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Issue briefs, reports and commentary on Medicare, Medicaid and the people who depend on them.

2026

Medicare home health

  1. Issue brief · Commonwealth Fund · July 2026

    Improving Access to Medicare Home Health Care: Key Policy Considerations

    Barbara Lyons and Jane Andrews

  2. Issue brief · Commonwealth Fund · July 2026

    Improving Medicare’s Home Health Benefit: Beneficiary Experiences and Priorities

    Barbara Lyons and Jane Andrews

  3. Article · Health Affairs Forefront · May 2026

    Maximizing the Potential of Medicare’s Home Health Benefit

    Barbara Lyons and Jane Andrews

2025

Dual-eligible adults under 65

  1. Issue brief · Commonwealth Fund · April 2025

    Integrating Medicare and Medicaid: Policy Priorities to Improve Access and Care for Beneficiaries Under Age 65

    Barbara Lyons and Jane Andrews

  2. Issue brief · Commonwealth Fund · February 2025

    Improving Medicare–Medicaid Integration: Priorities of Dual-Eligible Adults Under Age 65

    Barbara Lyons and Jane Andrews

  3. Article · Health Affairs Forefront · February 2025

    The Challenge of Medicare and Medicaid Integration for Dual Eligible Individuals Under 65

    Barbara Lyons, Jane Andrews and Henry Claypool

2024

Direct care workforce

  1. Issue brief · Commonwealth Fund · March 2024

    Addressing the Shortage of Direct Care Workers: Insights from Seven States

    Barbara Lyons and Molly O’Malley Watts

  2. Blog post · Commonwealth Fund · March 2024

    Direct Care Workers Play a Vital Role in Providing Care but Need Support and Recognition

    Barbara Lyons and Jane Andrews

2023

Family caregiving for Medicare beneficiaries

  1. Issue brief · Commonwealth Fund · November 2023

    Policy Options to Support Family Caregiving for Medicare Beneficiaries at Home

    Barbara Lyons and Jane Andrews

  2. Blog post · Commonwealth Fund · November 2023

    Supporting Family Caregivers of Medicare Beneficiaries: Actions the Administration Can Take Now

    Barbara Lyons and Jane Andrews

  3. Issue brief · Commonwealth Fund · October 2023

    Caring for Medicare Beneficiaries at Home: Experiences and Priorities of Family Caregivers

    Barbara Lyons and Jane Andrews

Earlier

Home health, caregiving and data

  1. Report · Commonwealth Fund · July 2022

    Approaches to Improving Medicare’s Home Health Benefit: Lessons from Medicaid

    Barbara Lyons, Molly O’Malley Watts and Diane Rowland

  2. Blog post · Commonwealth Fund · July 2022

    Improving Help at Home: Medicare Beneficiaries’ and Caregivers’ Experiences

    Barbara Lyons and Diane Rowland

  3. Blog post · Commonwealth Fund · October 2021

    Modernizing Race and Ethnicity Data in Our Federal Health Programs

    Cara V. James, Barbara Lyons, Philip A. Saynisch, Sarah Hudson Scholle and colleagues

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