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Wednesday, November 13, 2019
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TODAY ON THE BLOG

MEDICARE

Treat ACOs And MA Plans Equally? By All Means
By Joseph R. Antos and James C. Capretta

Medicare should establish policies to ensure that accountable care organizations and Medicare Advantage plans are treated fairly, but such policies must account for the substantial differences in the way those alternatives operate. Read More >>


HIV/AIDS

Ending An Epidemic Requires Multiple Interventions: Considerations For Developing And Harmonizing HIV Preventive Recommendations
By Richard Hughes IV, Chris Sloan, Alisa Vidulich, Chloé Chepigin, and Manny Aviña

The specter of overlapping or competing Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations that could undermine efforts to reduce HIV transmissions underscores the need for a collaborative recommendation development process between the recommending bodies. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL

ENTRY POINT: AGING & HEALTH

Age-Friendly Care At The Emergency Department
By Michele Cohen Marill

Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City is at the forefront of an innovative approach to geriatric emergency care. Read More >>
A CLOSER LOOK—Patient Data

Google is working with the country’s second-largest hospital system, Ascension, to store and analyze the data of millions of patients in an effort to improve medical services, the two organizations announced on Monday. This Health Affairs Blog post calls for a federal health information agency to protect our private health care data, while ensuring that it's freely accessible.
 
 
 
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