Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Dear John,
Last week, we published an ahead-of-print article from Devlin Hanson and Sarah Gillespie of the Urban Institute that examines the impacts of the Housing First initiative on health care use, Medicaid enrollment, and mortality among people experiencing chronic homelessness who had frequent arrests and jail stays.
Be sure to check out this article in anticipation of our theme issue on housing and health that will be released next week!
The Orphan Drug Act of 1983 created financial incentives for the development of rare disease drugs.
Recently, concerns have been raised about whether the Orphan Drug Act’s incentives are needed to promote drugs that treat both rare and common diseases.
Miller and Lanthier find that of these 491 drugs, 65 percent have been approved for a single rare disease, 15 percent have been approved for multiple rare diseases, and 20 percent have been approved for both rare and common diseases.
Among other findings, the authors determine that 10 percent of orphan drugs had a subsequent indication approval for a pediatric population.
Check out additional research articles featuring Miller and Lanthier below:
Millions in the United States experience housing instability (the continuum between homelessness and stable, secure housing), which can threaten their health and well-being.
The February 2024 issue of Health Affairs explores health across a range of housing policy areas, centered around health equity; highlights best practices and lessons learned by communities across the country; and identifies potential policy interventions.
You are invited to join us on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern) for a virtual forum at which authors will present their work, engage in discussion, and answer questions on these important issues. Panels include:
Communities And Neighborhoods
Health Sector Interventions
Homelessness
Housing Costs, Quality, and Stability
Register and learn more about the participating speakers below!
Health Affairs is implementing a new word limit for journal research articles.
Beginning with submissions received on or after April 1, 2024, the word limit will change from 5,000 words, including endnotes, to 3,250, excluding endnotes.
This change will allow for a tighter focus on core empirical research elements and create shorter, more accessible content for our audience.
Research papers using both qualitative and quantitative methods will be allowed a word count of 4,000 (excluding endnotes).
For more on this change, check out a newly released article from Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil.
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