Health & Accessibility – Public Policy Lab

Observational Research for Vaccines for Children

Project Background RTI International (RTI) is leading a year-long effort to understand the dynamics influencing how childhood vaccine safety information is communicated and accepted within healthcare environments, particularly focusing on the interactions between families and healthcare professionals. This study will focus on: understanding from whom within the healthcare team patients/families prefer to receive vaccine safety […]

Supporting Individual Needs Through Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits

Project Background Since 2019, The SCAN Foundation (TSF) has funded critical bodies of work to advance understanding of nonmedical Medicare Advantage (MA) benefits to support health-related social needs (HRSNs). This includes a resource center that has become the go-to source for information nationwide, providing easy access to data and insights on benefits, implementation ‘roadmaps,’ and […]

Listening Sessions with Older Americans

Project Background Older Americans encounter challenges aging in place due to various factors, such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate housing options, and social isolation. Federal policymakers want to hear about what older Americans need, especially Americans in underserved parts of the country. To address this, the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly […]

The Public Prospective Longitudinal Understanding Study of 65+ Adults (PPLUS65)

Project Background Health and aging policies and systems are typically designed from the perspective of people who run systems, rather than those who use them. Even when advocates, policymakers, and providers do seek to learn from older adults, those engagements often have significant limitations: existing datasets and surveys do not adequately focus on priority populations […]