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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Monday, January 11, 2021
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
MEDICAID
In Its First 100 Days, The Biden Administration Must Restore The Soul Of MedicaidBy Nicole Huberfeld and Paul Shafer To effectively confront the health and economic crises facing the nation now and into the future, maintaining a robust Medicaid program is essential. No other public program has the reach and power to affect population health that Medicaid does, particularly for historically poor and oppressed communities. Time is of the essence to rebuild and preserve Medicaid as a source of hope and help, not one of frustration and fear. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL
INCOME INEQUALITY
The Affordable Care Act Reduced Income Inequality In The US
By Matthew Buettgens, Fredric Blavin, and Clare Pan
Matthew Buettgens and colleagues from the Urban Institute show that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) coverage expansion reduced income inequality in 2019 compared with a simulated baseline scenario without the ACA. Nonelderly adults with the lowest incomes experienced significant increases in income when a health-inclusive poverty measure was used. Read More >>
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. Michelle Doty and coauthors from the Commonwealth Fund found that more than one-third of US adults with lower incomes reported having two or more chronic conditions, which is significantly more than their counterparts from the other countries surveyed. Read More >>
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REQUESTS FOR ABSTRACT—Perinatal Mental Health
Deadline: February 1, 2021
Preparation and formatting guidelines
Submit abstracts via our online submission form
Health Affairs is planning a cluster of papers on perinatal mental health, to be published in October 2021. We plan to publish approximately 10 peer-reviewed articles from leading researchers, scholars, policy analysts, and health care stakeholders. Health Affairs thanks the Zoma Foundation, the Perigee Fund, and the California Health Care Foundation for their generous support of this issue. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Electronic Health Records
Sharing patient information across health care providers is key to efficient and high-quality care. Whether it is changes in medical history, disease progression, or test results, having providers across disciplines on the same page as each other and as their patients ensures they can deliver personalized care. Electronic health records, while seemingly a solution to communication and tracking issues across providers, continues to pose numerous challenges. In a 2014 blog post, Scott Wallace considers how rethinking the design of electronic health records can better balance the different strategic needs within care delivery organizations.
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