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Altarum Research Shows Resiliency of the PACE Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic

PACE organizations adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic to deliver services primarily in participants' homes, and many plan to continue providing more care at home. This research highlights the importance of integrated payments and person-centered care in long-term services and support programs.

January 2024 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

The latest HSEI briefs show that health spending has remained below 17.5% of GDP for the last two years, that December capped off a historic year in health care job creation, and that health care price growth remained stable last month.

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Awards Altarum with Training and Technical Assistance Contract for Recovery Incentives Pilot

With our deep expertise in behavioral health and in training and technical assistance, Altarum will support substance use disorder providers as part of the state’s Recovery Incentives Pilot.

New Report Details Health Care Spending and Employment Trends in Virginia for 2022

Altarum today released its new report assessing Virginia's health care sector and tracking trends in health care spending and employment for 2022.

December 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

The latest HSEI briefs show that health care job growth matched its 12-month peak in November, national health spending grew by 4.1% in 2022, and increases in utilization continue to outpace health care price growth.

New Research in Preventing Chronic Disease Evaluates Distribution Model to Increase Access to Affordable Fruits and Vegetables

The Altarum Food and Nutrition team examined the impact on fruit and vegetable intake of Good Food at Home program, with support by Partnership for a Healthier America.

Altarum Announces Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt as New Board of Trustees Member

Altarum announced today that Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, a national leader in public health, has joined Altarum's Board of Trustees, effective January 1, 2024.

AHRQ-Funded “Michigan Sustained Patient-Centered Alcohol-Related Care” Program Implemented Evidence-Based Alcohol-Related Care in Primary Care Practices

Over the last two years, the MI-SPARC program provided primary care providers with free help to implement screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) into their practices. The resources developed from this program are now available for all clinicians and support teams on a newly launched website.

Altarum CEO Michael Monson Appointed Chair of Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) Board of Directors

Monson’s experience in long-term services and supports (LTSS) will support the LTQA member organizations that represent the full range of health care and social services delivery systems involved in provision, administration, innovation, policymaking, and advocacy for quality LTSS.

New Report on Reform Options for Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) in Minnesota Aims to Enhance Access and Explore New Funding Approaches for Older Adults

New report, "Options to Increase Access to Long-Term Care Financing, Services, and Supports in Minnesota," identifies three recommendations to alleviate the financial burden of long-term care costs on individuals and their families and Medicaid.

November 2023 Health Sector Economic Indicators Briefs

The latest HSEI briefs show that personal health care spending continues to outpace GDP growth, hospital prices jump upward as economywide inflation cools, and health care job growth makes up a greater share of economywide job increases.

Perspective: Nursing Home Staffing Trends and the Covid-19 Pandemic

The recent changes in nursing home staffing, census, and the number of nursing homes operating in the U.S. raises the question of how these changes have interacted to affect the extent of understaffing during and after the pandemic and the extent to which the proposed staffing standards from CMS are currently being met. Altarum's George Miller and Corey Rhyan address this question through a review of trends in nursing home resident census and staffing levels from before the start of the pandemic through the end of 2022.