Demystifying the Role of HHS and ASPE in Guiding Federal Aging Policy and Priorities with Dr. Tisamarie Sherry
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What is ASPE and how does it fit within the Department of Health and Human Services?
The Jerry Pal Podcast is supported by listeners like you who've either spread the word on social media, left reviews on podcasting apps, or have clicked on our donate button on the Jerry Pal website so we can continue to fund each one of these episodes. Welcome to the Jerry Powell Podcast. This is Eric Widera.
This is Alex Smith.
And Alex, who do we have with us today?
And we are delighted to welcome Tisa Sherry, who is a health economist and general internist and is Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. Welcome to the Jerry Powell Podcast, Tisa.
Thank you, Alex, Eric, and Ashwin. It's wonderful to be here today.
And as Tisa mentioned, we have Ashwin Kutwal, who's a frequent guest on this podcast and will be a guest host today. And Ashwin is a geriatrician palliative care researcher at UCSF in the Division of Geriatrics. Welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Ashwin.
Thanks for having me. I think that was the longest title that we've had on this show.
And my
first question is going
to
be, what the heck did that mean? But before we get into that, Tisa, do you have a song request for Alex?
Yes, I do have a song request. It is the classic With a Little Help from My Friends by The Beatles.
Why did you choose that song?
So I chose it because I think the spirit of teamwork and collaboration that it describes really captures both what I love so much about my role at ASPE. And Eric, to get to your first question about all of those words being very, very long. That's
one
helpful abbreviation. So we say ASPE as short for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. So it captures one of the things I love best about that work, how we interface with all of our other colleagues across HHS, and also how we do so with other federal partners and through our work implementing the National Alzheimer's Project Act, how we also do that with a much broader set of stakeholders outside the federal government. And I think it's really important because for the policy issues that we're going to talk about related to older adults, we really need a team approach and an all hands on deck, coordinated collaborative strategy to move policy forward.
Great. Well, here's a little bit. What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song And I'll try not to sing out of key Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends Mmm, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends What do I do when my love is away? Does it worry you to be alone? How do I feel by the end of the day? Are you sad because you're on your own? I get by with a little help from my friends. I get high with a little help from my friends. I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends. I thought it was appropriate, like, what would you do if I sang out of tune? I sing out of tune all the time on this podcast.
It's part of the joy of
podcasting. All right, Tisa, I'm going to start off. You're Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Behavioral Health Disability and Aging Policy in ASPE. What is ASPE?
Great question. So ASPE is a policy research and advising office that sits within the office of the secretary at HHS, the Department of Health and Human Services. And so in some ways, you can think of us as the secretary's kind of in-house policy research and advising group. So our roles are to conduct policy research, advise and consult with the secretary on policy development and But also, since HHS is such an enormous federal department, to coordinate policymaking across all of the various agencies within HHS to make sure that we are aligned, speaking with one voice, and doing so being more effective at moving the agenda forward.
And can I ask, a lot of this is going to be like, most of our listeners are practitioners in geriatrics, in palliative care, lots of different types of healthcare providers.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is ASPE and how does it fit within the Department of Health and Human Services?
0:01–6:59
2
How does the Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy shape aging research and the National Alzheimer’s Project Act?
6:59–14:04
3
What are the biggest challenges and gaps in nursing‑home staffing and long‑term care highlighted by recent COVID‑19 research?
14:04–21:37
4
How does ASPE gather input from clinicians, community leaders, and older adults, and why is that input crucial for policy?
21:37–29:12
5
What opportunities exist for clinicians and researchers to influence federal aging policy and submit public comments?
29:12–37:59
6
How is the federal government coordinating with state, local, and international partners to improve long‑term services and supports?
37:59–45:23
7
What is the vision for the future of long‑term care and home‑based services, and what data gaps need to be filled?
45:23–49:13
8
How are equity, disparities, and innovative community models being addressed in the Alzheimer’s national plan?
49:13–50:12
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