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Friday, April 14, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From
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The ABIM Foundation announced the latest Benson Prize winners
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this week, and two articles from Health Affairs were selected for their
contributions to the literature on medical professionalism:

* 'I Am Not The Doctor For You': Physicians' Attitudes About
Caring For People With Disabilities
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by Tara Lagu et al.

* Confronting Racism In Pediatric Care
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by Benjamin Danielson

Hospital Quality Measures in Germany

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Studying the German hospital market offers an opportunity to examine the
relationship between public reporting and quality improvement in the
absence of performance-linked payment incentives.

In their new Health Affairs article, Esra Eren Bayindir and Jonas
Schreyögg investigate changes in hospital quality
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in Germany during the period 2012-19.

The authors find that  low-performing hospitals were more likely than
high-performing hospitals to become average quality.

These results suggest that "imposing financial punishment on low
performers is not necessary and may hinder quality improvement and
aggravate health disparities" and that market forces "are not sufficient
to maintain the quality of high-performing hospitals."

Relatedly, an article from the December 2022 issue of Health Affairs
covers lessons from Germany for the US health care market
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James Robinson examines Germany's therapeutic reference pricing for
anti-inflammatory biosimilars and identifies changes in cost sharing
that could lead to savings for patients.

Read More
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Elsewhere At Health Affairs

Today in Forefront, Rani Snyder and Terry Fulmer discuss the value of
two newly proposed hospital quality measures for the Hospital Inpatient
Quality Reporting Program, and how these measures can improve care for
geriatric patients
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Katie Coester and coauthors discuss the twentieth anniversary of the
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
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which, despite its astonishing success, has an insecure future.

Read more on Forefront
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and learn more about how you can contribute
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to the publication.

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Abortion Pill Mifepristone Has Its Day(s) In Court

Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander discuss the latest
news on the abortion pill mifepristone as the drug's 2000 approval by
the FDA and is challenged in the courts, raising questions about how
patients can access the drug.

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Daily Digest

Public Reporting Of Hospital Quality Measures Has Not Led To Overall
Quality Improvement: Evidence From Germany
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Esra Eren Bayindir and Jonas Schreyögg

Germany's Use Of Reference Pricing For Biologics: Lessons For The US
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James C. Robinson

The Need For Geriatrics Measures
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Rani E. Snyder and Terry Fulmer

PEPFAR Is A True Bipartisan Success With An Uncertain Future
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Katie Coester et al.

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