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**The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs**

**Wednesday, August 28, 2019**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

SYSTEMS OF CARE

An International Perspective On The Paradoxes Of US Health Care

By Angèle Malâtre-Lansac

What are the most surprising aspects of the US system through the lenses
of ten observers from Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, and England?
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FOLLOWING THE ACA

HHS Walks Back New Policy On Drug Coupons

By Katie Keith

Until the 2021 payment rule is issued and effective, the Departments of
Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Treasury will not take
enforcement action against an insurer or plan that excludes the value of
drug manufacturers' coupons from the annual limitation on cost
sharing, including when no medically appropriate generic equivalent is
available.
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IN THE JOURNAL

MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM

Post-Deployment Screening In The Military Health System: An Opportunity
To Intervene For Possible Alcohol Use Disorder

By Rachel Sayko Adams, Erich J. Dietrich, Joshua C. Gray, Charles S.
Milliken, Natalie Moresco, and Mary Jo Larson

Army active duty soldiers are routinely screened for possible alcohol
use disorder in pre- and post-deployment health surveillance surveys.
Rachel Adams and coauthors examined the likelihood of having a follow-up
behavioral health visit or receiving an alcohol use disorder diagnosis
among soldiers returning from deployments associated with the
Afghanistan or Iraq operations in fiscal years 2008-13, based on their
post-deployment screening results.
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ENTRY POINT

Back At Home, A New Purpose For Battlefield Skills

By T. R. Goldman

A pilot program will allow returning military medics and corpsmen,
guided by an algorithm, to expand access to care. Read More >>

Listen to the author describe the program in a WTOP interview here
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Read the August 2019 Table of Contents
on Military Health
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investigate a cluster of severe pulmonary illnesses among adolescents
and young adults that may be related to vaping. A Health Affairs Blog
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