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

**Thursday, September 26, 2019**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

PUBLIC HEALTH

Learning The Lessons of Tobacco: A Public Health Approach To The Opioid
Settlements

By Faith Khalik, Wendy E. Parmet, and Leo Beletsky

As the opioid litigation draws toward a conclusion, we have an
opportunity to apply lessons learned from past mistakes, potentially
saving thousands of lives. Read More >>

PHARMACEUTICALS

A Civic Duty To Improve Access To Generic Pharmaceuticals

By Shelley Lyford

Seven health care systems and three philanthropic organizations launched
a nonprofit generic drug company in 2018 with a mission to ensure that
essential generic drugs are both accessible and affordable. The focus is
on improving hospitals' access to generics. The president and CEO of the
Gary and Mary West Foundation and West Health explains why and how
Civica Rx was established and provides some updates. Read More >>

HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS

VIOLENCE AND HEALTH

October 10, 2019
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Violence permeates our society, with consequences for victims,
perpetrators, and communities. It reaches people of all ages and all
walks of life. Even as media attention tends to focus on incidents of
mass violence, it is the daily burden of violence in its many forms that
takes the greater toll.

The October 2019 issue of Health Affairs takes a comprehensive look at
the issues at the intersection of violence and health:

* Violence and Health

* Community Violence

* Violence, Mental Health & Suicide

* Firearms

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IN THE JOURNAL

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Mandates: Impact On Opioid
Prescribing And Related Hospital Use

By Hefei Wen, Jason M. Hockenberry, Philip J. Jeng, and Yuhua Bao

Comprehensive mandates for prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs)
require state-licensed prescribers and dispensers both to register with
and to use the programs in most clinical circumstances. Using Medicaid
prescription data and hospital utilization data for the period
2011-16, Hefei Wen and coauthors estimated the association of
comprehensive PDMP mandates with the rates of opioid prescriptions and
opioid-related inpatient stays and emergency department visits. Read
More >>

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**CLOSER LOOK**-Drug Pricing

The new House Ways and Means Committee report on prescription drug
pricing cited a number of articles from Health Affairs, including this
one onusing external reference pricing in Medicare Part D to reduce drug
price differentials
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