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Monday, October 21, 2019
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTSLOS ANGELES BRIEFING:  VIOLENCE & HEALTH

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

ACCOUNTABLE CARE

Spread Of ACOs And Value-Based Payment Models In 2019: Gauging The Impact Of Pathways To Success
By David Muhlestein, William Bleser, Robert Saunders, Robert Richards, Elizabeth Singletary, and Mark McClellan

This blog post summarizes the recently released enrollment data for Medicare ACOs and updates some of our previous work on tracking all ACOs (commercial and Medicaid ACOs included) and participation or potential participation in other value-based payment models.
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VIOLENCE

Mitigating Negative Consequences Of Community Violence Exposure: Perspectives From African American Youth
By Briana Woods-Jaeger, Jannette Berkley-Patton, Kaitlin N. Piper, Paige O’Connor, Tiffaney L. Renfro, and Kelsey Christensen

African American youth experience disproportionate rates of negative health consequences due to the burden of community violence, leading Briana Woods-Jaeger and coauthors to conduct a qualitative study of the perceptions of the youth themselves. Read More >>

A CLOSER LOOK—Student Mental Health

Public school students would be allowed to cite the need for a mental health day as an excuse to miss school under a bill filed in the Florida legislature for the 2020 session. The proposal is part of a growing movement in multiple states aimed at improving students' mental well-being. A Health Affairs Blog post from 2015 takes a closer look at mental health among teens and young adults.
 
 
 
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