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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.
Read More >>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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A CLOSER LOOK—Vaping
Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that it is working with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a cluster of severe
pulmonary illnesses among adolescents and young adults that may be related to vaping. A Health Affairs Blog post outlined why the use of e-cigarettes poses a unique threat to young people.
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