A Weekly Health Policy Round-Up From Health Affairs
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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs

June 6, 2021
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Read on for highlights from Health Affairs this week.
What's New In Health Affairs
Health Policy Brief
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
A Health Podyssey
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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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.
Health Affairs This Week
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.
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