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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

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 >>

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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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