New Releases from ASA, MedPAC/MACPAC, NASI

New Releases

Generations: A Message to the President on Aging Policy (ASA)

G. Lawrence Atkins, the Executive Director of LTQA, was the Guest Editor of the Winter 2016-17 issue of Generations: Journal of the American Society on Aging (ASA). This issue lays out several policy plans on important issues related to aging for the new Administration. The ASA has made this issue of Generations available in its entirety online at the link above.

Data Book: Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid (MedPAC and MACPAC)

MedPAC and MACPAC have jointly released a data book on dual eligible beneficiaries. This is part of an ongoing effort by MedPAC and MACPAC to increase understanding of this comparatively high-need population.

Report to the New Leadership and the American People on Social Insurance and Inequality (NASI)

The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) has released a report outlining policy options for the new Administration to strengthen social insurance programs. Included in the report is a section on long-term services and supports.

Strengthening Medicaid as a Critical Lever in Building a Culture of Health (NASI)

The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) has released a report outlining panel recommendations to strengthen Medicaid as a way to address social determinants of health among vulnerable populations.