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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
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IN THE JOURNAL
NEW ISSUE:
NEIGHBORHOODS & HEALTH,
MEDICAID & MORE
The September issue of Health Affairs includes a cluster of studies on the culture of health: how neighborhood characteristics affect health and local efforts can respond to health care challenges. Other topics in the issue include Medicaid, hospitals, disparities, and global health policy.
The culture of health content in the September issue was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Read the September 2019 table of contents.
From the Editor-in-Chief
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS
MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEMS
September 12, 2019:
Reserve Officers Association – Washington, DC
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern
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Table of Contents
Speakers
Join us on September 12 and participate in a robust discussion on The Role Of The Military Health
System In Ensuring Readiness And Supporting Skills For Battlefield Support and The Complex Relationship Between Military Treatment Facilities And Purchased Civilian Care.
HEALTH SPENDING: MOVING FROM THEORY TO ACTION
September 11, 2019: National Press Club – Washington, DC
NEW TIME! 10:00 am – 3:30 pm Eastern (9:30 am breakfast)
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Speakers
On September 11, Health Affairs and NPC will host a forum to address the pressures presented by soaring health costs on individuals, employers, and government; strategies among payers and others to promote cost-effective care; and efforts currently underway to bring costs under control.
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
CONSIDERING
HEALTH SPENDING
The Case For Market-Based Price Caps
By Michael E. Chernew, Maximilian J. Pany, and Richard G. Frank
Failure to act will lead to a much more draconian intervention. It is thus in many providers’ interest not only to support action but to help shape that action so that it will allow them to continue serving
their mission while being effective at eliminating some of the extreme abuses we are now experiencing. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Measles
There's a "reasonable chance" that the United States will lose its measles elimination status in October because of ongoing measles outbreaks in New York, according to Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). This Health Affairs Blog post from June 2019 says that to fight the measles outbreak, health departments must balance civil liberties with civic accountability.
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About Health Affairs
Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal is available in print and online. Late-breaking content is also found through healthaffairs.org, Health Affairs Today, and Health Affairs Sunday
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