The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Dear John,
Today we are revisiting the five most popular journal articles from May.
May’s Most-Read Articles
Don’t miss our five most-read journal articles from the May 2021 issue.
Marissa Reitsma and coauthors analyzed racial/ethnic disparities in
COVID-19 exposure risk, testing, test positivity, and case rates in California.
Christopher Whaley and coauthors found that vertical integration of physician group practices increases the use of hospitals for common diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests and increases Medicare reimbursement rates.
As part of theLeading To Health series, David Tuller highlights Children’s Mercy hospital in Kansas City, which has played a pioneering role in pursuing patient- and family-centered care.
The May GrantWatch column by Lee L. Prina discusses a broad sampling of foundations’ recent
funding in a variety of COVID-19 areas, including vaccination, data collection and analysis, mental health, and legal services.
Elevating Voices: Pride Month: Health Affairs is continuing the Elevating Voices series in June to celebrate Pride Month. Each day we will highlight a Health Affairs
journal article that focuses on health and well-being among the LGBTQ communities.
Today, we look back at an article by Marsha Regenstein and coauthors about medical-legal partnerships, which highlighted Whitman-Walker Health. Originally a gay men’s sexually transmitted disease clinic when it opened in 1973, Whitman-Walker Health later became an AIDS service organization and, in 2005, a federally qualified health center serving the LGBTQ and HIV-positive communities.
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One-on-One with Elizabeth "Liz" Fowler
On Thursday, June 3, 2021, you are invited to join Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil when he welcomes Elizabeth "Liz" Fowler, the new deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and director of its Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), for an in-depth discussion of the Biden administration’s plans and priorities for CMS and CMMI.
There will be an opportunity for viewers to contribute questions.
Date: Thursday, June 3, 2021 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EDT) Place:Online details will be shared with registrants 24 hours in advance of the event.
Health Affairs is grateful to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund for their support of the special issue, "The Affordable Care Act Turns 10" (March 2020, Vol. 39, No. 3: 359-544), and this event.
How Shortening Skilled Nursing Facility Stays Might Identify Waste In Health Care Delivery
Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview J. Michael McWilliams about new research on skilled nursing facilities and taking costs out of the health care system.
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