Jackson Hammond is a Senior Policy Analyst at Paragon Health Institute. He has been active in the federal and state health policy space since 2017.
Prior to joining Paragon, Jackson was a health care policy analyst for American Action Forum (AAF). While at AAF, his work focused on payer issues including private insurance, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage. Furthermore, Jackson wrote extensively about the 340B Program and contributed to AAF’s research on a variety of drug pricing issues.
Stephen Moses is president of the Center for Long-Term Care Reform. The Center promotes universal access to top-quality long-term care by encouraging private financing as an alternative to Medicaid dependency for most Americans. Previously, Mr. Moses was president of the Center for Long- Term Care Financing (1998-2005), Director of Research for LTC, Inc., (1989-98), a senior analyst for the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1987-89), a Medicaid state representative for the Health Care Financing Administration (1978-87), a HHS Departmental Management Intern (1975-78), and a Peace Corps Volunteer in Venezuela (1968-1970). He is widely recognized as an expert and innovator in the field of long-term care.
On September 4, 2024, visiting fellow Stephen Moses and Paragon’s Prognosis, “Nursing Bad Policy,” by Jackson Hammond, were referred to in the Heartland Institute’s Heartland Daily News.
From the article:
A Biden administration rule setting minimum staffing levels at nursing homes has been hit with a lawsuit.
Biden’s regulation could require 80 percent of the 15,000 nursing homes certified for Medicare and Medicaid long-term care in the United States to hire more workers.
The industry is fighting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in federal court. In May, several Texas LTC facilities joined forces with industry trade associations and nonprofits, including the American Health Care Association and LeadingAge, to sue the federal government in the Northern District of Texas.
The suit argues the government overstepped its authority in issuing the rule.
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