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Friday, May 1, 2020
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TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

Protecting Incarcerated People In The Face Of COVID-19: A Health And Human Rights Perspective
By Donald M. Berwick, Leanne Gale, Faith Barksdale, and Megan Hauptman

Reports are proliferating of incarcerated individuals and staff members in detention facilities testing positive for COVID-19, and these cases are likely to increase exponentially unless immediate action is taken. We must do everything we can to preserve the health, dignity, and human rights of incarcerated people before it’s too late. Read More >>


PAYMENT

Consumer Protection Realignment: Shifting Consumer Billing From Providers To Health Plans
By John A. Sackett and Allen Dobson

Consumer protection realignment would alter the balance of responsibility between plans and providers—plans would have an increased incentive to manage population health, and providers could enjoy lower costs and less consumer “collection” hassle. Read More >>


ELSEWHERE@HEALTHAFFAIRS

Meet The Winners Of The Narrative Matters Poetry Contest
By Jessica Bylander

In honor of National Poetry Month, the Narrative Matters section of Health Affairs is pleased to announce the three winning poems of its second-ever poetry contest, and tell you a bit about the poets themselves. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL

NARRATIVE MATTERS

Read the three winning poems in the Narrative Matters poetry contest:

The Headache
By Anjali Jain

Epidemic
By Ronald O. Valdiserri

Admission
By Alex Sievert
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A CLOSER LOOK—Medical Devices

The US—one of the largest markets for pharmaceuticals and medical devices in the world— is one of the few industrialized countries that does not regulate device prices. In a Health Affairs Blog post, Cornelia Henschke and Rita F. Redberg discuss reasons for medical device price differentials that might arise from countries’ diverging regulatory frameworks, focusing especially on the case of drug-eluting stents.
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