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

**Friday, December 4, 2020**

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Introducing our new podcast, This Week!

Health Affairs This Week places listeners at the center of health
policy's proverbial water cooler. Each week, our trusted
editors-sometimes with help from special guests and thought leaders
-discuss this week's most pressing health policy news. All in 15
minutes or less.

In the first episode, Jessica Bylander and Rob Lott chat about COVID-19,
vaccine distribution, and emergency use authorization for vaccines.

Listen here.

TODAY ON THE BLOG

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Risks Of Moving Health Care Delivery To The Internet

By William J. Gordon, Aneesh Chopra, and Adam Landman

Of the numerous disruptions to health care delivery forced upon us by
COVID-19, the push toward virtual care and remote work may be the
longest lasting. But this new era is not without challenges. In this
piece, we describe the risks and advantages of moving health care
delivery to the internet and a path forward for ensuring safe and
effective clinical care delivery.
Read More >>

HEALTH AFFAIRS BRANDED POST

Targeting Health Care's "Triple Aim": Leaders Equipped with Tech and
Business Expertise

Supported by Stanford Medicine

For decades now, health care leaders and policy makers have sought to
achieve health care's "Triple Aim": reduce cost, broaden access,
enhance quality care. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE

Health Benefits In 2020: Premiums In Employer-Sponsored Plans Grow 4
Percent; Employers Consider Responses To Pandemic

By Gary Claxton, Anthony Damico, Matthew Rae, Gregory Young, Daniel
McDermott, and Heidi Whitmore

The annual Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Survey is
the benchmark survey of the cost and coverage of employer-sponsored
health benefits in the United States.
Read More >>

HOT ARTICLES IN NOVEMBER

The Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Hospital Admissions In The United
States

By John D. Birkmeyer, Amber Barnato, Nancy Birkmeyer, Robert Bessler,
and Jonathan Skinner

Getting The Price Right: How Some Countries Control Spending In A
Fee-For-Service System

By Michael K. Gusmano, Miriam Laugesen, Victor G. Rodwin, and Lawrence
D. Brown

Meaningful Use And Medical Home Functionality In Primary Care Practice

By Diane R. Rittenhouse, James A. Wiley, Lars E. Peterson, Lawrence P.
Casalino, and Robert L. Phillips

This, Too, Is What Racism Feels Like

By Brooke A. Cunningham

Read the November 2020 Table of Contents
.

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Healthier Labels

Back in 2016 the Food and Drug Administration made changes to labels and
definitions to assist consumers in making healthier choices. Reread this
2016 blog post
and
consider whether they have been effective.

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