicholas S Reed Frank R. Lin, MD PhD

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A great summary of our Health Affairs article on the limited access to hearing care services for those with hearing aids, particularly among low-income older adults JHU Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health usnews.com/news/health-ne…

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⁦⁦Nicholas S Reed⁩ on our recent ⁦Health Affairs⁩ article "...hearing aids alone don't necessarily improve hearing--hearing care services are important too, but there are barriers that prevent many people from accessing those services." ⁦ eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2…

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Will a new law allowing purchase of over-the-counter hearing aids reduce cost barriers for hearing care services for #Medicare beneficiaries? Amber Willink Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health #AgingandHealth healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.13…

Will a new law allowing purchase of over-the-counter hearing aids reduce cost barriers for hearing care services for #Medicare beneficiaries? <a href="/awillin2/">Amber Willink</a> <a href="/JohnsHopkinsSPH/">Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health</a> #AgingandHealth healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.13…
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Will a new law allowing purchase of over-the-counter hearing aids reduce cost barriers for hearing care services for #Medicare beneficiaries? Amber Willink Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health #AgingandHealth healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.13…

Will a new law allowing purchase of over-the-counter hearing aids reduce cost barriers for hearing care services for #Medicare beneficiaries? <a href="/awillin2/">Amber Willink</a> <a href="/JohnsHopkinsSPH/">Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health</a> #AgingandHealth healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.13…
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Our two Commonwealth Fund reports on #Medicare beneficiaries need for #LTSS and the financial burden they experience to meet high medical and LTSS costs highlighted by Judith Graham see article khn.org/OTE2ODE4 via Kaiser Health News

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High % of Medicare Advantage enrollees are in plans with dental (41%), vision (71%), or hearing (56%) coverage. The 38mil beneficiaries in traditional Medicare do not have the same opportunities for coverage of these services despite the need. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

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Despite recent federal regulations reinforcing state Medicaid programs' obligation to cover hearing aids for adults, many do not. See our viewpoint in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery for "Why State Medicaid Programs Should Cover Hearing Aids for Adults" ja.ma/2I4KCiT JHU Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health

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More Medicare beneficiaries are choosing Medicare Advantage plans with dental, vision, and hearing coverage but still paying a lot of these costs out-of-pocket. Read more in our article published in Health Affairs healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.137… Nicholas S Reed Bonnielin Swenor PhD Eva DuGoff

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1/6 Our Article "Trends in Hearing Aid Ownership Among Older Adults in the United States From 2011 to 2018" was just published in JAMA Internal Medicine! #hearingaid ownership among older adults is low in the US but has it changed recently? @2E_Garcia Amber Willink JHU Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health

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Our Article "Trends in Hearing Aid Ownership Among Older Adults in the United States From 2011 to 2018" was just published in <a href="/JAMAInternalMed/">JAMA Internal Medicine</a>! 

#hearingaid ownership among older adults is low in the US but has it changed recently? 

@2E_Garcia <a href="/awillin2/">Amber Willink</a> <a href="/JHSPH_Hearing/">JHU Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health</a>
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Congratulations to Center faculty member Nicholas S Reed for receiving American Auditory Society's Early Career Research Award at #aas2021 for his work in Hearing Loss, Health Care Seeking Behaviors, and Preventable Hospitalizations. Bravo, Nick!