Recent News Clips
Paying direct care workers a living wage would reduce turnover, increase productivity by at least $5.5B: report | McKnight's Senior Living
A report on economic and productivity benefits of better pay for direct care workers from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, co-authored by Center Research Director Marc Cohen, was featured in McKnight's Senior Living.
Obamacare’s unexpected bonus: How the Affordable Care Act is helping middle-aged Americans during the pandemic
Marc Cohen, Center Research Director and Co-Director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, co-authored this column in "The Conversation," on the improved health outcomes due to the ACA for people aged 50-64, and relevance to the pandemic.
6 States Taking A Multiyear Approach To LTC Costs | Insurancenewsnet.com
A new report on efforts at LTSS reform in six states jointly released by the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation and the LeadingAge LTSS Center@UMass Boston was featured on Insurancenewsnet.com.
Thousands visiting an Olathe hospital were sued for medical debt. Dozens went to jail | The Kansas Leadership Center Journal
Community Catalyst Business Development Manager Mark Rukavina is quoted in a Kansas Leadership Center Journal article on one medical center's highly aggressive actions to collect on medical debts, including widespread use of lawsuits against consumers.
Ghost Bill: UVA Siphons Couple’s Tax Refund To Pay 20-Year-Old Medical Debt | Kaiser Health News
Community Catalyst Business Development Manager Mark Rukavina is quoted in a Kaiser Health News story about how the Univ. of Virginia and other state institutions attach two-decade old medical debt, by reducing state tax refunds due.