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COVID-19

Early Impact Of CMS Expansion Of Medicare Telehealth During COVID-19
By Seema Verma

Today, we share data highlighting the impact of telehealth on beneficiary access, following the expansion of telehealth for Medicare during the coronavirus pandemic. We also discuss how we are using this information to assess whether these expanded telehealth policies should remain in place beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency. Read More >>

Creating Incentives To Narrow The Gap In Health Outcomes: Expanding Value Assessment To Incorporate Health Inequality
By Jason Shafrin and Meena Venkatachalam

Treatments developed for patient populations with disproportionately poor outcomes should be valued more than those for individuals who already can expect good health outcomes.
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1,000 Serious Illness Conversations: Delivering On What Matters Most During The Pandemic And Beyond
By Juliet Jacobsen and Vicki A. Jackson

In addition to rethinking how hospice is provided, we need to think beyond the period of time encompassed by hospice—the last six months of life—to better align care with the values and goals of medically complex patients with uncertain prognoses. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

CULTURE OF HEALTH

The Health Effects Of Expanding The Earned Income Tax Credit: Results From New York City
By Emilie Courtin, Kali Aloisi, Cynthia Miller, Heidi L. Allen, Lawrence F. Katz, and Peter Muennig

Federal and state Earned Income Tax Credits supplement the earnings of low-wage workers and have been shown through observational studies to have modest positive health effects. Emilie Courtin and coauthors use experimental data to assess the health effects of Paycheck Plus in New York City, which supplemented the relatively small Earned Income Tax Credits available to adults without dependent children. Read More >>

A CLOSER LOOK—Abortion

The US abortion landscape is changing rapidly. Large swaths of the country are enacting ever more extreme abortion restrictions, while a number of states are racing to protect or even expand access. On Health Affairs Blog, Rachel K. Jones and Megan K. Donovan write, “As we look ahead at what the future holds for abortion access in the United States, it will be critical to put in place policies and practices that ensure that people self-managing their care have the information and support they need.”

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