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 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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TODAY ON THE BLOG

ACCOUNTABLE CARE

Interest In ‘Pathways To Success’ Grows: 2018 ACO Results Show Trends Supporting Program Redesign Continue
By Seema Verma

CMS is continuing to closely monitor the Shared Savings Program. We are excited to see growing interest, and we will continue to support health care providers on the front lines who are hard at work building new ways to deliver higher-quality care at lower cost. Patients are receiving better care as a result of these efforts, and we look forward to continuing on this journey. Read More >>


MARKETS

For Policy Makers Looking To Expand Coverage, Lessons From The Demise of the ACA’s Multi-State Plan Program
By Jonathan Foley, Kristi Martin, and Rob Shriver

If policy makers wish to pursue a market-based solution to the country’s persistent coverage problems, they need to construct the program to attract market participation. Read More >>
IN THE JOURNAL

 MEDICAID By Jessica Keim-Malpass, Leeza Constantoulakis, and Lisa C. Letzkus

Medicaid is the primary source of coverage for children with medical complexity—the less than 1 percent of children with very high medical needs and functional limitations. With states defining the parameters of Medicaid coverage for these children, particularly through waivers, Jessica Keim-Malpass and coauthors analyze the scope of that coverage in each state.
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A CLOSER LOOK—Homelessness

Homeless service organizations are increasingly sending trained health practitioners into homeless encampments in a quest to improve health outcomes for individual homeless people. This blog post from December 2018 asks, “Could The Latest In Medical Treatment Be… A Roof?”
 
 
 
 
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