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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Friday, August 2, 2019
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The Use Of Vendors In Medicare Part B Drug Payment
By Paul B. Ginsburg, Caitlin Brandt, and Steven Lieberman
A voluntary vendor approach for Medicare could diminish
the incentives of buy and bill and engage physicians in trading off cost and effectiveness of Part B drugs within a class.
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FOLLOWING THE ACA
CMS Approves Reinsurance Waivers In CO, ND; Issues RADV Report, New Notices
By Katie Keith
On July 31, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Colorado and North Dakota’s requests to develop state-based reinsurance programs under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). CMS also released its first summary report on the impact of risk adjustment data validation and issued updated renewal and discontinuation notices for 2020 coverage. Read More >>
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Hot Articles in July
Physicians’ Well-Being Linked To In-Basket Messages Generated By Algorithms In Electronic Health Records
By Ming Tai-Seale, Ellis C. Dillon, Yan Yang, Robert Nordgren, Ruth L. Steinberg, Teresa Nauenberg, Tim C. Lee, Amy Meehan, Jinnan Li, Albert Solomon Chan, and Dominick L. Frosch
Sending The Wrong Price Signal: Why Do Some Brand-Name Drugs Cost Medicare
Beneficiaries Less Than Generics?
By Stacie B. Dusetzina, Shelley Jazowski, Ashley Cole, and Joehl Nguyen
In Hospitals With More Nurses Who Have Baccalaureate Degrees, Better Outcomes For Patients After Cardiac
Arrest
By Jordan M. Harrison, Linda H. Aiken, Douglas M. Sloane, J. Margo Brooks Carthon, Raina M. Merchant, Robert A. Berg, Matthew D. McHugh
Accuracy Of The Relative Value Scale Update Committee’s Time Estimates And
Physician Fee Schedule For Joint Replacement
By John W. Urwin, Emily Gudbranson, Danielle Graham, Dawei Xie, Eric Hume, and Ezekiel J. Emanuel
To Improve Outcomes, Health Systems Invest In Affordable Housing
By David Tuller
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A CLOSER LOOK—Partial Medicaid Expansion
The Trump Administration denied Utah's request for funding for partial Medicaid expansion. Back in February, David Anderson and Adrianna McIntyre
examined the policy implications of Utah’s request on Health Affairs Blog.
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS
Many Seniors Will Be Unable To Afford Housing And Health Care By 2029
A “middle market” of older Americans – unable to afford private-pay senior housing and care, but with too many resources to qualify for Medicaid – is rapidly expanding and facing escalating health and housing needs as they age. Get caught up with the event: study content, slides, video, or podcast.
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