|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Thursday, October 10, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
TODAY ON THE BLOG
MARKETS
Retroactive Enrollment: A Feasible Way To Bring Auto-Enrollment To The Individual Market
By Christen Linke Young
While the backstop might introduce a form of public option, it would also bring a large pool of relatively healthy individuals into the risk pool and dramatically reduce health care providers’ uncompensated care burdens, which could be an attractive trade-off for providers, insurers, and other stakeholders. Read More >>
CHILDREN’S HEALTH
The Surprising Roles That Landlords (And Philanthropy) Can Play In
Promoting Children's Health
By Daniel Cohn and Cara Matteliano
If health advocates want to make serious headway in protecting children from the lifelong effects of lead poisoning, they must get both public- and private-sector buy-in and develop solutions that work for all, including landlords. Leaders in Cleveland, Ohio, and Buffalo, New York, have built strong public–private partnerships to deploy new tools to help landlords make their properties safe. Various foundations—both place-based and national—are funding efforts to prevent lead poisoning. Read More >>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS
PAST EVENT: AGING AND HEALTH – IMPROVING CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS
Health Affairs and
The John A. Hartford Foundation hosted a robust policy conversation featuring authors from the journal’s Aging & Health series, as well as other experts in the field, discussing topics including: Moving Serious Illness Care from Hospital to Home, Disparities in Home- and Community-Based Care, and Impact of Caregiving on Spouses and Need for Support. Get caught up with the event: slides (click on Download Event), video, and podcast.
Read the journal’s series on Aging & Health.
Get event-specific emails delivered directly to your inbox.
|
|
|
|
|
A CLOSER LOOK—Vaping
Washington Governor Jay Inslee recently issued an executive order imposing a statewide ban on flavored vaping products, including those containing THC. The ban, which is set to begin today, October 10, will last 120 days. Inslee’s directive specifically noted the government’s responsibility to protect children from this public health emergency. A Health Affairs Blog post from August 8, 2017, highlights the popularity of these e-cigarettes among youth and asks that the FDA continue exercising its regulatory authority on behalf of minors.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
About Health Affairs
Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal is available in print and online. Late-breaking content is also found through healthaffairs.org, Health Affairs Today, and Health Affairs Sunday
Update.
Project HOPE is a global health and humanitarian relief organization that places power in the hands of local health care workers to save lives across the globe. Project HOPE has published Health Affairs since 1981.
Copyright © Project HOPE: The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.
Health Affairs, 7500 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814, United States
Privacy Policy
|
|
|
|
|
