The Crisis in Outpatient Care
New data from Harvard University and Phreesia reveal that ambulatory care visits have dropped by nearly 60 percent since mid-March, and that an increase in telehealth visits only partially offsets in-person visits.
In a related post on To the Point, the Commonwealth Fund’s Eric Schneider, M.D., and colleagues write that these dramatic declines in outpatient care threaten the health of all Americans — as well as the financial stability of practices. |
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Americans’ Health Coverage Insecurity
Responses to a survey of U.S. adults by SSRS and the Commonwealth Fund show that about one-third of working-age adults have lost their job, had their hours cut, or had their pay cut. Of those, two of five are also experiencing health coverage insecurity. Learn more about what the survey found, including what Democrats and Republicans think about access to free testing and treatment for COVID-19, on To the Point.
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Preparing for the Next Pandemic?
“There will be a next pandemic,” the Commonwealth Fund’s David Blumenthal, M.D., and Elizabeth J. Fowler write in Harvard Business Review. To prepare, they say, Congress should begin work on legislation for improving our ability to spot an emerging pandemic, delay its entry into the country, contain the infection, and minimize any physical and economic pain.
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COVID-19’s Impact on Black Populations
More people are sick with COVID-19 — and death rates are higher — in counties with a relatively larger black population. Commonwealth Fund researchers say the nation needs more consistent data collection on race and ethnicity to allow for a full understanding of the pandemic’s impact on communities of color — as well as to better direct resources to the people most affected.
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Rapid Relief for Vulnerable City Residents
There are three interrelated efforts every city can take to provide relief to the vulnerable individuals hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic: facilitate the provision of social supports through technology, scale the community health workforce, and address the social drivers of health, says a leading expert on To the Point.
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The Future of Primary Care
The shortcomings of U.S. primary care have been laid bare during the COVID-19 pandemic. But there is also an opportunity to build a more robust system, say the Commonwealth Fund’s Corinne Lewis and colleagues on To the Point. For starters, we could increase what primary care providers are paid and ensure easier access to services that are critical to maintaining health.
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Health Insurance and Small Business
Michael McCue and Mark Hall report that dire predictions about how the Affordable Care Act would burden small businesses and damage the small-group health insurance market haven’t come true. Instead, the ACA, they say, has substantially increased coverage for workers in small businesses, helped stabilize premiums, and expanded competition among insurers.
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