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**Wednesday, September 2, 2020**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

PUBLIC HEALTH

The Flint Settlement: The Exception That Proved The Rule

By Wendy E. Parmet

As Michigan Governor Whitmer suggested, compensation alone cannot undo
all of the harms caused by government's failure to protect the people
of Flint. Compensation cannot restore lives, health, or trust in the
government. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

DATAWATCH: ORGANIZATION OF CARE

Consolidation Of Providers Into Health Systems Increased Substantially,
2016-18

By Michael F. Furukawa, Laura Kimmey, David J. Jones, Rachel M. Machta,
Jing Guo, and Eugene C. Rich

The consolidation of hospitals and physicians has been changing the
landscape of health care delivery in the United States. Using national
data, Michael Furukawa and coauthors examine this consolidation from
2016 to 2018. They also explore how the number of systems and system
size changed, and how the landscape of health systems varied by
ownership type in 2018. Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Community Paramedicine

Access to care is not a new priority for health care reform. However,
COVID-19 has raised the profile and understanding of how critical a goal
it is. As health care systems reach for new levels of equity that
encompass services necessary for a better culture of health, revisiting
past models of success is key. Reread Carol Backstrom and Jennifer
Ryan's 2017 blog post.

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