Journal Club: Exploring COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts with Christopher Hoover
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 | The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Dear John,
Join us Wednesday, May 22, for our next virtual Journal Club featuring a closer look into a paper from our May issue with a focus on COVID-19 policies.
Author Christopher Hoover will discuss efforts to improve COVID-19 vaccination rates and reduce cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in prioritized communities with Leslie Erdelack.
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Physician Bonuses Under Bundled Payment Model
In the May issue of Health Affairs, Sukruth Shashikumar and his team of coauthors examine the financial experiences of physician groups ([link removed] ) participating in Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model (BPCI-A).
BPCI-A aims to reward participants for reductions in spending and improved care quality.
Using physician group data from performance periods between 2018-20, the researchers find that these practices “accrued large financial bonuses under the model, amounting to $421 million in incentive payments.
The researchers also conclude that higher target prices were associated with higher bonus payments.
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More on Medicare
- Frequency Of Indirect Billing To Medicare For Nurse Practitioner And Physician Assistant Office Visits ([link removed] ) by Sadiq Y. Patel et al.
- Coverage Denials: Government And Private Insurer Policies For Medical Necessity In Medicare ([link removed] ) by Aaron L. Schwartz et al.
- A Health Podyssey: Lowering Medicare Eligibility May Improve Cancer Outcomes ([link removed] )
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In a Health Policy Brief released this month, Amy Sheon and Elaine Khoong write about the linkages between digital inclusion and health equity ([link removed] ) .
Digital inclusion determines access to health care services and jobs and shapes educational attainment.
Digital inclusion also overlaps with structural disparities. Evidence suggests that “neighborhood internet subscription rates vary by historic redlining status,” and that financial barriers shape digital exclusion.
Khoong and Sheon outline four pillars of digital inclusion, including “available, affordable high-speed internet service; devices; digital skills and training; and applications, online content, and technical support.”
The researchers call for increased investments in broadband infrastructure and the development of digital policy that includes the health sector.
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The Growing Policy Wave Of Medical Debt Cancellation: States Taking Action ([link removed] )
Heather Howard and Laura Buddenbaum
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Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Month
It is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month, and we are proud to elevate AANHPIs who work to advance health equity and policy.
In a January 2024 article, Uriel Kim and coauthors investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer detection ([link removed] ) .
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