The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Friday, May 8, 2020
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Outside major urban
centers, LGBTQ patients often travel hours to find trusted clinicians. One Iowa clinic has created a safe space just down the road. Read More >>
Federal, state, and local leaders, in addition
to health and community systems, should push for health equity by addressing digital technology, literacy, and coverage. Their actions could ensure that the most vulnerable people are not left out during this critical time. Read More >>
One of Medicaid’s key provisions has been weakened by recently approved section 1115 “demonstration projects,” commonly referred to as waivers, that eliminate or reduce retroactive coverage. These waivers will diminish coverage for thousands of people seeking testing and treatment for COVID-19 and other medical care. Read More >>
Health care providers around the world are confronting the real possibility of determining which patient receives a ventilator,
adding to their emotional and physical exhaustion during the COVID-19 pandemic. Use of a triage officer or committee framework to make determinations regarding scarce resource allocation can ease the potential of physician trauma. Read More >>
Yesterday the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the 2021 Affordable Care Act final payment notice, containing policies and timelines for areas such as the marketplaces, the risk adjustment program, and the market reforms. Read the first installment of Katie Keith’s three-part unpacking of the payment notice, and check back for parts two and three, coming soon. Read More >>
A CLOSER LOOK—Empathy
When physicians rely on a behavioral “recipe” to convey empathy, patient care can suffer. Hannah B. Wild writes, “There’s No Algorithm For Empathy,” in a recent Narrative Matters essay.
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