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Monday, September 25, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News
From Health Affairs

Dear John,

ICYMI, Aditi Sen of the Health Care Cost Institute joined A Health
Podyssey to discuss her recent paper that suggests that employers lack
leverage to negotiate lower health care prices.

Listen

High-Deductible Plan Enrollment By Sexual Orientation

In their article in the September issue of Health Affairs, Nathaniel
Tran and colleagues at Vanderbilt University examine high-deductible
health plan enrollment by sexual orientation and family income level
between 2013-18
.

Tran and colleagues find that "heterosexual and gay/lesbian adults in
families with incomes below 200 percent of poverty were least likely to
be enrolled in an HDHP compared with higher-income heterosexual and
gay/lesbian adults."

They also find that among adults enrolled in HDHPs, "sexual minority
adults experienced greater financial barriers than their heterosexual
peers," even after adjusting for socioeconomic characteristics and
health status.

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This week, join us for the following events:
* September 26: Insider Journal Club: Choosing Or Losing In Behavioral
Health: A Study Of Patient Experiences Selecting Telehealth Versus
In-person Care

(For Health Affairs Insiders Only)

* September 27: Briefing: How The Ownership and Structure of Health Care
Entities Affect Clinicians & Patients

* October 3: Health Affairs Briefing: Tackling Structural Racism In
Health

 

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The Cost Shift, The Health Care Ecosystem, And Commercial Prices

Thomas M. Priselac

Government and Commercial Insurer Payment Rates to Hospitals: A
Commentary on Priselac

Paul B. Ginsburg

 

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You are invited to join us on Tuesday, October 3, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00
p.m. (Eastern) for a virtual forum

at which panels of distinguished authors and experts will present their
work and engage in discussions on topics including "Politics and the
Legacy of Racism"; "Use Of Race And Ethnicity Data"; "Documenting
Racism"; and "Responses to Racism."

The event will help kickstart an exciting month celebrating the October
2023 issue of Health Affairs, "Tackling Structural Racism in Health."

Register for this free event and see the speaker lineup below!

Register

 

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This Hispanic Heritage Month, we're highlighting influential Hispanic
and Latino voices and organizations who have made an impact on health
equity and policy.

In a July 2023 Forefront article, Brandon Azevedo and coauthors discuss
recommendations on providing gender-affirming health care for
transgender youth of color
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