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June 13, 2021
Dear John,

Read on for highlights from Health Affairs this week.
What's New In Health Affairs
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In his introduction to the new June issue, Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil highlights some of the issue's key topics and articles. You can also check out our table of contents to see everything in this edition.

Christopher Sun and coauthors examine
cardiac arrests in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Boston.

Jonathan Yu and coauthors study the decline in emergency department visits after a stay-at-home order in the St. Louis metropolitan region.

Ian Nason and coauthors investigate a
decrease in initiation of psychotropic medications in the early months of the pandemic.

Zirui Song and Katherine Baicker looked into the effects of a workplace wellness program at worksites within BJ’s Wholesale Club.

As part of our Practice of Medicine series, Samuel Edwards and coauthors investigated burnout in primary care practices.

Wafa Tarazi and coauthors provide a comprehensive picture of COVID-19-related mortality among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries through September 2020.

Marissa Reitsma and coauthors analyze community-level data on COVID-19 in California from March 22, 2020, through October 3, 2020. They found that among cases with known race and ethnicity, 70 percent were among Latinos, despite Latinos comprising 39 percent of the state’s population.

A Health Podyssey
Features Of A Zero-Burnout Primary Care Practice

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Samuel Edwards from the Oregon Health and Science University about physician burnout.

Featured This Week
COVID-19, Equity, And More
Alan R. Weil

Worse Cardiac Arrest Outcomes During The COVID-19 Pandemic In Boston Can Be Attributed To Patient Reluctance To Seek Care
Christopher Sun et al.

Changes In Non-COVID-19 Emergency Department Visits By Acuity And Insurance Status During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Jonathan Yu et al.

Decline In New Starts Of Psychotropic Medications During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Ian Nason et al.

Podcast: LIVE with Liz Fowler, Director Of The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
Alan Weil and Elizabeth Fowler

Health And Economic Outcomes Up To Three Years After A Workplace Wellness Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Zirui Song and Katherine Baicker

Cultural And Structural Features Of Zero-Burnout Primary Care Practices
Samuel T. Edwards et al.

Podcast: Features Of A Zero-Burnout Primary Care Practice
Alan Weil and Samuel Edwards

COVID-19-Related Deaths And Excess Deaths Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries
Wafa W. Tarazi et al.

Racial/Ethnic Disparities In COVID-19 Exposure Risk, Testing, And Cases At The Subcounty Level In California
Marissa B. Reitsma

Podcast: Insights Into FDA's Controversial Decision To Approve A New Alzheimer's Treatment Drug
Rob Lott and Leslie Erdelack

A Health Podyssey
LIVE with Liz Fowler, Director Of The Center For Medicare & Medicaid Innovation

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Liz Fowler, Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, at a live Health Affairs speaker event from June 3, 2021.

On The Blog This Week
Record High ACA Enrollment At 31 Million Americans
Katie Keith

Legal Information And Rights Education As An Element of Care: A Promising Health Justice Strategy
Samantha J. Morton

Limiting Coverage Based On Efficacy And Safety: A Path Forward For Medicare Regarding The Alzheimer’s Treatment Aducanumab
Sean Dickson et al.

When Assessing A Health Technology’s Value, Don’t Ignore The Supply Chain
Jason Shafrin and Rick van der Vegte

Navigator Funding Opportunity Departs From Trump Priorities
Katie Keith

A Sensible Solution: How The Affordable Care Act Can Insure More Young Invincibles
Heather Foster and Margaret A. Murray

A Decade of Value-Based Payment: Lessons Learned And Implications For The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Innovation, Part 1
Hannah L. Crook et al.

A Decade of Value-Based Payment: Lessons Learned And Implications For The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Innovation, Part 2
Hannah L. Crook et al.

Recent Legislation Can Dramatically Improve Substance Use Prevention: Here’s How To Seize The Opportunity
Linda Richter et al.

The FDA’s Approval of Aduhelm: Potential Implications Across A Wide Range Of Health Policy Issues And Stakeholders
Rachel Sachs

Empowering Patients Through Shared Visit Notes
MaKaya Saulsberry et al.

Pediatric Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis that Demands Physician Advocacy
Annie L. Andrews and Shannon Watts

 
 
Health Affairs This Week
Insights Into FDA's Controversial Decision To Approve A New Alzheimer's Treatment Drug

Listen to Health Affairs' Rob Lott and Leslie Erdelack discuss the FDA's controversial decision to approve Aduhelm (aducanumab) to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease.
 
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