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Cost Of Heart Failure Disparities

In the May issue, Andrew Anderson and colleagues estimate the financial
cost of disparities in preventable heart failure hospitalizations
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among Medicare beneficiaries in the US South.

Using 2015-17 data, the authors calculate that the adjusted heart
failure admission rate for Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and
Hispanic beneficiaries was 1.73, 1.50, and 1.15 times the rate of White
beneficiaries, respectively, corresponding with annual excess costs of
approximately $61 million, $1 million, and $8 million.

The states Anderson and colleagues study "map on to the geological
region known as the Black Belt (named for its highly fertile black
soil), which has a unique historical legacy of economies based on forced
labor for cotton and tobacco production" and "contains the most
predominantly Black rural counties in the US," they explain.

Anderson is a former Health Affairs Health Equity Fellowship for
Trainees (HEFT)
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and he will join us on an upcoming episode of A Health Podyssey
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Elsewhere At Health Affairs

Today in Forefront, Sara Rosenbaum and coauthors challenge a
House-passed debt relief bill that compels states to tie Medicaid to
work
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arguing that this measure threatens state finances and Medicaid
coverage.

A growing concern within the health policy community involves the rise
of artificially intelligent technology
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and its potential impact on health care. Wura Jacobs and Omolola E.
Adepoju assess how tools like ChatGPT might exacerbate health
disparities.

Andrew C. Anderson writes about the cost of health inequities
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and argues that reducing disparities in health care can stimulate
economic growth.
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This month, we're highlighting influential Asian American, Native
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander voices and organizations who have made an
impact on health equity and policy.

In an April 2023 article, Jane M. Zhu and coauthors look at the extent
to which Medicaid reimbursement for mental health services
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varies across states, and how it may help illuminate one lever for
increasing Medicaid participation among psychiatrists.

 

Daily Digest

The Costs Of Disparities In Preventable Heart Failure Hospitalizations
In The US South, 2015-17
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Andrew Anderson et al.

Forcing States To Tie Medicaid To Work Is An Unconstitutional 'Gun To
The Head'
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Sara Rosenbaum et al.

Will Technology Such As ChatGPT Improve Health Care Or Exacerbate
Disparities?
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Wura Jacobs and Omolola E. Adepoju

The High Costs Of Ignoring Health Inequities
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Andrew C. Anderson

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