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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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Dear John,

On the final day of March 2021, we highlight seven can't-miss Health
Affairs pieces from this month.

Seven Highlights From March

1. Ashvin Gandhi and coauthors found that the annual median turnover
rate for registered nurses working in nursing homes was in excess of 100
percent
,
which had implications for COVID-19 care, as discussed in the New York
Times
.
David Grabowski, one of the study's authors, went on A Health Podyssey

to discuss the research.

2. Health Affairs and the National Academy of Medicine hosted the Vital
Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2021 Virtual
Briefing
,
during which notable policy makers and health care providers discussed
health equity across the five priority areas recently outlined in Health
Affairs .

3. Maximilian Pany and coauthors found that patients who have their care
managed by teams, rather than by solo providers, were more likely to
have their chronic conditions brought under control
,
and discussed their research on A Health Podyssey
.

4. Katie Keith wrote a blog post about the final coverage provisions in
the American Rescue Plan

and what comes next.

5. Four papers on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments

illustrated how "the COVID-19 innovation system represents a departure
from business as usual."

6. In a Narrative Matters essay and corresponding podcast
,
Sharon Griswold argued that the bankruptcy and subsequent closure of
Hahnemann University Hospital demonstrates the need for health care and
graduate medical education policy reform
.

7. Christopher Whaley joined Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey

to discuss a bundled payment program in a commercially insured
population that led to price reductions of more than 10 percent per
procedure
.

Today, two new Health Affairs Blog posts focus on women's health.
Swapna Reddy and coauthors call for the Biden administration to restore
and protect hard-won reproductive rights

domestically and globally. In addition, Jenny A. Higgins and coauthors
argue that health care providers can be powerful advocates

against misperceptions and political myths about birth control, but only
if they are armed with the accurate knowledge to do so.

Elevating Voices In Women's History Month: Senator from Massachusetts
and recent presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren coauthored one of
Health Affairs' most-cited papers in 2005. The paper found that
illness and injury are major contributors to personal bankruptcy.

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Your Daily Digest

High Nursing Staff Turnover In Nursing Homes Offers Important Quality
Information

Ashvin Gandhi, Huizi Yu, and David C. Grabowski

Podcast: Nursing Homes Have A Staff Turnover Crisis-Even Before
COVID-19

David C. Grabowski and Alan Weil

Provider Teams Outperform Solo Providers In Managing Chronic Diseases
And Could Improve The Value Of Care

Maximilian J. Pany, Lucy Chen, Bethany Sheridan, and Robert S. Huckman

Podcast: Do Teams Work Better Than Solo Providers? Spoiler Alert: Yes

Alan Weil, Maximilian J. Pany, and Lucy Chen

Final Coverage Provisions In The American Rescue Plan And What Comes
Next

Katie Keith

Podcast: Graduate Medical Education Should Not Be A Commodity

Jessica Bylander and Sharon Griswold

Graduate Medical Education Should Not Be A Commodity

Sharon Griswold

Podcast: Commercial Insurers Take Note: Bundled Payments Can Save
Thousands Per Procedure

Alan Weil and Christopher M. Whaley

An Employer-Provider Direct Payment Program Is Associated With Lower
Episode Costs

Christopher M. Whaley, Christoph Dankert, Michael Richards, and Dena
Bravata

Reproductive Rights And Justice: A Critical Opportunity For The Biden
Administration To Protect Hard-Fought Gains

Swapna Reddy, Mary Saxon, Yeonsoo Sara Lee, and Nina Patel

The Need For Accurate Contraceptive Awareness And Advocacy Among Health
Care Providers

Jenny A. Higgins, Lindsay M. Cannon, Laurel W. Rice, and David K. Turok

Illness And Injury As Contributors To Bankruptcy

David U. Himmelstein, Elizabeth Warren, Deborah Thorne, and Steffie
Woolhandler

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