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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Friday, May 22, 2020
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
COVID-19
Congress Should Redirect The Medicare Shared Savings Program To Address The COVID-19 Emergency
By Tim Gronniger, Anna Loengard, Lynn Barr, and Louise Yinug
The current pandemic is a risk that can only
be properly assumed by the federal government. Accountable care organization (ACO) participants cannot realistically budget and prepare for such an event on their own, but Congress should harness the ACO infrastructure to combat the pandemic and its secondary effects. Read More >>
Protecting The Hidden Homeless During COVID-19 And Beyond
By David Velasquez, Henry Ashworth, and Amanda Stewart
Because of their higher likelihood of baseline poor health and inability to isolate themselves, Americans who live in and out of motels and sober living facilities will be disproportionately affected by COVID-19. This crisis requires us to design better systems that monitor and support this often-forgotten population. Read More >>
Under The Radar: Affordable Senior Housing Communities Need Support To Fight COVID-19
By Robyn I. Stone, Alisha Sanders, and Geralyn Magan
Approximately two million older adults live in rental properties assisted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other federal
sources. Federal, state, and local policy makers must recognize that publicly subsidized senior housing communities are hotspots for COVID-19 infection and spread. These policy makers must then use a multipronged approach to mitigate outbreaks and do so in partnership with one another. Read More >>
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BOOK REVIEWS
Consumerism Made Real
By Jeff Goldsmith
Jeff Goldsmith reviews Peter Ubel's Sick to Debt: How Smarter Markets Lead to Better Care, "a timely and searching review of the evidence on the effectiveness of consumer decision making in health care." Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Access To Cutting-Edge Care
As we collectively work to build and improve health care and health care payment systems, we should hold in the front of our minds the fact that adjustments to these systems must expand access to both standard and cutting-edge care. In a Narrative Matters article, Ashley R. Clayton discusses overcoming systemic hurdles to stay on the only effective treatment for her depression: ketamine.
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