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Sunday, August 4, 2024 | The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs

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Health Affairs Scholar is celebrating its one-year anniversary!

Looking ahead, the journal is committed to further expanding its reach and influence, with goals to continue publishing cutting-edge research, engaging diverse perspectives, and driving meaningful discourse to inform health policy.

Read about Health Affairs Scholar’s first year ([link removed] ) from Editor-in-Chief Kathryn Phillips.

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Here are some of the recently published articles you should know about.

Editor’s Choice:

Aleksandra Golos and colleagues examine the evolving “information ecology” in which parents make vaccination decisions for their children ([link removed] ) .

The authors conclude that use of social listening methods and analysis may inform the development and testing of clinical counseling guidelines and public health campaign messaging.

Additional Highlights:

Psychological safety at work is linked to the perception that one can “speak up” without fear of retaliation, playing a crucial role in fostering a supportive, resilient workforce.

Rosalind de Lisser and colleagues examine the interconnected relationship between psychological safety, work environment, and burnout ([link removed] ) among nurse practitioners.

Their findings highlight the role of psychological safety in mediating negative work environment factors and mitigating burnout.

The FDA’s approval of therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and the robust pipeline of similar therapies undergoing clinical trials raises questions about patient access ([link removed] ) : Jodi Liu and coauthors estimate that between 34 percent and 59 percent of US seniors reside in areas lacking dementia specialists, hindering early diagnosis and care.

Lessons for global health can emerge from unexpected sources.

Brian Wahl and coauthors explore how the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) benefit-sharing model could be adapted to create a novel framework ([link removed] ) for global prevention, preparedness, and response efforts.

The authors emphasize the need to promote “a fair balance of interests across diverse economic contexts,” particularly for low- and middle-income countries who often contribute significantly to public health surveillance data.

Dian Luo and coauthors analyze regional differences in the duration stroke patients ([link removed] ) spent in inpatient rehabilitation under traditional Medicare versus Medicare Advantage plans between 2019 and 2020.

Their findings suggest an increase in regional variation for Medicare Advantage plans and a relative stability among traditional Medicare, possibly due to the universal administration of traditional Medicare by CMS.

Lisa Lines and colleagues outline the development, evaluation, and validation of a new index ([link removed] ) , the Local Social Inequity in Sexual Reproductive Health (LSI-SRH) measure, designed to assess community-level risk of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes based on social determinants of health.

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Also in Health Affairs Scholar this month:

- Michelle Wong and coauthors find racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of diabetes care ([link removed] ) within top-, middle-, and bottom- performing VA Medical Centers.

- Ben Thornburg and coauthors explore the acquisitions of behavioral health treatment facilities ([link removed] ) in the context of increasing for-profit ownership across the US health care system.

- Fariel LaMountain and coauthors find that the availability of biosimilars ([link removed] ) led to reduced average sales prices of the product family regardless of whether the originator manufacturer made attempts to compete with their biosimilars for preferred coverage.

Be sure to read the full issue on the Health Affairs Scholar website ([link removed] ) and get a sneak peek of articles to come in the Advance Articles section.

Health Affairs Branded Post:

UnitedHealthcare invests in doula care program supporting improved birth outcomes ([link removed] )

Kaitlin Zahn, Kristy Valdez, and Davinah Simmons

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Jennifer Kao on How an FDA Program Reduced Clinical Development Times for Some Drugs ([link removed] )

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jennifer Kao of the University of California Los Angeles on her recent paper that explores the impact of the Food and Drug Administration's breakthrough therapy designation program on the reduction of late-stage drug development time.

HHS Proposes Requirements To Advance Maternal Quality Improvement Efforts ([link removed] )

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Marianne Amoss to the program to explore the state of maternal health in health care and what a recent policy proposal from CMS could do to reduce maternal mortality and advance health equity.

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From Veneers To Value: Data Science Can Enable High-Value Care In Medicaid ([link removed] )

Rajaie Batnji et al.

State And Federal Efforts To Improve Ownership Transparency ([link removed] )

Stacey Pogue and Nadia Stovicek

Improving How CMS Defines “Unmet Medical Need” Under The IRA ([link removed] )

A. Alex Levine et al.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Graphic Warning Labels For Cigarettes ([link removed] )

Gregory D. Curfman and Nicole Huberfeld

Advancing Equity In Kidney Transplantation Through The Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model ([link removed] )

Yuvaram N.V. Reddy et al.

Medicare Savings Program Benefits Are Hard To Access. Congress And States Can Make It Easier ([link removed] )

Erin Weir Lakhmani and Diane Beaver

Twelve-Month Medicaid Postpartum Extensions Ring Hollow For Immigrant Communities ([link removed] )

Annabelle Ng et al.

Supporting Perinatal Mental Health For Medical Trainees ([link removed] )

Lekshmi Santhosh et al.

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