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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
COVID-19
How To Maintain Momentum On Other Public Health Initiatives Even As COVID-19 Rages: Lessons From Pakistan
By Hina Khalid and Erika G. Martin
As low- and middle-income countries (LIMCs) respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative to ensure that other public health priorities continue to receive necessary support to maintain progress. Ongoing investments in more general health system strengthening can help LIMCs be more prepared to respond to future public health crises. Read More >>
COVID-19 Testing: Lessons From The HIV Testing Experience
By Ronald O. Valdiserri, Gary R. West, and David R. Holtgrave
Policy makers and legislators must embrace a broad vision that extends beyond diagnostic testing when developing and funding strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is benefit in considering how the cumulative experience of implementing public health HIV testing programs might inform the direction of future programs to test for SARS-CoV-2, especially in terms of the systems and structures
necessary to support widespread testing for prevention purposes. Read More >>
MEDICARE
Medicare’s Reliance On Acute Hospitalization Rates Could Undercut The Impact Of Its Primary Care First Program
By Leah M. Marcotte, Amol S. Navathe, Jonathan Staloff, and Joshua M. Liao
Given the potential for primary care reform to improve outcomes, it is critical that policy and practice leaders avoid unintended consequences of program participation, engagement, and success. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL
CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING
Wide State-Level Variation In Commercial Health Care Prices Suggests Uneven Impact Of Price Regulation
By Michael E. Chernew, Andrew L. Hicks, and Shivani A. Shah
Michael Chernew and coauthors find that “prices charged for health care services in the commercial market are well above those paid by Medicare.” Using IBM MarketScan data, they report overall commercial-to-Medicare payment ratios of 2.16 for outpatient facility services, 2.06 for inpatient hospital services, and 1.63 for professional services. These ratios varied significantly across
states, implying that using Medicare payment rates as a benchmark would have differential effects in different markets. Read More >>
Physician Prices And The Cost And Quality Of Care For Commercially Insured Patients
By Mark A. Unruh, Yongkang Zhang, Hye-Young Jung, Manyao Zhang, Jing Li, Eloise O’Donnell, Fabrizio Toscano, and Lawrence P. Casalino
Using data from the Health Care Cost Institute, Mark Unruh and coauthors analyze the relationship between physician prices and the cost and quality of care for commercially insured patients. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Civil Commitment
The need to strike a proper balance between guarding civil liberties while ensuring public welfare is an important discussion, especially in light of what appears to be an increasing number of high-profile tragedies that might call for commitment law reform. John Snook examines the real civil commitment crisis and how to solve it in a Health Affairs Blog post from May 2018.
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