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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Friday, September 6, 2019
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
ACCESS TO CARE
What Can The National Weather Service Teach Us About Disseminating Health Care Price Information?
By John D. Freedman, Linda R. Green, and Ateev Mehrotra
If successful, this challenge will help move us to a future where there is a robust "secondary market" of data disseminators who help patients get the price information they need.
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PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL INNOVATION
It’s Time For Congress To Go All In On Drug Pricing Reform
By John Arnold
Prescription drug spending is rising rapidly and is expected to grow faster than any other major health care goods or services over the next decade. With the divisions in Congress, seemingly only "must-pass bills" get done these days. A comprehensive drug pricing bill is exactly that: must-pass legislation. Read More >>
QUALITY OF CARE
Scientific Excellence Is Just The First Step To Optimal Care
By Richard I. Levin and Brianne Alcala
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a nonprofit, has championed humanism—that is, putting human interests, values, and dignity at the core of health care—for
years. Health care companies have been slow to incorporate humanism, though. And payments for care, which often include incentives for improved outcomes, don't acknowledge such critical factors as careful listening and compassion, which have been shown to affect healing. Five corporations have joined the Gold Corporate Council to promote humanism. Read More >>
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By Amanda M. Midboe, Thomas Byrne, David Smelson, Guneet Jasuja, Keith McInnes, and Lara K. Troszak
Navy Medicine Introduces Value-Based Health Care
By Alee Hernandez, Robert S. Kaplan, Mary L. Witkowski, C. Forrest Faison III, and Michael E. Porter
Readiness Of Medical Providers In The Military Health System: Overview Of Operational And Policy Considerations
By Paul J. Hutter, Joachim Roski, Jonathan Woodson, Allen Middleton, Robert Kneeland, Averston Worthy, Derik Zitelman, Thomas Trinh, Shaun Dela Cruz, and
Elaine Cooper
The US Military Health System: Promoting Readiness And Providing Health Care
By Terri Tanielian and Carrie Farmer
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS
PAST EVENT: PATIENTS AS
CONSUMERS
The March 2019 issue of Health Affairs contains an expansive look at consumers’ perceptions of and perspectives on their role in the health care system. Get caught up with the event: slides (click on Download Event), video, and podcast.
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A CLOSER LOOK—Vaccines
The California State Assembly approved legislation to cut down on medical
exemptions for vaccinations in a surprise vote this Tuesday. A Health Affairs journal article in September 2018 showed that California had already seen a decline in vaccine exemptions since implementing its 2014 policy mandating health provider counseling for parents seeking exemptions when enrolling their children in kindergarten.
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