The Health Care Financing Initiative
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The Health Care Financing Initiative (HCFI) fosters research and engagement between our students and faculty, legislative and policymaking leaders, and industry leaders in the areas of health care financing and public policy.The McCourt School established the Health Care Financing Initiative in June 2018 with the generous support of the Institute for Critical Care Foundation.
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Looking Back to Move Forward: The Impact of COVID-19 on Post-Acute Patients, Providers, and Public Policy
(2022-08)The norms of health care turned upside down in March 2020 with the declaration by the World Health Organization of a global COVID-19 pandemic. Rarely in U.S. history have our health care systems, practices, research, and ... -
Covid-19 Continues to Intensify Long-Standing Nursing and Staffing Shortages
(2022)In an August 2, 2021 report, we examined changes in post-acute care (PAC) use patterns in traditional Medicare during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (March to July 2020). We documented the role of PAC providers ... -
The Role of Post-Acute Care Providers in Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: An Update
(2022)In an August 2, 2021 report, we examined changes in post-acute care (PAC) use patterns in traditional Medicare during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (March to July 2020). We documented the role of PAC providers ... -
Home Health Expansion Requires Innovation in Nursing Education
(2021-09-10)The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the central role of nurses as the nexus of quality homecare. Their value, in all of their forms, has never been clearer: Nurses are leaders, care coordinators, highly-skilled ... -
Persistent Symptoms in Long Haul COVID Patients Emphasize Need for Specialty Hospital Care
(2021-09)This brief paper is a preliminary exploration of the long-haul patient and a discussion of the integral role LTCHs have and continue to play in the treatment and recovery of this patient population. The paper concludes ...
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