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Assisted-living homes are rejecting Medicaid and evicting seniors washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

We launched the Medicaid Data Learning Network 1 year ago to share learnings on working w/ the new gen Medicaid claims data (TAF). 11 teams participated in Y1, and we are looking for additional academic teams to join us in Y2. Apply here by April 28! surveymonkey.com/r/MQYPYFW

.@RTylerBraun + coauthors determine that REIT investment in a nursing home increased licensed practical nurse & certified nursing assistant staffing hours per resident day by 2.15% & 1.55%, respectively, while decreasing registered nurse staffing in years 2 & 3 after investment.

Great to see our work impacting policy - @RTylerBraun,Dunc Williams, David Stevenson, Larry Casalino, @arian_jung, Rahul Fernandez: Private equity, REITs under microscope in new nursing-home rule proposal  marketwatch.com/story/private-…

🚨🚨NEW @Health_Affairs paper🚨🚨 John Bowblis, Chris Brunt, @Dr_HuiwenXu & I examine the implementation of a minimum direct care spending threshold in nursing homes. 🧵 healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…

NEW @USGAO report: nursing home ownership information on Care Compare isn't organized in a way that allows consumers to identify homes that share the same owners. CMS needs to make this info more transparent gao.gov/products/gao-2…

New out from @RTylerBraun: Common financial practices among nursing facilities have an impact on patient care. More to untangle, but transparency is a key first step. healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.137…

Smaller REIT deals appeared to replace more expensive and skilled RN staffing with less expensive and less skilled staff. 7/7

Larger REIT deals resulted in increases in LPN and CNA staffing, with no changes in RN staffing. 6/7

The Role Of Real Estate Investment Trusts In Staffing US Nursing Homes | Health Affairs Journal healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…

Post doc alert! The Division of Health Policy and Economics at Weill Cornell Medicine has open positions in aging research and health services research. Aging: phs.weill.cornell.edu/about-us/caree… HSR: phs.weill.cornell.edu/about-us/caree…

In a @NewYorker article about the rise of for-profit providers in the hospice industry, research from @markunruh and @RTylerBraun demonstrates the impact of ownership by private-equity firms. Learn more: bit.ly/3XGVJn0

Want to work with a dynamic health policy research group? We are hiring a senior research program manager to play a leadership role in the division of health policy and economics @WCMPopHealthSci. We do great work in a fun and collaborative environment! weill-cornell-medicine.talentify.io/job/senior-res…

@JoeyNeedlemanMD Congratulations!!!

Very excited to share that I matched at Emory for my Pediatric Cardiology fellowship!

Appreciate @AvaKofman noting our study’s findings - private equity ownership of hospice agencies tripled between 2011 and 2019. @RTylerBraun, David Stevenson propublica.org/article/hospic…