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Friday, April 17, 2020
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COVID-19

The COVID-19 Tsunami: The Tide Goes Out Before It Comes In
By Robert L. Phillips, Andrew Bazemore, and Aaron Baum

Many front-line primary care physicians are displaying tremendous professionalism as xxxxxxs for their patients and the public at great personal cost. Read More >>


COVID-19 Does Not Change The Right To Abortion

By Erica Turret, Sora Tannenbaum, Blake Shultz, and Katherine Kraschel

During this public health emergency, some states are illegally using the legitimate need to preserve health care resources to stop people from exercising their constitutional right to abortion. States that attempt to use this pandemic as an opportunity to ban abortion detract from the enormous challenges we all face and will be sued. Medical providers are doing everything they can to provide comprehensive essential health care during this emergency, and abortion should be no exception. Read More >>


MARKETS

The Proposed Vertical Merger Guidelines And Health Care: Little Guidance And Dubious Economics

By Thomas L. Greaney and Richard M. Scheffler

The health care sector is particularly vulnerable to anticompetitive effects from vertical mergers because of several characteristics. Read More >>


ELSEWHERE @HEALTH AFFAIRS

In Remembrance: Ted Agres, Senior Editor, Health Affairs (July 6, 1949 To April 14, 2020)
By Alan Weil, Donald E. Metz, and Jane Hiebert-White

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Health Affairs Senior Editor Ted Agres this week. Ted is remembered by his colleagues as a beacon of calm amidst the storm of deadlines and for his swift attention to articles across a wide range of topic areas. We will miss his wry humor, creative insights, and caring conversation. Read More >>

Interupting Violence From Within The Trauma Unit, by TR Goldman
IN THE JOURNAL

DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH


Interrupting Violence From Within The Trauma Unit And Well Beyond
By T. R. Goldman

Hoping to reduce the number of repeat visitors, one Washington, D.C., hospital is providing short- and long-term support to victims of violence. Read More >>

This article appears in the series Leading To Health.

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A CLOSER LOOK—Medication Complexity

Outside of clinic walls, people are left to interpret and develop their own medication schedules with little to no ongoing support, which is where things get tricky, if not downright dangerous. A Health Affairs Blog post considers deploying community paramedics to address medication complexity at home.

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