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This article estimates out-of-pocket costs in the last year of life for individuals who required intensive care in the months prior to death and examine how these costs vary by insurance coverage.

Dr. Coe spoke at the 2019 Milken Institute Global Conference on the price of dementia. Dr. Coe’s comments focused on the effect that Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias have on individuals and their families and how this then affects our economy.

Medicare pays for 100% of postacute care provided by skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) during the first 20 days within a benefit period. However, on the 21st day, most patients become responsible for a daily copayment of more than $150. This copayment may present a significant financial burden for some patients—particularly those with limited economic means—and motivate them to discharge from SNFs on the 20th day of care based on their financial resources rather than their recovery status. In this article, the researchers examine whether patterns of SNF discharge are associated with this

This article details the ways in which financial burden imposed by work-related injury/illness, and points out areas which are under-researched to focus policy efforts where improvement is most needed.

Research on home‐based long‐term care has centered almost solely on the costs; there has been very little, if any, attention paid to the relative benefits. This study exploits the randomization built into the Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation program that directly impacted the likelihood of having family involved in home care delivery. They find that some family involvement in home‐based care significantly decreases health‐care utilization: lower likelihood of emergency room use, Medicaid‐financed inpatient days, any Medicaid hospital expenditures, and fewer months with