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Policy Snapshot
March 10, 2025
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JAMDA
March 6, 2025
Outcomes of Discontinuing Long-Term Opioid Therapy among Older Cancer Survivors in Long-Term Care Settings
Clinical decisions to continue or discontinue long-term opioid therapy (LTOT; ≥3 months) for older cancer survivors remain challenging due to limited evidence on the risks and benefits of this treatment practice. This study aims to examine the associations of discontinuing LTOT with clinical and opioid-rel...
JAMDA
March 5, 2025
Association between Fear of Falling and Visuospatial and Executive Functions in Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: A Cross-Sectional Study
Fear of falling (FOF) is a common health concern among older adults. Although cognitive impairment (CI) is a risk factor for FOF, the specific cognitive domains associated with FOF remain unclear. This study examined the association between FOF and domain-specific cognitive functions in older adults. We al...
Podcast
March 5, 2025
PALTtalk with Caring | Artificial Intelligence, with Special Guest Lisa Lind, PhD, ABPP
JAMDA
March 5, 2025
Do Medicare Accountable Care Organizations Impact Health Care Utilization among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents?
Nursing home (NH) residents are high-cost, high-need Medicare beneficiaries. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have the potential to improve quality of care and reduce potentially unnecessary health care utilization. This study aimed to assess the impact of Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) ACOs o...
JAMDA
March 4, 2025
Trends in the Use of Medicare Home Health Care among Congregate Living Residents
To examine trends in home health care (HHC) use in congregate living and compare characteristics of HHC use between Medicare patients in congregate living and those in other home settings.
JAMDA
March 4, 2025
Key Implications in the Detection of Cognitive Frailty
Policy Snapshot
March 3, 2025
2024 QPP Data Submission is Open
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened data submission for the 2024 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Data can be submitted and updated until 8:00 PM ET on March 31, 2025.
Policy Snapshot
March 3, 2025
PALTmed Joins Efforts to Advocate for Health-Care Funding and Protection of Medicaid
PALTmed has recently signed onto two advocacy letters. The first letter, from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, calls for increased funding to improve the U.S. health-care system. The second letter, from the Alliance of Aging Research, urges congressional leaders to oppose proposed cuts to Me...
JAMDA
March 3, 2025