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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
PUBLIC HEALTH
How FDA Can Act On E-Cigarettes And Protect The Public Health
By Andrew B. Meshnick, Brian J. Miller, and Boris Lushniak
Through banning flavors in both retail and online settings, increasing advertising oversight, regulating nicotine concentration, and encouraging further evidence-based research, the Food and Drug Administration can tip the balance of the e-cigarette marketplace to ensure that these products not only live up to their potential, but protect the public health.
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PAYMENT
Data: Silver Loading Is Boosting Insurance Coverage
By Aviva Aron-Dine
The enrollment gains from silver loading suggest that premium tax credit (PTC) increases could significantly increase Marketplace enrollment and reduce uninsured rates, particularly among the already PTC-eligible consumers who make up the majority of the Marketplace-eligible uninsured. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL
CULTURE OF HEALTHExperiment To Decrease Neighborhood Poverty Had Limited Effects On Emergency Department Use
By Craig E. Pollack, Shawn Du, Amanda L. Blackford, and Bradley Herring
Isolating the effects of neighborhood characteristics on health is challenging. Leveraging the large Moving to Opportunity for Fair Housing Demonstration Program, developed by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Craig Pollack and
coauthors focus on the emergency department (ED). They do not find “strong evidence that receipt of a housing voucher or exposure to low-poverty neighborhoods was significantly associated with reductions in long-term ED use among adults or children.” Read More >>
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS
AGING AND HEALTH: IMPROVING CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS
September 24, 2019
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern
National Press Club – 529 14th Street NW Washington, DC
Registration Open
On September 24, join Health Affairs and The John A. Hartford Foundation for a robust policy conversation featuring authors from the journal’s Aging & Health series, as well as other experts in the field, to discuss topics including:
- Moving Serious Illness Care from Hospital to Home
- Disparities in Home- and Community-Based Care
- Impact of Caregiving on Spouses and Need for
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A CLOSER LOOK—Rural Health
The US Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that it has
awarded $20 million to 27 varied organizations to develop new rural medical residency programs. HHS hopes that these initiatives will provide a sustainable solution to expanding the physician workforce in rural America. In their April 2019 Health Affairs Blog post, Katy B. Kozhimannil and Carrie Henning-Smith remark that policy makers often overlook the heterogeneity of rural communities and their needs in discussions about rural health care delivery.
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