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.
Today in Forefront, Sara Rosenbaum and coauthors challenge a House-passed debt relief bill that compels states to tie Medicaid to work, 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 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, and argues that reducing disparities in health care can stimulate economic growth.
Health Affairs is launching a contest! The premise is simple. Finish the statement "You’re A Health Policy Wonk If…"
We'll share some of the submissions on Forefront in July, and the first place winner of the contest will receive a Health Affairs tumbler and a free Unlimited membership for a year. Submit by May 31.
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 varies across states, and how it may help illuminate one lever for increasing Medicaid participation among psychiatrists.
Jane Hiebert-White, executive publisher at Health Affairs, will join KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. on Tuesday, May 9, to discuss recruiting and onboarding strategies for Editor-in-Chief positions during a period of rapid changes in scholarly publishing.
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