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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
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IN THE JOURNAL
AHEAD OF PRINT
Income-Related Inequality In Affordability And Access To Primary Care
In Eleven High-Income Countries
By Michelle M. Doty, Roosa S. Tikkanen, Molly FitzGerald, Katharine Fields,
and Reginald D. Williams II
A survey of noninstitutionalized adults in eleven countries shows that US residents with lower incomes rank last or near last on health status, material hardships, affordability, and some measures of primary care access. The Commonwealth Fund’s study collected representative samples of adults from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the US between February and May 2020. Read More >>
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
COVID-19
Increased Reimbursement May Help Overcome Barriers To Administration Of Seasonal And Routine Vaccines
By Emily Belowich, Kelsey Jones, Sheila Fifer, Penelope Solis, and Richard Hughes IV
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated one of the country’s largest public health challenges: improving population health through routine and seasonal
immunizations for diseases such as influenza and pneumonia. A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights that uptake rates plummeted for all recommended childhood vaccines in March and April of this year. Read More >> LEGAL & REGULATORY ISSUES
By Seema Verma and Kimberly Brandt
The Stark Law addressed a legitimate problem. However, since the law was enacted in 1989, the regulations implementing it have become woefully outdated. Too often, they have hindered, rather than advanced, the cause of affordable, quality health care for patients. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Health, Climate, and Air Quality
When dangerous pollutants are released into the atmosphere they not only contribute to a warming climate, but also reduce air quality, especially in urban areas. Air pollution kills more than four million people every year globally and is a major contributor to respiratory and cardiovascular disease deaths. In their February blog post, Juliette Simpson McHardy and coauthors focus on Delhi, where air pollution has become a public health emergency.
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