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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Friday, February 14, 2020
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS–The Affordable Care Act Turns 10
Registration Now Open!
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Eastern
W Hotel Washington – 515 15th Street NW, Washington DC 20004
Register Today View Speaker List
The March 2020 issue of Health Affairs, "The Affordable Care Act Turns 10," offers must-read analyses of the ACA. Authors explain the law’s effects on coverage, cost, health status, and more. They also review the political and legal issues that have shaped
implementation and consider what should come next. On March 10, Health Affairs will host a special event to amplify the work.
Please join us for a special briefing when panels of authors and other experts will present their work and participate in a robust discussion of the topic including members of the audience.
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
GLOBAL
HEALTH
Novel Coronavirus Should Prompt Examination Of Impact Of Outbreaks On Health Care Workers
By Nakisa B. Sadeghi and Leana S. Wen
Health care workers are on the front lines of epidemics, where they care for patients affected by the disease in question. This
blog will discuss the impact of infectious disease outbreaks on health care workers and strategies for building a robust health workforce that is equipped to respond to health crises. Read More >>
MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH
Revisiting CHIP Buy-In Programs For Children
By Megan McCarthy-Alfano, Janet Weiner, Amaya Diana, Elizabeth Hagan, and Kristin Wikelius
Properly designed, targeted, and marketed, buy-in programs could be a cost-effective way of moving toward universal coverage for children. Read More >>
COSTS & SPENDING
Prices Drove Spending
Growth: Trends In Employer-Sponsored Insurance Costs, 2014-2018
By Niall Brennan, Jean Fuglesten Biniek, and John Hargraves
The latest annual report from the Health Care Cost Institute shows that average health care spending climbed to an all-time high in 2018 of $5,892 per person for individuals with health insurance coverage through an employer. That amounts to an average annual growth rate of 4.3 percent between 2014 and 2018. Read More
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IN THE JOURNAL
MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH
Five-Year Outcomes Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With In Utero Opioid Exposure
By Marian P. Jarlenski, Elizabeth E. Krans, Joo Yeon Kim, Julie M. Donohue, A. Everette JamesIII, David Kelley, Bradley D. Stein, and Debra L. Bogen
Marian Jarlenski and colleagues examine outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled children in Pennsylvania exposed to opioids in utero, born in the period 2008–11 and followed up for five years. By age five, with the exception of neonatal conditions, children exposed to either opioids or tobacco or not exposed to either had similar rates of pediatric complex chronic
conditions, when maternal and child risk factors were controlled for. Read More >>
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