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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs

Friday, October 1, 2021

Dear John,

The September issue's Narrative Matters essay discusses the lasting
impact of long COVID.

On Long COVID

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In her Narrative Matters essay, Maria Victoria Bovo, a pediatrician,
shares her experience with the debilitating symptoms of long COVID
.

Bovo describes feeling lasting tiredness, breathlessness, and continuous
headaches and "brain fog," which has reduced her attention span,
concentration, and memory.

"COVID-19 did not end my life, but it stopped me. It dragged me down
from the high-velocity train on which I was riding. I stood up, fell
down, and stood up again," she explains.

Studies show that 5 to 20 percent of patients with COVID-19 are affected
long term, and the development and severity of long COVID don't seem
to correlate with the severity of the disease during the acute phase of
the infection.

Check out Bovo reading the essay in English

and Spanish

on the Narrative Matters podcast.

Today on Health Affairs Blog, Katie Keith and coauthors summarize the
highly anticipated new rule on the independent dispute resolution
process that will be used to resolve payment disputes between payers and
providers
.
A second post, to be published Monday, October 4, will discuss other
parts of the rule related to good faith estimates, external review, and
more.

John-Martin Lowe and coauthors discuss the need for an improved response
to the next special pathogen outbreak
.

In a new GrantWatch post, Tara Oakman and coauthors describe how two
foundations collaborated to facilitate the implementation of Maine's
Medicaid expansion
.

Elevating Voices: Hispanic Heritage Month: Today, a new episode of
Health Affairs' Narrative Matters podcast features Maria Victoria Bovo
reading her Narrative Matters essay about long COVID in Spanish. Listen
here
.

Listen to our latest podcasts .
On today's episode of This Week, Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and
Jessica Bylander discuss the latest on hospital specialty pharmacies and
340B drug pricing
.

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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.   

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:

**1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern/10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Pacific**
Place:

**Virtual Event. Sign-in details to be shared upon registration.**

Register Here

Your Daily Digest

'Long COVID': Making The Invisible Visible

Maria Victoria Bovo

Podcast: 'Long COVID': Making The Invisible Visible

Maria Victoria Bovo

Podcast: "Long COVID": Hacer Visible Lo Invisible

Maria Victoria Bovo

Banning Surprise Bills, Part 1: A New Rule On Independent Dispute
Resolution

Katie Keith et al.

Before The Pandemic, The United States Had Begun Building A Special
Pathogen System. What Can We Learn from Its COVID-19 Response?

John-Martin Lowe et al.

Harnessing The Combined Strengths Of A National And A Local Funder To
Bolster Maine Medicaid Expansion

Tara Oakman et al.

Podcast: Hospital Specialty Pharmacies And 340B

Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander

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Hospital Specialty Pharmacies and 340B

Listen as Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander take a
break from government shutdown and Capitol Hill news to discuss the
latest on hospital specialty pharmacies and 340B drug pricing.

Listen Here

 

 

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