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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

TODAY ON THE BLOG

CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING


International experience may encourage the US to remove the artificial distinctions between medical and social services. Read More >>

PAYMENT

Proposed Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Reforms Aim To Facilitate Valued-Based Care
By Billy Wynne, Katie Pahner, and Josh LaRosa
On Wednesday, October 9, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced highly anticipated proposed reforms to current regulations implementing the Physician Self-Referral Law (the Stark Law) and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). Read More >>

MEDICAID

Medicaid Policy And Partisan Politics: A New Dynamic
By Eliot Fishman and Joe Weissfeld

On September 18, 2019, Tennessee announced a long-anticipated proposal to block grant its Medicaid program, TennCare. This proposal is deeply flawed in ways that will both concern fiscal conservatives and endanger Medicaid enrollees. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL

 VIOLENCE

Keeping Your Guard Up: Hypervigilance Among Urban Residents Affected By Community And Police Violence
By Nichole A. Smith, Dexter R. Voisin, Joyce P. Yang, and Elizabeth L. Tung

Nichole Smith and coauthors explore how exposure to violence relates to being in a state of hypervigilance, which carries with it various negative health consequences. Exposure to violence increases the odds of hypervigilance, with exposure to police violence associated with an almost 10-percentage-point increase. Read More >>
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Social Isolation, Loneliness, And Violence Exposure In Urban Adults
By Elizabeth L. Tung, Louise C. Hawkley, Kathleen A. Cagney, and Monica E. Peek

Elizabeth Tung and coauthors find that exposure to neighborhood violence increases social isolation and loneliness. Read More >>

HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS—LOS ANGELES BRIEFING:  VIOLENCE & HEALTH

October 23, 2019:  9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific
Town & Gown Ballroom, USC Campus – 665 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90089
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A CLOSER LOOK—DRUG PRICING

The Congressional Budget Office released a partial score of the House Democrats’ drug pricing bill and predicted $345 billion in savings over a seven-year period. Rachel Sachs offered a close analysis of the bill last month on Health Affairs Blog.
 
 
 
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