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**The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs**

**Wednesday, September 11, 2019**

HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS

MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEMS

TOMORROW! September 12, 2019
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Eastern
Reserve Officers Association -
1 Constitution Avenue NE, Washington, DC
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Table of Contents

New Speakers Announced!

The August 2019 issue of Health Affairs examines the Military Health
System (MHS) and the pressures and opportunities that are similar to
those in the civilian sector.                           
      

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Opening Remarks:  Terry Adirim, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense, on
A Military Health System For The 21st Century

The Role Of The Military Health System In Ensuring Readiness And
Supporting Skills For Battlefield Support
* Jonathan Woodson, Director, Institute for Health System Innovation &
Policy, Boston University, on Readiness Of Medical Providers In The
Military Health System: Overview Of Operational And Policy
Considerations

* Peter A. Learn, Associate Chair of Surgery for Quality and Patient
Outcomes, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences on A Collaborative To Evaluate And Improve The Quality
Of Surgical Care Delivered By The Military Health System

* Jeremy C. Pamplin, Director, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology
Research Center, Medical Research and Development Command, and Associate
Professor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences, on Military Telehealth: A Model For Delivering Expertise To
The Point Of Need In Austere And Operational Environments

The Complex Relationship Between Military Treatment Facilities And
Purchased Civilian Care
* NEW! Richard R. Bannick, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired), Formerly,
Analytics Branch Chief, J-5, Defense Health Agency, on Provider
Acceptance And Beneficiary Access Under TRICARE's PPO Health Plan

* NEW! Craig D. Shriver, Director, Murtha Cancer Center Research
Program, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences, on Contribution Of Care Source To Cancer Treatment Cost
Variation In The US Military Health System

* Amelia M. Bond, Assistant Professor, Healthcare Policy and Research,
Weill Cornell Medical College, on Utilization Variation In Military
Versus Civilian Care: Evidence From TRICARE

Looking Ahead:  NEW! Shelia Burke, Chair, Government Relations and
Public Policy, Baker Donelson, and Senior Research Faculty, John F.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

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TODAY ON THE BLOG
                                               
       
FOLLOWING THE ACA

Uninsured Rate Rose In 2018, Says Census Bureau Report

By Katie Keith

Yesterday, the US Census Bureau reported the first increase in the
uninsured rate since the 2010 enactment of the Affordable Care Act. From
2017 to 2018, the uninsured rate rose by 0.5 percentage points, meaning
about 1.9 million more people were uninsured in 2018 relative to 2017.
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ACCOUNTABLE CARE

ACO Participation Numbers Worth Watching As CMS Changes Take Root

By David Pittman, Allison Brennan, Clifton Gaus

Payment and delivery reform will remain a key policy lever to control
health spending, and total-cost-of-care models have the greatest
opportunity for savings and quality improvement. Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING

The Relationship Between Health Spending And Social Spending In
High-Income Countries: How Does The US Compare?

By Irene Papanicolas, Liana Woskie, Duncan Orlander, E. John Orav, and
Ashish Jha

Irene Papanicolas and coauthors evaluated data from the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on 35 OECD member states
spanning the period 1980-2015, to answer three questions: How does the
US compare to other OECD countries in terms of social spending? Do
countries that spend less on social services spend more on health care?
Is there any evidence that increases in social spending over time are
associated with decreases in health care spending? Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**- Remembering 9/11

In 2002, Health Affairs published a poem by Joseph Fins, Chief of the
Division of Medical Ethics and associate professor of medicine and
public health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and
director of medical ethics at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill
Cornell Medical Center. Thepoem
was
inspired by New York Presbyterian Hospital emergency department staff
waiting for the arrival of the injured from the World Trade Center on 11
September 2001. Three of that hospital's paramedics died during rescue
efforts at the site.

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