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**The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs**

**Thursday, April 9, 2020**

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IN THE JOURNAL

FAST TRACK AHEAD OF PRINT

Self-Isolation Compliance In The COVID-19 Era Influenced By
Compensation: Findings From A Recent Survey In Israel

By Moran Bodas and Kobi Peleg

Moran Bodas and Kobi Peleg report the results of a poll of a randomized
sample of Israeli adults to ascertain their willingness to
self-quarantine. The survey was conducted during the last week of
February 2020, as COVID-19 cases began appearing around the globe. The
authors found that when survey respondents were told that compensation
for lost wages would be provided, 94 percent said they would comply with
a self-quarantine order. However, when lost-wage compensation was not
provided, the compliance rate dropped to less than 57 percent. Read More
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Read the April 2020 Table of Contents
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
COVID-19

Medicare Data Reveal Wide Variety Across Regions Of COVID-19 Fatality
Risk

By Nancy E. Morden, Jonathan Skinner, William B. Weeks, Stephanie C.
Tomlin, and James N. Weinstein

In sum, we hope this novel measure of population risks arising from
COVID-19 can facilitate public health planning and help mitigate or
forestall potential serious adverse health effects arising from
SARS-CoV-2 infection. Read More >>

CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING

COVID-19 Therapies As A Test Case For Coverage, Coding, And Payment
Reforms

By Kushal T. Kadakia

Congress and policy makers must take action now on coverage, coding, and
payment to pave the way for accessible and affordable COVID-19
therapies. Read More >>

The post appears in the series Considering Health Spending
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MEDICARE

Comparing Medicare Advantage And Fee-For-Service Medicare Suggests
Opportunities For Savings In Hospitalization, Postacute Care

By Jean Fuglesten Biniek, Aaron Bloschichak, Sally Rodriguez, Anne
Tumlinson, and Brian Fuller

A variety of concurrent efforts could serve as mechanisms to reduce the
use of higher-cost postacute settings of care among fee-for-service
beneficiaries, and to a lesser extent among Medicare Advantage enrollees
as well. Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Telehealth

Telehealth requires integration into a well-functioning health care
system that has the capacity to address all the additional patient needs
that telehealth generates. A Health Affairs Blog post by Lori
Uscher-Pines and Ateev Mehrotra warns that telehealth alone will not
increase health care access for the underserved
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