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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Thursday, November 7, 2019
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ACCESS TO CARE
Bridging The Gap In Rural Health Access
By Robert Brodell
By
applying innovative approaches such as rural residencies, community clinics, and teledermatology, the field of dermatology is striving to bridge the gap in rural health access. Read More >>
PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Self-Managed Abortion May Be On The Rise, But Probably Not A Significant Driver Of The Overall Decline In Abortion
By Rachel K. Jones and Megan K. Donovan
As we look ahead at what the future holds for abortion access in the United States, it will be critical to put in place policies and practices that ensure that people self-managing their care have the information and support they need. Read More >>
FOLLOWING THE ACA
New York Court Vacates Conscience Rule
By Katie Keith
Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, a federal district court judge in the Southern District of New York, vacated a provider conscience regulation that would have expanded and consolidated enforcement authority over
a variety of federal health care conscience laws, including three parts of the Affordable Care Act. Read More >>
SMOKING PREVENTION
Tobacco Use Reduction: Policy Wins In Kentucky
By Ben Chandler
A foundation has started doing most of its own advocacy work and, working with a broad coalition, has racked up two significant policy wins: an increased state cigarette excise tax and a model tobacco-free schools policy. By July 1, 2020, each school district must pass the tobacco-free campus policy or opt out (so far, only one has opted out). The author, the foundation's president and CEO and a former member of Congress, describes how these wins were achieved. Read More >>
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GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY
Cost-Effectiveness Of The Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax In Mexico
By Ana Basto-Abreu, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Dèsirée Vidaña-Pérez,
M. Arantxa Colchero, Mauricio Hernández-F., Mauricio Hernández-Ávila, Zachary J. Ward, Michael W. Long, and Steven L. Gortmaker
Mexico imposed a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in 2014. Ana Basto-Abreu and coauthors simulate the effects of the tax on obesity-related diseases and health care spending over ten years. They find that the current tax of one peso per liter will prevent 239,900 cases of obesity and 61,340 cases of diabetes, while saving $3.98 of health care costs (adjusted) for every dollar spent. These health benefits and savings lead the authors to recommend similar taxes in countries with comparable conditions. Read
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Noncommunicable Diseases Attributable To Tobacco Use In China: Macroeconomic Burden And Tobacco Control Policies
By Simiao Chen, Michael Kuhn, Klaus Prettner, and David E. Bloom
China is the world’s leading tobacco producer and consumer. Simiao Chen and coauthors estimate the economic burden of tobacco consumption arising from eight tobacco-attributable diseases at US$2.3 trillion in the period 2015–30 and suggest that
“if China raised the tobacco tax to 75 percent of the current retail price and implemented complementary policies…, the country’s economy could save 7.1 trillion yuan (US$1.0 trillion) from 2015 to 2030.” Read More >>
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HEALTH
AFFAIRS EVENTS–SAVE THE DATE
Rural Health Briefing – December 4
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A CLOSER LOOK— Mental Health Resources For Migrant Children
Yesterday, Judge John A. Kronstadt of the United States District Court in Los Angeles ordered the federal government to immediately make available mental health screenings and treatment to thousands of families forcibly separated through the Trump administration’s border policies. This Health Affairs Blog post from 2018 evaluates how New York City is addressing the need for mental health resources for migrant children separated from their families.
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