Priya Chidambaram

The Texas AG filed a lawsuit today that could have a major impact on the Biden Administration's nursing home staffing rule. Check out @KFF's brief to learn more about the rule -- kff.org/medicaid/issue…

@sophiaandpolicy @UCBerkeleySPH totally in denial but so proud of you!!

Bittersweet life update, this summer I will be leaving KFF for grad school! I will be starting at @UCBerkeleySPH as a Blue Shield’s fellow for my MPH in health policy and management. Thank you to all the people who have helped me throughout this process! go 🧸!

@CMSGov released the final nursing facility staffing rule today. It's similar to the proposed rule w/ one major add - an overall req of 3.48 hours. @KFF finds that ~1 in 5 facs currently meet the final staffing requirements. More on the final rule here: kff.org/policy-watch/n…

CMS seeks comment on specific alternatives, including increasing the minimums to 3.48 HPRD (we find this would not have a major impact) or using resident case-mix to determine sufficient staffing (we find this would have a major impact). Comments are due Nov 6th.

Neither we nor CMS accounted for hardship exemptions in our estimates. The impact of the final rule may be impacted by how many facilities apply and qualify for a hardship exemption.

New from @KFF: In 17 days, the proposed rule on nursing fac staffing garnered 400+ comments. It was a highly anticipated rule intended to overhaul fed staffing minimums. We find >80% of facs would need to hire new staff to comply with new minimums - a 🧵 kff.org/medicaid/issue…

Salt air and a new update on the unwinding: At least 3,787,000 Medicaid enrollees have been disenrolled as of August 1, 2023, based on the most current data from 41 states and DC. kff.org/medicaid/issue…

At least 1,027,000 Medicaid enrollees have been disenrolled as of June 12, 2023, based on the most current data from 20 states. View our Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker for the latest data. kff.org/medicaid/issue…

UPDATED: @KFF State Health Facts now has 2022 Dentists' data from the @AmerDentalAssn, including: -Professionally Active Dentists -Professionally Active Dentists by Gender -Professionally Active Dentists by Specialty Field Click here to get smarter🥸: kff.org/state-category…

NEW @KFF brief reports survey findings on #telehealth delivery of #Medicaid services to address behavioral health needs (mental health & substance use disorders) - including policy changes & utilization trends For more info, see 🧵 & brief: kff.org/medicaid/issue… (1/5)

NEW @KFF analysis uses #Medicaid claims data to follow a cohort of children newly enrolled in #Medicaid to examine how children’s enrollment changes over time and understand the effect of continuous eligibility policies: kff.org/medicaid/issue… Some findings: (1/5)

NEW @KFF analysis finds only 45% of nursing home residents and 22% of staff are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines. Wait what? Nursing home residents account for 1/5 of all COVID-19 deaths. By @preetabread @alicelevyburns kff.org/medicaid/issue…

NEW: 38% of newly-enrolled full-benefit Medicare-Medicaid enrollees in 2018 lost at least 1 month of coverage within a year after their first month of enrollment, incl. 31% who lost over 3 months. A new proposed rule is designed to curb such coverage loss. kff.org/medicaid/issue…

Check out our new brief to learn more about institutional vs. home and community-based LTSS, workforce issues, 1915(c) waivers, and more.

These deaths highlight the longstanding issues in LTSS, which become even more important as the population ages. After age 65, 57% of people will need help with 2+ activities of daily living, 56% will use paid LTSS, and 39% will use some nursing home care.

NEW from @KFF: Our new explainer highlights 10 things to know about long-term supports and services (LTSS), starting with a dismal update. As of mid-June, over 209,000 people in LTCFs have died due to COVID-19 (21% of all US COVID deaths). kff.org/medicaid/issue…

If you've ever been confused about mental health parity, check out this excellent KFF explainer.