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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Friday, January 31, 2020
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IN THE JOURNAL
BOOK REVIEWS
A Failed Revolution In Mental Health
By Jeff Goldsmith
Rarely has intraprofessional conflict in medicine had such far-reaching consequences for American society as in the fight over the biological foundations of psychiatry. Anne Harrington, a professor of the history of science at Harvard University, chronicles this struggle in her new book, Mind Fixers.
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By Rick Mathis
Marty Makary does a masterful job of describing the business arrangements of health care and their consequences in The Price We Pay. Read More >>
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HOT ARTICLES IN JANUARY
Out-Of-Pocket Spending For Maternity Care Among Women With Employer-Based Insurance, 2008–15
By Michelle H. Moniz, A. Mark Fendrick, Giselle E. Kolenic, Anca Tilea, Lindsay K. Admon, and Vanessa K. Dalton
Differences Between Public And Private Hospital Payment Rates Narrowed, 2012–16
By Thomas M. Selden
National Health Care Spending In 2018: Growth Driven By Accelerations In Medicare And Private Insurance Spending
By Micah Hartman, Anne B. Martin, Joseph Benson, Aaron Catlin, and The National Health Expenditure Accounts Team
Medicaid Expansion Slowed Rates Of Health Decline For Low-Income Adults In Southern States
By John A. Graves, Laura A. Hatfield, William Blot, Nancy L. Keating, and J. Michael McWilliams
The Impact Of Bundled Payment On Health Care Spending, Utilization, And Quality: A
Systematic Review
By Rajender Agarwal, Joshua M. Liao, Ashutosh Gupta, and Amol S. Navathe
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A CLOSER LOOK—Substance Use Disorder
Only a small proportion of people with a substance use disorder (SUD) receive treatment.The shortage of SUD treatment providers, particularly in rural areas, is an important driver of this treatment gap. Telemedicine could be a means of expanding access to treatment. This Health Affairs journal article evaluates how telemedicine is being used for opioid and other substance use disorder treatment.
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