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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs

June 6, 2021

Dear John,

Read on for highlights from Health Affairs this week.

What's New In Health Affairs

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A new Health Affairs Policy Brief covers inequalities in workplace
exposure to health risks and economic insecurity. The COVID-19 pandemic
has further exacerbated these risks for many, but has also shined a
light on the problem. In their new brief, Rebecca Wolfe and coauthors
argue that policy action is needed to protect workers' health during
the pandemic

and to support worker empowerment and equitable opportunities in the
future.

A May paper in our Considering Health Spending
series investigates
spending on imaging and lab services after primary care physician group
vertical integration. Christopher Whaley and coauthors found that
vertical integration increases the use of hospitals for common
diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests
.

Coming on Monday: Vabren Watts
,
Health Affairs Health Equity Project Director, will be speaking at the
Virtual National Health Equity Summit

on a panel titled "Advancing Health Equity in Health Services Research
and Health-Related Scholarly Publishing." He will be joined by Health
Affairs authors Rhea Boyd, Edwin Lindo
,
and Fernando De Maio
.

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Featured This Week

Inequalities At Work And The Toll Of COVID-19

Rebecca Wolfe et al.

Higher Medicare Spending On Imaging And Lab Services After Primary Care
Physician Group Vertical Integration

Christopher M. Whaley et al.

Podcast: How Shortening Skilled Nursing Facility Stays Might Identify
Waste In Health Care Delivery

Alan Weil and J. Michael McWilliams

Podcast: States Are Leading The Way On The Public Option

Chris Fleming and Katie Keith

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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.

Listen Here

On The Blog This Week

Adjusting Medicare Payments For Social Risk To Better Support Social
Needs

Robert Phillips et al.

The CMS New Rule On Ambulatory Surgical Centers Earns Only Partial
Credit

Junaid Nabi and Robert S. Kaplan

Fentanyl Test Strips Empower People And Save Lives-So Why Aren't
They More Widespread?

Giselle Appel et al.

Family Caregivers: The Unrecognized Strength Behind Hospital At Home

Carol Levine and Rani E. Snyder

How To Improve Consumer Plan Selection In ACA Marketplaces-Part 1

David Anderson et al.

How to Improve Consumer Plan Selection In ACA Marketplaces-Part 2

David Anderson and Patrick O'Mahen

Investing In The Data Systems We Need To Create The Health System We
Deserve

Kevin McAvey

It's Time For A Biden Plan To Help Vaccinate The World Against
COVID-And End This Pandemic For Good. Here's What It Should Include.

Peter Suwondo et al.

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States Are Leading The Way On The Public Option

Listen to Health Affairs' Chris Fleming and Georgetown University's
Katie Keith discuss the latest measures states are considering in
adopting a public option for health care coverage.

Listen Here

 

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