West Health

Happy New Year! We’re excited for the #MultisectorPlanforAging work ahead in 2025. #InCaseYouMissedIt, we’re proud to share major accomplishments from 2024 in our #MPAWrapped newsletter. Last year saw MPA progress sweep across the nation, with 75% of states now engaged in the movement. Thank you to all of our devoted partners for your continued commitment to #healthyaging.   👉Read the full newsletter here and subscribe for future updates:  https://lnkd.in/eFU_JhtY   #olderadults #olderamericans #agingwell

As we look back on 2024 and count down to 2025, check out our #MPAWrapped recap of this year’s greatest #MultisectorPlanforAging hits! With three-fourths of states engaged in the MPA movement, we have a lot to celebrate: ✅ 10 states have MPAs ✅ 21 states are interested or actively planning their MPAs ✅ 7 states join the MPA Learning Collaborative   2024 was a year full of resource development, conference presence, and stakeholder engagement. We applaud the hard work and dedication of all those involved in shaping plans that promote #healthyaging, and look forward to the year ahead!   🎉Read more in our MPA Wrapped newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eFU_JhtY   #olderadults #olderamericans #agingwell

🎉 Exciting #MultisectorPlanforAging news! Seven states joined Cohort 3 of the Multisector Plan for Aging Learning Collaborative: 📍Kansas 📍Kentucky 📍Mississippi 📍New Jersey 📍Oklahoma 📍Rhode Island 📍Texas   The MPA Learning Collaborative, a community led by The Center for Health Care Strategies, and supported by West Health, The SCAN Foundation, and May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust, helps states advance their MPAs through peer-to-peer exchange, access to experts, and technical assistance. Since 2022, 27 state teams have participated in this unique opportunity to ensure their MPAs meet the needs of #olderadults and people with disabilities.   🤝 Learn more about the MPA Learning Collaborative: https://lnkd.in/eT2T-hcw   👉 Learn more about the importance of MPAs so all Americans age with health and dignity: https://lnkd.in/geP8khrW   #olderamericans #healthyaging #agingwell

🎉 Congratulations, Minnesota! 🎉 Today, Minnesota becomes the latest state to launch its #MultisectorPlanforAging — a transformative, 10-year action plan to create an age-friendly future for all Minnesotans. Minnesota’s Multisector Blueprint for Aging aims to ensure that all state residents are included, valued, and given equitable opportunities to thrive as they age.   🗓 Register for a free virtual webinar today at 2 PM EST / 1 PM CST to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eQmwTH4B   👉 Check out Minnesota’s Multisector Blueprint for Aging here: https://lnkd.in/guQYyP7j   🌟 Learn more about the MPA progress sweeping across the nation: https://lnkd.in/geP8khrW   #healthyaging #olderadults #olderamericans #agingwell

Sharp HealthCare, in collaboration with the West Health Institute, has launched Generational Health, a groundbreaking initiative to improve care for older adults by addressing age-specific risks and individual needs. This innovative program offers patient-centered care pathways designed to enhance health outcomes. To encourage hospitals nationwide in adopting similar approaches Sharp HealthCare has created this toolkit: https://lnkd.in/gt-U5ztN Key Features of Generational Health: - Healthy Aging Program – Prevents cognitive and physical decline through tailored interventions like strength maintenance and sleep hygiene. - Geriatric Surgery Program – Focuses on prehabilitation and individualized care plans to optimize outcomes for older surgical patients. - Advanced Illness Management (AIM) – A nurse-led initiative ensuring care aligns with patients' goals, providing palliative options and advanced care planning. #GenerationalHealth #HealthyAging #GeriatricCare

📢 Our new West Health-Gallup survey reveals most Americans are worried about hidden healthcare fees and want Congress to take action on the issue. • More than half (52%) worry about affording the cost of hidden healthcare fees, or facility fees added by hospitals to charges for routine medical services and care provided at outpatient clinics and medical offices they own. • More than 70% agree that hospitals and health systems should be required to charge the same price for the same services, regardless of where they are delivered. • 4 out of 5 support federal legislation to limit when and how much hospital systems can charge in facility fees. 👉 Read our press release for more details on the survey: https://bit.ly/4fT01AB 👉 Check out our new infographic: https://lnkd.in/eHzfSiv9

🚨 PBM reform legislation is in play for the year-end spending package. What do you need to know? 🔹   PBM reform has broad, bipartisan support in Congress, with several bills under consideration (S. 2973, H.R. 5378, H.R. 6283, and H. R. 8261 & H.R.7623). 🔹 If an end-of-year health extenders package comes together, PBMs, drug manufacturers, pharmacists, and advocates will influence the provisions, as well as the FTC’s investigation and congressional health priorities.  🔹 Any consensus on PBM provisions this year will most likely focus on Medicare and Medicaid, versus the commercial insurance market.  🔹 Regardless of any agreements made in the lame duck session, PBM reform is likely to remain a priority issue for policymakers in the future.    💡 Want to stay ahead of the curve? Catch our 30-minute PBM reform refresher webinar for the latest insights: https://lnkd.in/eigdewqp   #PBMReform #loweringhealthcarecosts #lameducksession

On Monday, Nov. 18, West Health and Mass General Brigham celebrated the launch the West Health Accelerator at Mass General Brigham an initiative that will transform healthcare for older adults across the region and throughout the nation. https://lnkd.in/gRdDP5HN

We are very proud to partner with Dementia Care Aware on this important work. https://lnkd.in/gh3huiVi

📢 New survey released: Our new West Health-Gallup survey reveals most Americans want mental health discussions with their doctors: • 7 in 10 Americans say they would prefer providers ask about both mental and physical health conditions during appointments • More than half (53%) of survey respondents say someone in their household has been diagnosed with a mental health condition • Half of respondents (51%) think it’s very important that primary care providers screen for anxiety and depression  • 74% of U.S. adults are comfortable bringing up mental health issues with their primary care provider   🩺  Americans overwhelmingly support an integrated care model where mental health is part of routine primary care. With record rates of mental health conditions, the need for collaboration between primary care providers and mental health professionals is pressing for many households.   👉Read the full survey results here: https://bit.ly/3CFEdJY   #gallupsurvey #mentalhealthcare #mentalhealthcareaccess #behavioralhealth