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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Monday, September 23, 2019
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS
AGING AND HEALTH:
IMPROVING CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS
TOMORROW!
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern
National Press Club – 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC
Register To Attend in Person or Online
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, discussing topics including:
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- Moving Serious Illness Care from Hospital to Home
- Disparities in Home- and Community-Based Care
- Impact of Caregiving on Spouses and Need for Support
Speakers include Terry Fulmer, The John A. Hartford Foundation, Timothy Ferris, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Ann Hwang, Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation,
Tamara Konetzka, The University of Chicago Biological Sciences, Bruce Leff, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Katherine A. Ornstein, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Brad Stuart, Coalition to Transform Advanced Care, Jennifer Wolff, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
GLOBAL HEALTH
The Global Community Has Pledged To Achieve Universal Health Coverage: What’s It Going To Take?
By Marina Carter and Aaron Emmel
This will be an unprecedented moment in public health: according to the declaration being negotiated at the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, a commitment to achieve universal health coverage by 2030 is being made globally "for the first time." Whether the new commitment succeeds will depend on a large degree of advocacy at the national level. Read More >>
PHARMACEUTICALS & MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Methadone Barriers Persist, Despite Decades Of Evidence
By Alaina McBournie, Alexandra Duncan, Elizabeth Connolly, and Josh Rising
Given the importance of increasing access
to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, states and the federal government should take the steps outlined here to improve access to methadone and integrate OUD care with the rest of the delivery system. This will ensure that patients with OUD have access to convenient and tailored treatment regardless of where they live. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL
CULTURE OF HEALTH
When Crises Converge: Hospital Visits Before And After Shelter Use Among Homeless New Yorkers
By Dan Treglia, Eileen L. Johns, Maryanne Schretzman, Jacob Berman, Dennis P. Culhane, David C. Lee, and Kelly M. Doran
People who are homeless have been shown to use more hospital-based care than others, but little research has explored hospital use immediately before and after a shelter stay. In one of the first studies of its kind, Dan Treglia and coauthors linked administrative records from New York City’s municipal shelter system with hospital records to assess the emergency department and
inpatient hospital use of homeless adults before and after stays in shelters. Read More >>
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