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Monday, June 8, 2020

TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

COVID-19: Substance Use Disorder, Privacy, And The CARES Act
By Nicolas P. Terry, Melissa M. Goldstein, and Kirk J. Nahra

Congress surprisingly took the opportunity to settle—without public debate and in a "must-pass" piece of legislation otherwise focused on COVID-19—a longstanding dispute about the value of special protections for the privacy of substance use disorder patients in the context of existing health care industry practice. Read More >>


COVID-19 Reveals An Urgent Need To Reimagine What A System Of Health Should Be
By David D. Fukuzawa

We need to rethink and reimagine what a health system—or perhaps better yet, a system of health—should be. The COVID-19 crisis has shown us all too clearly that this is the time to move beyond a health system centered on delivering medical services to one that is truly centered on health at both an individual and population level. Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

LEADING TO HEALTH: CULTURE OF HEALTH

For Healthier Native Youth, Look To Their Strengths
By Jessica Bylander

The Zuni Youth Enrichment Project provides a model for improving the health of American Indian youth by focusing on their culture and strengths. Read More >>

This article appears in Health Affairs’ series on Leading To Health.

Health Affairs Podcast
HEALTH AFFAIRS PODCAST

Many Patients Challenged By Inaccurate Mental Health Network Provider Directories

In a WTOP-FM interview, Health Affairs June issue author Susan Busch describes how incorrect provider directories may lead to out-of-network mental health care and unexpected costs to patients.

Listen here.

A CLOSER LOOK—Health Care Scams

Tomorrow, June 9, the US Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on how fraudsters may be taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, Michael Adelberg and Melissa Garrido published a Health Affairs Blog post describing how the combination of fear, loosened health care regulations, and expected stimulus payments could unleash an unprecedented surge of health care scams and fraud.

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