A The New Yorker article cites research from mark.aaron.unruh and @RTylerBraun, examining how nearly two-thirds of all agencies in the hospice industry now operate on a for-profit basis. Learn more: bit.ly/3XGVJn0

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

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 Weill Cornell Medicine Population Health Sciences. We do great work in a fun and collaborative environment! weill-cornell-medicine.talentify.io/job/senior-res…

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

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…

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…

NEW U.S. GAO 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 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…

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-…

.@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.

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

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