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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
COVID-19
Widespread Home Testing Can Keep People Safe And Get Them Back To Work—Here’s How
By Ge Bai, Bruce Pyenson, and Gillian Woollett
Testing should play a critical role in speeding our path to economic recovery. We need rapid development and broad dissemination of home tests and issuance of an immunization passport for those with presumed immunity. Read More >>
Calling All States To Report Standardized Information On COVID-19 Hospitalizations
By Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Archelle Georgiou, and Soumya Sen
Each state is navigating this crisis independently and desperately seeking
data to guide decision making. Shared data can unite states in their efforts and help them help each other. Making these data publicly available will become critical in the coming days as we experience a surging demand for hospital beds, ICU capacity, ventilators, and other hospital resources. Read More >>
CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING
The Importance Of The Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule
By Brian Blase
If the proposals in the
Medicaid fiscal accountability rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services can overcome lobbyists’ interests, it would mark a significant step in improving program integrity and preserving funds for Medicaid enrollees’ health and long-term care needs. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL
INTEGRATING SOCIAL SERVICES & HEALTH
Health And Human Services Integration: Generating Sustained Health And Equity Improvements
By Caroline Fichtenberg, Jorge Delva, Karen Minyard, and Laura M. Gottlieb
In the April issue’s overview paper, Caroline Fichtenberg and coauthors “summarize the characteristics
of current health and human services integration efforts, synthesize key evidence on the effectiveness of different integration activities, and highlight associated gaps in the evidence and critical implementation challenges.” Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Mental Health
Mental disorders such as depression and alcohol use disorders often co-occur with other common noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. The pathways underlying the comorbidity of mental disorders and noncommunicable diseases are complex. A Health Affairs article emphasizes the importance of integrating mental
health in care for noncommunicable diseases.
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