Aug 20, 2024 | Publications
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From 2018-2020, 19 states enacted Medicaid work requirements as a strategy for reducing program enrollment and overall cost. While these requirements were later rescinded, strategies to reduce Medicaid costs are likely to reemerge as states attempt to recover economically from the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we evaluated the impact of Medicaid work requirements on adults aged > 50, a group that likely faces significant age-related chronic disease burden. Using 2016 Health and Retirement Study data, we evaluated the chronic disease burden of adult Medicaid beneficiaries aged 51-64 years (n = 1460) who would be at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage due to work…
Aug 7, 2024 | Congratulations
Congratulations to Mosi Adesina Ifatunji, PhD (2023 MCUAAAR Scientist and 2013 PRBA Postdoc) and Robert W. Turner II, PhD (2015 MCUAAAR Diversity Supplement Scholar) for being promoted to Associate Professor. Dr. Mosi is a Philosopher, Social Scientist and Assistant Professor with joint appointments in the Departments of African American Studies and Sociology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he also holds courtesy and research appointments in the Department of African Cultural Studies…
Aug 6, 2024 | Latest News
Peter A. Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP (PI and Director, MCUAAAR) is the Director of the Institute of Gerontology and Founding Director of the Wayne State University Lifespan Alliance. Dr. Lichtenberg is also a Distinguished University Service Professor of Psychology. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has chosen Dr. Lichtenberg to receive its highest honor, the 2024 Donald P. Kent Award for exemplifying exceptional standards of professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society. Lichtenberg has been…
