For the last decade, the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Program has advanced federal policy reforms to improve chronic and long-term care for individuals with complex needs. This work began with four of BPC’s health leaders—former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Bill Frist, former Health and Human Services Secretary and Gov. Tommy Thompson, and former … Read more
Burlington, Ont., is adopting a holistic care model to keep older Canadians out of long-term care homes and hospital beds. In southeast Michigan, a similar program has keeps 4,400 nursing home-eligible seniors in their homes.
Two bills being considered by the Michigan Legislature would stretch already scarce Medicaid funding and increase costs for Michigan seniors, many of whom are living on fixed incomes. In a nutshell, HB 4432 and SB 203 would allow out-of-state, for-profit companies to come to Michigan and shoulder out nonprofits that have been helping seniors for … Read more
Welcome to “Field Report,” a series where Advisory Board experts share what they’re hearing from health care organizations across the country. In this edition, Advisory Board’s Susan McDonald interviews leaders at Henry Ford Health System about their innovative partnerships with churches and other community organizations to distribute Covid-19 vaccines. The responses below are edited answers … Read more
FOX 2 – PACE provides medical and social services to the elderly who need help by giving them transportation and a place to go so they can still remain living at home.
Here are the 150 companies named 2020 Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces. The Free Press partnered with Philadelphia-based Energage, an employee research and culture technology firm, to determine the winners.