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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Health issue. The deadline to apply is October 1.
ED Use, Hospital Consolidation, & COVID-19 Relief
In the first of several hospital papers in the September issue, Peter
Smulowitz and coauthors examined emergency department (ED) visits
for the Medicare population and compared the period October 2019 to
September 2020 with visits during a similar period one year prior.
The authors found widespread reductions in overall ED visits during the
initial COVID-19 surge. Despite this overall decrease, rates of
admission for serious conditions that almost universally require
admission, such as acute myocardial infarction and stroke, remained
constant. Â
Maximilian Pany and colleagues focused on consolidation
,
which has been shown to yield higher prices. However, they showed that
after adjustment for area wages, high-price hospitals appear across the
concentration spectrum, with most in unconcentrated or moderately
concentrated markets.
Coauthor Leemore Dafny discussed this research on A Health Podyssey
earlier this month.
Jason Buxbaum and Summer Rak analyzed the allocation of $178 billion
in federal COVID-19 relief for hospitals and found communities with a
high share of Black residents had higher levels of relief funding, but
those with a high share of Hispanic residents had lower levels.
Today on Health Affairs Blog, Joseph Daval explains that after
rescinding the Trump administration's public charge rule, the Biden
administration
must decide how it will interpret the same underlying law.
Richard Gilfillan and Donald Berwick argue that the past two years have
seen an alarming increase in financing and acquisitions
of firms focused on serving Medicare beneficiaries.
Elevating Voices: Hispanic Heritage Month: On A Health Podyssey podcast
in July 2021, Sharon Borja spoke about health insurance access among US
citizen children in Mexico. Listen here
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Mental health conditions are diagnosed in one of every five pregnant or
postpartum people, yet perinatal mental health is poorly addressed by
the US health care system. The October 2021 issue of
**Health Affairs** is mostly devoted to perinatal mental health. Â Â
Please join us on
**Friday, October 8, 2021**, for a virtual forum featuring remarks and a
discussion with
**US Representative Lauren Underwood (IL)**, the cofounder and cochair
of the Black Maternal Health Caucus and a lead sponsor of the Black
Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021.
In addition, a select group of authors from the issue will present their
work and take questions from the online audience.
Details are as follows:
Date:
**Friday, October 8, 2021**
Time:
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Your Daily Digest
National Trends In ED Visits, Hospital Admissions, And Mortality For
Medicare Patients During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Peter B. Smulowitz et al.
Regulating Hospital Prices Based On Market Concentration Is Likely To
Leave High-Price Hospitals Unaffected
Maximilian J. Pany et al.
Equity And The Uneven Distribution Of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds To
US Hospitals
Jason D. Buxbaum and Summer Rak
Biden's Shot At A Better Public Charge Rule
Joseph Daval
Medicare Advantage, Direct Contracting, And The Medicare 'Money
Machine,' Part 1: The Risk-Score Game
Rick Gilfillan and Donald M. Berwick
Podcast: Many US Citizen Migrant Children Living In Mexico Have
Inadequate Health Coverage
Alan Weil and Sharon Borja
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