Posted on November 18, 2010 10:00
Categories: Special Populations | Medicare | Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Topics: Cost-effectiveness | Health Care Reform | Medicare | Quality | Seniors
The Brookings Institute published a report that examines how health reform can improve the efficiency and quality of care for older Americans with chronic health conditions.
From the report:
Improvements in the efficiency and quality of care delivered by the U.S. health care system is largely dependent on reforming the way that care is supported, reimbursed, and delivered to older Americans, who often have multiple chronic illnesses and are in need of long-term services and supports (such as home and community-based services, intermediate care facilities for people with mental retardation/developmental disabilities, or nursing homes). Our rapidly growing older Americans population, which is expected to double by 2030, faces unique health care challenges, making this population among the most expensive individuals in the health care system.
Full Report:
Achieving Better Chronic Care at Lower Costs Across the Health Care Continuum for Older Americans (PDF | 706 KB) 
Brookings Institute. (2010). Achieving better chronic care at lower costs across the health care continuum for older americans.
