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

**Friday, April 24, 2020**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG
COVID-19

Protecting Health Care's Family Caregivers Amidst The COVID-19
Pandemic

By Eli M. Cahan, Terry Fulmer, and Nirav R. Shah

To the degree that COVID-19 produces intensified and extended caregiving
needs, while simultaneously leading to lost wages, benefits, and jobs
due to social distancing measures, the consequences for caregivers may
be stark. Read More >>

What If We Gave Hospitals Real Incentives To Prepare For The Next
Pandemic?

By Soleil Shah and Bob Kocher

We need to rethink the way we incentivize hospitals to handle pandemic
response for ourselves and the future of our public health system. Read
More >>

CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING

Cancer Deaths, Smoking, And Rodney Dangerfield

By Robert M. Kaplan

To paraphrase the words of Rodney Dangerfield, preventive efforts
don't get no respect. It is now time to redouble our efforts to
eliminate cigarette smoking worldwide. Read More >>

This post appears in the series Considering Health Spending
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IN THE JOURNAL

COSTS & SPENDING

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National Health Expenditure Projections, 2019-28: Expected Rebound In
Prices Drives Rising Spending Growth

By Sean P. Keehan, Gigi A. Cuckler, John A. Poisal, Andrea M. Sisko,
Sheila D. Smith, Andrew J. Madison, Kathryn E. Rennie, Jacqueline A.
Fiore, and James C. Hardesty

Estimates from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services project an average annual rate of national health
spending growth of 5.4 percent for 2019-28, outpacing average
projected growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) by 1.1 percentage
points. As a result, the health share of the economy is projected to
climb to 19.7 percent by 2028-up from 17.7 percent in 2018. (Given the
timing of publication and the uncertainty associated with the impacts of
the COVID-19 pandemic, those impacts are not reflected in the
estimates.) Read More >>

Read the April 2020 Table of Contents
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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Opioid Addiction

Taking the time to educate and empower yourself and others in the fight
against opioid addiction is a critical first-line defense to ending the
impact of opioid abuse for all. In a Health Affairs Blog post, Janet
Edwards writes that saving a life from opioid addiction requires bold
action from loved ones
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