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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Monday, June 15, 2020
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
COVID-19
Targeted Coronavirus Testing Is Essential For Health Equity
By Ryan Huerto, Susan Goold, and Duane Newton
Minoritized and low-income populations are at greater risk of COVID-19
infection and mortality. Prioritizing testing in these and other marginalized communities could enable those at higher risk for severe illness and, typically, worse access to care, to be more safely monitored and promptly treated. Read More >>
CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING
VA And ICER At Three Years: Critics' Concerns Answered
By Peter A. Glassman, Steven D. Pearson, Jennifer Zacher, David Rind, and Michael A. Valentino
In June 2017 the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entered a relationship with the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review in order to enhance the VA's internal evidence review processes. Given the initial concerns that were raised when this collaboration was first announced, we provide an update on the successes and challenges of this partnership. Read More >>
This post appears in the series Considering Health
Spending.
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IN THE JOURNAL
OPIOID USE DISORDER
Buprenorphine Treatment By Primary Care Providers, Psychiatrists, Addiction Specialists, And Others
By Mark Olfson, Victoria Zhang, Michael Schoenbaum, and Marissa King
Using a national prescription database that covered 72–92 percent of the US population during 2010–18, Mark Olfson and coauthors analyzed trends in buprenorphine treatment by prescriber specialty. Read More >>
Treatment Of Opioid Use Disorder Among Commercially Insured US Adults, 2008–17
By Karen Shen, Eric Barrette, and Leemore S. Dafny
There is abundant literature on efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions and misuse, but comparatively little on the treatment provided to people with opioid use disorder
(OUD). Using claims data representing 12–15 million nonelderly adults covered through commercial group insurance during the period 2008–17, Karen Shen and coauthors explored rates of OUD diagnoses, treatment patterns, and spending. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Mental Health Care
Members of racial and ethnic minority groups with mental illness are rarely
included in prioritizing research topics or developing the tools and measures important for improving their care. In their March 2019 research article, Jonathan Delman and coauthors explore the possibility that community-based participatory research could help to reduce these disparities, noting that there are challenges in engaging community stakeholders.
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