Thursday, February 24, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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Machine Learning And Inequities
In the February issue, Stephanie Gervasi and coauthors highlight concerns about equity, fairness, and bias in the ways in which machine learning models are developed and used in clinical and business decisions.
In their article, Gervasi and coauthors present a guide to the data ecosystem used by health insurers and explain how bias can arise along machine learning pipelines.
They recommend mechanisms for identifying and dealing with bias and examine challenges and opportunities to increase fairness through analytics in the health insurance industry.
Check out all Health Affairs’ Racism & Health content – including a video interview with Harriet A. Washington, an interactive StoryMap, and much more – on our dedicated landing page.
Elsewhere At Health Affairs
Today in Health Affairs Forefront, John Westfall and coauthors discuss the role of primary care in the identification and ongoing treatment of opioid dependence and opioid use disorder.
We are launching a new Forefront series on Medicare and Medicaid Integration. In the first article for the series, Laura Keohane and Ann Hwang discuss the new proposed rules from CMS that will affect coverage for Medicare beneficiaries with dual-eligible special needs plans or Medicare-Medicaid Plans.
We are grateful to Arnold Ventures for supporting this project. We are also accepting article submissions for the series through August 2022. Find out more information on the project here.
Also in Forefront, Paul Ginsburg and Steven Lieberman discuss concerns with the politics of Medicare Advantage overpayment.
Katie Keith discusses the February 23rd ruling that set aside key parts of a recent rule that creates a new federal independent dispute resolution process.
Elevating Voices: Black History Month: One of the first Health Affairs Policy Spotlight events featured CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.
Revisit Brooks-LaSure’s conversation with Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to learn more about her priorities for CMS and her work on improving health equity.
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