Sunday, March 27, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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What's New At Health Affairs
This week in Health Affairs Forefront, authors covered topics including health equity, Medicare Advantage, and inter partes review with drug patents.
In providing this typology, the authors aim to help states, insurers, and providers assess and reduce
inequities in health care.
Mariam Krikorian Atkinson and coauthors examine the challenges and advantages that rural hospitals have faced during the pandemic.
Based on conversations with emergency management leaders at 12 different hospitals, the authors glean several lessons for rural hospitals responding to a crisis.
J. Michael McWilliams considers the future of the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. At its current rate of growth, MA is on track to reach 69 percent of the Medicare population by the end of 2030.
Don't miss an article—visit the Forefront homepage to read new
analysis every day.
In a new podcast episode of This Week, Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Chris Fleming discuss recent changes from three credit reporting agencies regarding medical collection debt reporting.
While We Wait: Into the Archives - The
History of Mental Health Policy
Avni Kulkarni and Sania Ali step outside the hospital and dive headfirst into the archives to learn about a seismic shift in mental health policy that’s left the health care system scrambling to fill the cracks for decades.
This podcast was created by Fellows at the Health Affairs Podcast Fellowship Program. There is one week left to apply for the Health Policy Podcast
Fellowship, which is accepting applications through March 31.
This week, we launcheda new monthly newsletter dedicated to the topic of health reformauthored by Katie Keith.
Each month, Katie will share perspectives and analysis beyond her regular Forefront articles assessing the many facets of health reform.
In the first
edition of the newsletter, Keith writes about the twelfth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, reflecting on the legal challenges the ACA has faced over time, and potential regulatory changes that may be faced in the future.
In the Health Reform newsletter, we'll highlight the latest health policy developments—from legislation to litigation—and explain what these changes mean for patients, payers, providers, and other key health care stakeholders.
Don't miss your chance to receive health reform analysis sent directly to your inbox.
Ashish Jha Named New White House COVID Response
Coordinator
The White House announced that Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, will serve as the new White House COVID-19 response coordinator.
In November 2021, Jha was featured on A Health Podyssey, discussing what he's learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Jha has coauthored a number of articles on Forefront, covering topics including America's COVID-19 response and hospital capacity during the pandemic.
Hector Rodriguez Argues Brick-and-Mortar Health Care Consolidation Is Short-Sighted
Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Hector Rodriguez from UC Berkeley School of Public Health about the relationship between physician practice capabilities and service metrics, including quality, utilization, and spending.
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