TODAY ON THE BLOG

ONCE IN A WEIL

Editor’s Picks: Top 10 Health Affairs Articles In 2020 You May Have Missed
By Alan Weil

Health Affairs Editor-In-Chief Alan Weil selects his picks for the top 10 Health Affairs articles published in 2020, selecting pieces that ask important questions, make use of unique data sets or innovative methods, or have findings that lead to additional roads of inquiry. Read More >>

PHARMACEUTICALS & MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

What Will Replace The Unapproved Drugs Initiative?
By Allan Coukell

In late 2020 the National Drug Code database still listed more than 1,500 unapproved prescription drugs, although it is unclear which of these have approved alternatives, how many are still marketed, and which products sell in meaningful volumes. Read More >>

HEALTH EQUITY

Incorporating Health Equity Into An Initiative To Transform Care For Older Adults
By Faith Mitchell

Funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation, the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement will also look at equity. After documenting the racial and ethnic breakdown of their patients, participating health care providers will analyze health outcomes, stratified by race and ethnicity, and take follow-up actions, as needed, to address disparities. The American Hospital Association and Catholic Health Association of the United States are partnering on the age-friendly initiative. Read More >>

FOLLOWING THE ACA

The 2022 Final Payment Notice (Sorta)
By Katie Keith

On January 14, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its final 2022 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters rule. The final 2022 "payment notice" adopts only the most controversial changes included in the proposed rule, but it will likely be subject to a regulatory freeze and eventual modification by the Biden administration. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

CHILDREN'S HEALTH

Understanding Variation In Nonurgent Pediatric Emergency Department Use In Communities With Concentrated Disadvantage
By Kristin N. Ray, Kristin A. Yahner, Jamil Bey, Katherine C. Martin, Arrianna M. Planey, Alison J. Culyba, and Elizabeth Miller

Kristin N. Ray of UPMC Children’s Hospital and coauthors analyze research to provide insight on the variation in nonurgent pediatric emergency department use in communities with concentrated disadvantage. Read their recommendations to stakeholders for increasing health equity. Read More >>

ORGANIZATION OF CARE

Geographic Variation In The Consolidation Of Physicians Into Health Systems, 2016–18
By Laura Kimmey, Michael F. Furukawa, David J. Jones, Rachel M. Machta, Jing Guo, and Eugene C. Rich

Laura Kimmey and coauthors explore the reasons behind doctor market concentration in recent years. Read More >>

A CLOSER LOOK—The ACA And The HPV Vaccine

Many vaccines are a preventive, no-cost measure covered by insurance. In a May 2015 paper, authors Brandy J. Lipton and Sandra L. Decker report on Affordable Care Act provisions implemented in 2010 that affected use of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine by increasing the percentage of young adults with any source of health insurance coverage and improving the generosity of coverage. Read more about how the policy implementation significantly increased the likelihood of HPV vaccine initiation and completion for young women.

About Health Affairs

Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal is available in print and online. Late-breaking content is also found through healthaffairs.org, Health Affairs Today, and Health Affairs Sunday Update.

Project HOPE is a global health and humanitarian relief organization that places power in the hands of local health care workers to save lives across the globe. Project HOPE has published Health Affairs since 1981.

Copyright © Project HOPE: The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.
Health Affairs, 7500 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814, United States

Privacy Policy

To unsubscribe from this email, click here. I