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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
September 12, 2021
Dear John,
This fall, we are delighted to introduce a new schedule of
**free** virtual events. Learn more below!
Read on for highlights from Health Affairs this week.
What's New In Health Affairs
The newest issue of Health Affairs was released this week.
Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil's preview
highlights some of the topics and articles. Also check out our Table of
Contents .
Three articles in the issue are part of our Age-Friendly Health series.
Authors examined trends in family caregivers for adults with dementia
,
staffing models used in caring for frail older adults
,
and direct care worker staffing levels in assisted living facilities
.
Papers also investigated health care spending and value. Leah Rand and
Aaron Kesselheim conducted a systematic literature review of the types
of criticism leveled at the quality-adjusted life-year (QALY)
.
Maximilian Pany and colleagues provided evidence against regulating
provider prices based on market concentration
.
This week on Health Affairs Blog, we published a set of blog posts
related to health equity.
In the first, David Kim and coauthors explain that value-based insurance
design
is one potential strategy to enhance access to necessary care for
at-risk individuals.
Donna M. Christensen, Jim Manley, and Jason Resendez argue that medical
algorithms are rife with racial bias
and health equity must be built into the development and deployment of
these algorithms.
Rachel Harrington and coauthors discuss how quality measurement
can help narrow racial and ethnic disparities by shedding light on where
current disparities exist.
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This fall, we are delighted to introduce a new schedule of free virtual
events designed to showcase exciting thinkers, policy makers and
policies; drill deeper into our signature content; and hone the skills
of a new generation of health policy researchers and aficionados.
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program to include Lunch & Learns, a Journal Club, and professional
development sessions.
Our first events include:
Health Affairs Briefings
* October 8: Perinatal Mental Health
Lunch and Learn
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Journal Club
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140,000 deaths in the United States with Sumedha Gupta and Christopher
Whaley
Professional Development
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Featured This Week
Care For Elders, Prices, And More
Alan R. Weil
Family Care Availability And Implications For Informal And Formal Care
Used By Adults With Dementia In The US
HwaJung Choi et al.
Optimal Staffing Models To Care For Frail Older Adults In Primary Care
And Geriatrics Practices In The US
David I. Auerbach et al.
The Relationship Between States' Staffing Regulations And
Hospitalizations Of Assisted Living Residents
Kali S. Thomas et al.
Controversy Over Using Quality-Adjusted Life-Years In Cost-Effectiveness
Analyses: A Systematic Literature Review
Leah Z. Rand and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Regulating Hospital Prices Based On Market Concentration Is Likely To
Leave High-Price Hospitals Unaffected
Maximilian J. Pany et al.
Podcast: Pushing Against The QALY Criticism In Drug Pricing
Alan Weil and Leah Rand
Podcast: Health Affairs' Health Equity Round-Up
Vabren Watts and Rob Lott
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Pushing Against The QALY Criticism In Drug Pricing
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Leah Rand, a
postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's
Hospital, on the pros and cons of the Quality-Adjusted Life-Year (QALY)
measurement in health policy.
Listen Here
On The Blog This Week
Monoclonal Antibodies For COVID-19 Are A Potentially Life-Saving
Therapy: How Can We Make Them More Accessible?
Ayesha Sitlani et al.
Improving First Response To Stroke Emergencies Saves Lives
Harold A. Pollack et al.
The Workforce For Non-Police Behavioral Health Crisis Response Doesn't
Exist-We Need To Create It
Jennifer J. Carroll et al.
Clinically Driven Payment And Benefit Design To Improve Health Equity:
The Case Of Obesity Prevention And Treatment
David D. Kim et al.
Medical Algorithms Are Failing Communities Of Color
Donna Christensen et al.
A New Effort To Address Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Care Through
Quality Measurement
Rachel Harrington et al.
Use The Hospital Compare Website To Make Hospital Community Benefit More
Transparent
Ge Bai et al.
Legislation Can't Solve Loneliness, But It Can Help
Kasley Killam
People Post: Comings And Goings Among Staffs And Boards In The Health
Philanthropy World
Lee-Lee Prina
Uninsured Rate Steady But High; More Work Needed
Katie Keith
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Health Affairs' Health Equity Round-Up
Join Health Affairs' Director of Health Equity Vabren Watts and Senior
Editor Rob Lott as they discuss the journal's latest efforts to
highlight and advance health equity through a new blog cluster, the new
Health Equity Advisory Committee, and the Health Equity Fellowship for
Trainees.
Listen Here
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