Gopi Shah Goda

Nov 27, 2024 | nber.org | Gopi Shah Goda

I would like to thank Priyanka Parikh for exceptional research assistance, and Rebecca Diamond, Maria Fitzpatrick, William Gale, Lee Lockwood, Ithai Lurie, Grant Miller, Petra Persson, Maria Polyakova, Maya Rossin-Slater, John Shoven, Evan Soltas, Chelsea Swete, and seminar participants at Brown University, Stanford University, University of New Mexico, Public Policy Institute of California, the Brookings Institution, the Penn Leonard Davis Institute, and the NBER Summer Institute for helpful...

Oct 28, 2024 | brookings.edu | Gopi Shah Goda

Recent policy proposals, including one from the Harris-Walz campaign, have called for expanding coverage of in-home assistance with basic tasks that often become more difficult as people age, such as eating, bathing and dressing independently, to all Medicare beneficiaries with established care needs.

Jan 9, 2024 | tobin.yale.edu | Gopi Shah Goda

Universities across the country are renewing their missions toward making a public and civic impact. While academics are producing policy-relevant research, advising government agencies, and contributing to policy debates, their work can even more directly shape policy through the federal regulatory process. Often dominated by lobbyists and those with a financial stake in the regulation’s outcome, there is a thirst — and a need — for objective scholarship in this space.

Dec 18, 2023 | briefingbook.info | Gopi Shah Goda

The direct care workforce provides essential care to people who need help with activities of daily living, but the care workforce is relatively low-paid and struggles to keep up with the growing demand for their services. Some institutional features help explain why market forces could struggle to address worker shortages and highlight potential solutions to the mismatch between the supply of direct care workers and demand for care services.

Oct 25, 2023 | brookings.edu | Jason Brown |Gopi Shah Goda

A policy proposal by Jason Brown and Gopi Shah Goda assesses how Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) provide access to and financial support for high-quality and comprehensive health care for low-means senior citizens. The proposal recommends policies to improve how the program can reach more eligible seniors and provide more continuous support. The Medicare and Medicaid programs provide health insurance to the elderly, disabled, and people with limited income.