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TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

Surviving The Waves Of A Pandemic Storm: How To Fix The Supply Chain Flaws Exposed By COVID-19
By Susan DeVore

While governments and private-sector organizations were equipped with disaster plans and some form of stockpiles at the outset, COVID-19 exposed a number of supply chain vulnerabilities. In this post I describe those critical challenges and suggest ways that policy makers and stakeholders can avoid being submerged, and how they can strengthen our nation’s response to this and future pandemics. Read More >>

HEALTH AFFAIRS ANNOUNCEMENT

Stay tuned for updates as we unveil our new podcast series next week. In our weekly program, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil will bring you in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry. Going beyond the pages of Health Affairs to tell the stories behind the research and share policy implications, we will journey to the intersection of health, health care, and policy.

IN THE JOURNAL

THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

Primary Care Practice Finances In The United States Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic
By Sanjay Basu, Russell S. Phillips, Robert Phillips, Lars E. Peterson, and Bruce E. Landon

Sanjay Basu and coauthors used a microsimulation model incorporating national data on primary care use, staffing, expenditures, and reimbursements to estimate the potential incoming financial loss for primary care practices. This paper appears in an ongoing Health Affairs article series, The Practice of Medicine, which is supported by The Physicians Foundation. Read More >>

COVID-19

Designing Pull Funding For A COVID-19 Vaccine
By Christopher M. Snyder, Kendall Hoyt, Dimitrios Gouglas, Thomas Johnston, and James Robinson

Christopher Snyder and coauthors propose a way to incentivize late-stage development for COVID-19 vaccines by awarding advance purchase agreements to bidding firms.
Read More >>

HOT ARTICLES IN SEPTEMBER

Forged By AIDS, Storied NYC Residence Boosts Aging In Place
By Rob Waters

COVID-19 And Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Health Risk, Employment, And Household Composition Study
By Thomas M. Selden and Terceira A. Berdahl

Medicaid Expansion Improved Perinatal Insurance Continuity
By Jamie R. Daw, Tyler N. A. Winkelman, Vanessa K. Dalton, Katy B. Kozhimannil, and Lindsay K. Admon

Are Funders Still Focusing On HIV/AIDS?
By Lee L. Prina

Primary Care Practice Finances In The United States Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic
By Sanjay Basu, Russell S. Phillips, Robert Phillips, Lars E. Peterson, and Bruce E. Landon

Designing Pull Funding For A COVID-19 Vaccine
By Christopher M. Snyder, Kendall Hoyt, Dimitrios Gouglas, Thomas Johnston, and James Robinson

The COVID-19 Shadow Pandemic: Meeting Social Needs For A City In Lockdown
By Jenifer Clapp, Alessandra Calvo-Friedman, Susan Cameron, Natalie Kramer, Samantha Lily Kumar, Emily Foote, Jenna Lupi, Opeyemi Osuntuyi, and Dave A. Chokshi

Using Information Technology To Improve COVID-19 Care At New York City Health + Hospitals
By R. James Salway, David Silvestri, Eric K. Wei, and Michael Bouton

COVID-19 Laid Bare How Systemic Inequities Remain
By Rabih Torbay

Shelter-In-Place Orders Reduced COVID-19 Mortality And Reduced The Rate Of Growth In Hospitalizations
By Wei Lyu and George L. Wehby

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