Health services researcher interested in policy and delivery system changes that support better care for older adults with high needs and high costs.
Sydney, Australia
Joined August 2014
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Our dental, vision, and hearing health are important to our overall health and wellbeing but many barriers exist to accessing these services. See our @Health_Affairs article cited in @nytimes @NickSReed @BonnieSwenorPhD @JHSPH_Hearing @SydneyUni_Media nytimes.com/2021/06/09/busin…
More Medicare beneficiaries are choosing Medicare Advantage plans with dental, vision, and hearing coverage but still paying a lot of these costs out-of-pocket. Read more in our article published in @Health_Affairs healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10… @NickSReed @BonnieSwenorPhD @evadugoff
Despite recent federal regulations reinforcing state Medicaid programs' obligation to cover hearing aids for adults, many do not. See our viewpoint in @JAMAOto for "Why State Medicaid Programs Should Cover Hearing Aids for Adults" ja.ma/2I4KCiT @JHSPH_Hearing
High % of Medicare Advantage enrollees are in plans with dental (41%), vision (71%), or hearing (56%) coverage. The 38mil beneficiaries in traditional Medicare do not have the same opportunities for coverage of these services despite the need. journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
Our two @commonwealthfnd reports on #Medicare beneficiaries need for #LTSS and the financial burden they experience to meet high medical and LTSS costs highlighted by @judith_graham see article khn.org/OTE2ODE4 via @khnews
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No older adult should have to skip washing up or soil themselves. Thank you @awillin2 @jwolff_sph for mentioning CAPABLE as part of the LTSS solution. @CareLinx @AARPpolicy @aijenpoo @DiverseElders @DavidCGrabowski
Some Medicare Advantage plans are evolving to meet the non-medical needs of older Americans. These needs include social isolation, preventable falls, food insecurity and lead to preventable suffering and excess costs. Read more @commonwealthfnd: commonwealthfund.org/publica…
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Will a new law allowing purchase of over-the-counter hearing aids reduce cost barriers for hearing care services for #Medicare beneficiaries? @awillin2 @JohnsHopkinsSPH #AgingandHealth healthaffairs.org/doi/full/1…
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Will a new law allowing purchase of over-the-counter hearing aids reduce cost barriers for hearing care services for #Medicare beneficiaries? @awillin2 @JohnsHopkinsSPH #AgingandHealth healthaffairs.org/doi/full/1…
@NickSReed on our recent @Health_Affairs article "...hearing aids alone don't necessarily improve hearing--hearing care services are important too, but there are barriers that prevent many people from accessing those services." eurekalert.org/pub_releases/…
A great summary of our @Health_Affairs article on the limited access to hearing care services for those with hearing aids, particularly among low-income older adults @JHSPH_Hearing usnews.com/news/health-news/…
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Thanks to @medpagetoday journalist @joycefr for her article and interview with @NickSReed on the recent findings published in @Health_Affairs on hearing care access by Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries @awillin2 @DrFrankRLin @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JohnsHopkinsEPI @LipitzCenter
"For people for whom price is a barrier, it's still a barrier at $500-600 per device, or $2,000 per device." By @joycefr, based on research in @Health_Affairs. @ASHAWeb @ASHAAdvocacy
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The majority of Medicare beneficiaries with hearing aids don't use the hearing care services that could help optimise the quality of their hearing, cost appears to be an important barrier @Health_Affairs @NickSReed @DrFrankRLin
📄NEW ARTICLE: Congratulations to @JohnsHopkinsSPH researchers and Center Faculty @awillin2 @NickSReed and @DrFrankRLin on their newest publication in @Health_Affairs #healthcareaccess #hearingcare @LipitzCenter @JohnsHopkinsEPI
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NEW ARTICLE from @nytimes reporter Jane Brody on the recent findings from research published in @JAMAOto done by @DrFrankRLin @NickSReed @JenniferADeal @OptumLabs @AARPresearch @DrCharlotteYeh @JohnsHopkinsSPH
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Following the 2017 OTC Hearing Aid Act, hearing care access and policy in the US should be addressed next, according to researchers @NickSReed, @DrFrankRLin, and @awillin2 from @JHSPH_Hearing. Read their newly published @JAMA_current Viewpoint: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Medicare does not cover personal services that help people live independently at home, meaning beneficiaries with physical or cognitive impairment are at risk of nursing home placement. buff.ly/2lCz36U
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Opening doors to #hearinghealth through #HEARS, one collaboration at a time. Love our work in Toronto to expand hearing care beyond the clinic in yet one more way. Thank you @DrKateTO, the amazing @Baycrest team, & @CABHI__ ! @JHSPH_Hearing #JHSPH #JHSOM #healthyaging #hearing
Representing our @CABHI__ -funded Toronto HEARS project here at #ifaTO18 #hearinghealth #healthyaging
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How do we improve cognitive self-report measures? In our paper just published in The Gerontologist, we identify sources of response bias that can guide measurement refinement/development @geronsociety @JacquieMog @andrealgilmore academic.oup.com/gerontologi…
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The aging issue we don't talk about: hearing loss forbes.com/sites/howardgleck…
Thinking of ways the CHRONIC Care Act can address the needs of people living with #dementia @WmHaseltine piece via @forbes Integrating Innovative Approaches To Dementia Care Into Traditional Healthcare Models forbes.com/sites/williamhase…