The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Friday, September 3, 2021
Dear John,
Today we are revisiting the five most popular journal articles from the past month.
August’s Most-Read Articles
Don’t miss our five most-read journal articles in August:
1. Sumedha Gupta and coauthors examined the association between US state-level vaccination rates and COVID-19 deaths and estimated that, by May 9, 2021, the US vaccination campaign was associated with a reduction of 139,393 COVID-19 deaths.
2. Hannah Neprash and coauthors explored airborne disease transmission in medical office settings and found that patients exposed to influenza-like illness in a primary care setting were more likely than non-exposed patients to revisit with a similar illness within two weeks.
3. Scott Howell and coauthors investigated the intensification of drug pricing and spending and subsequent utilization management implementation and associated costs. They found that combined costs shared among stakeholders totaled to at least$93.3 billion per year.
4. Katie Keith updated readers on all things Affordable Care Act, including the Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the law in California v. Texas and the Biden administration's first proposed rule on Marketplace coverage.
5. Tara Templin and coauthors examined how
democratic and autocratic values inform health coverage and spending and found a positive association between democratic quality and universal health care coverage.
Today on Health Affairs Blog, Henry Waxman, former chairman of the House
Energy and Commerce Committee, and Autumn Ehnow discuss why the US Food and Drug Administration should explore new ways to encourage trial sponsors to include
more diverse study participants.
Listen to our latest podcasts. Today’s episode of This Week covers the latest on the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court Texas abortion ban decision, and Medicare's projected insolvency.
On the Texas Abortion Ban Decision, Medicare's Insolvency & More with Katie Keith
Listen to Health Affairs' Chris Fleming and Katie Keith discuss the latest on the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court Texas abortion ban decision, and Medicare's projected insolvency.
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