UMASS BOSTON GERONTOLOGY IN THE NEWS
National Study Confirms Medicaid Payments Fall Short of Costs, Shows Links to Staffing Levels and Ownership. Skilled Nursing News interviews Edward Miller about the ASPE study that found Medicaid payment rates don't cover the actual daily costs of nursing home care.
Report Reveals How Medicaid Payments Stack Up Against Nursing Homes’ Cost of Care. McKnights Long-Term Care News covers the ASPE study that showed a gap in Medicaid reimbursement rates and nursing care costs, as well as connections between funding and staffing.
Expert insights about the most affordable cities for retirees. In this USA Today piece, Jan Mutchler provides advice to retirees about affordability factors to consider before moving.
How States Can Move Toward Healthy Aging. On the "Risking Old Age in America" podcast, Taylor Jansen of University of Massachusetts Boston's Healthy Aging Data Reports Lab discusses healthy aging.
Retirement in America is a Disaster for Many. Is There Hope? This Yahoo! Finance piece quotes Edward Miller, who says that few people are well-prepared for retirement expenses. The piece also cites the Elder Index in its research about the average expenses retirees face compared to the retirement benefits they receive.
Opinion: Seniors Risk Homelessness as Social Security Falls Short in High-Cost San Diego. In this opinion piece for Times of San Diego, writer Paul Downey relies on data from the Elder Index to show the inadequacy of Social Security to cover expenses in high-cost areas like southern California.
The 10 States Where Social Security Goes the Furthest. TheStreet uses The Elder Index to determine where Social Security benefits go furthest.
Harris Proposes that Medicare Cover More In-Home Health Care, Filling a Large Gap for Older Americans and their Caregivers. Jane Tavares and Marc Cohen assess Vice President Kamala Harris's proposal for Medicare to include home health care.
Online Master’s Degrees in Gerontology – Nursing Home Management. MHA Online profiles Edward Miller in his work as the department chair of the UMass Boston Gerontology program.
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