Achieving Better Chronic Care at Lower Costs Across the Health Care Continuum for Older Americans
Article Publication Date
Summary
A conference was held to inform potential solutions to improve the cost and quality of care across the health care continuum for older Americans. Synthesizing the conference, this report addresses many of the challenges facing individuals with chronic conditions and functional impairments, and identifies new opportunities for the integration of medical services and social supports tailored to older Americans and supported by new payment designs.
Types/Tools
Populations
Sources
Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform
Programs/Initiatives
States
Keywords
social supports; promising care strategies; American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009; ARRA; Visiting Nurse Service of New York; VNSNY; Care Management Plus; Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly; PACE; Care Transitions Program; Guided Care; Transitional Care Model; Accountable Care Organizations; ACOs; Long Term Quality Alliance; LTQA; Patient-Centered Medical Home; Bundled Payments; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; ARHQ; Office of the National Coordinator; ONC; Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Contact
Engelberg Center for
Health Care Reform
NULL
Phone
202-797-6000