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

**Friday, November 13, 2020**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND POLICIES

What The 2020 Election Means For Prescription Drug Policy

By Rachel Sachs

Despite the Trump administration's failure to implement its most
ambitious drug pricing policy goals, the rhetoric on the subject from a
Republican president may create space for executive policy making in
President-elect Biden's administration. The president-elect will also
have the difficult task of restoring the public's trust in the
government's agencies with deep scientific and public health
expertise, particularly the FDA and the CDC. Read More >>

COSTS & SPENDING

Understanding The Latest ACO "Savings": Curb Your Enthusiasm And Sharpen
Your Pencils-Part 2

By J. Michael McWilliams and Alice Chen

At this stage of Medicare payment reform, progress is not served by
applauding illusory savings or overselling simple solutions such as
downside risk. Payment reform in Medicare needs reform. Conversations
need to happen (and continue). Slapdash analysis and slogans should not
be tolerated. Instead, sound evidence and theory should inform vision
and set a course. Read More >>

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Case For Mathematical Optimization In Health Care: Building A Strong
Foundation For Artificial Intelligence

By Alekhya Reddy and David Scheinker

Enthusiasm for the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on
hospital operations is often based on its impact in other industries.
However, non-health care companies invest in AI after having digitized
and optimized their operations with a variety of older mathematical
methods. In contrast, hospitals may invest in AI while still scheduling
patient appointments using fax machines and allocating resources based
largely on anecdotal experience. Read More >>

AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH

Strengthening Family Caregiving Policies And Programs Through State
Collaboration

By Courtney Roman, Rani Snyder, and Erica Brown

Family caregiving provides a substantial savings to the health care
system. Such caregiving is normally stressful but is even more so during
a pandemic. Helping States Support Families Caring for an Aging America,
an initiative that received funding from four foundations in its Phase
I, helped six states to advance policy and program changes for family
caregivers. Lessons learned included the importance of collecting and
exchanging robust data about caregivers' role and value. Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

OPIOID USE DISORDER

Confronting An Opioid Crisis And Promoting Health From All Angles

By Charlotte Huff

In taking on the scourge of opioid use disorder, Kentucky researchers
have pursued a wide-ranging collection of interventions. Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Immigration

President-elect Joe Biden has promised to enact significant changes to
US immigration policy. While immigration law is a complex and hotly
debated topic under any presidential administration, in 2018 Yasmin
Sokkar Harker noted: Immigrant doctors have helped fill physician
shortages for years.In the current political climate, are they welcome?

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