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**The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs**

**Monday, July 22, 2019**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

HEALTH REFORM

Could States Do Single-Payer Health Care?

By Erin C. Fuse Brown  Elizabeth Y. McCuskey

The time has come to remove ERISA's obstructions and to unlock
states' capacities as laboratories of health reform. Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING

The Impact of Price Regulation On The Availability of New Drugs In
Germany

By Ariel D. Stern, Felicitas Pietrulla, Annika Herr, Aaron S.
Kesselheim, and Ameet Sarpatwari

Ariel Stern and coauthors study how Germany's regulatory regime,
adopted in 2011, affects the availability of new drugs. Read More >>

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Call For Submissions: Narrative Matters Poetry Contest 2019

The Narrative Matters section of Health Affairs is seeking poetry
submissions for an upcoming issue of the journal.

We are holding a poetry contest, from July 1 to August 31, looking for
well-crafted poems that touch on topics related to health and health
policy. Three winning poems will be announced in September. Winning
poets will receive a monetary prize-$500 for first place, $300 for
second, and $100 for third-as well as publication in Health Affairs,
and two copies of the issue containing the winning poems.

All entries will be read and judged by Health Affairs staff.

* Limit 3 poems submitted per person. Each poem-in pdf or word doc
format-should be submitted as a separate entry through our submission
portal here .

* Poems must be no longer than a single-spaced page, with double spaces
between stanzas

* Font size no smaller than 11 point.

* Poems must be written in English.

* Poems must be previously unpublished.

* Poems themselves should contain no personal identifiers.

You can read some earlier poems published by

**Health Affairs**, including the winners of the 2015 Narrative Matters
poetry contest
,
poems by patients and consumers
,
poems on vulnerable populations
,
and poems on the cancer experience
.

We look forward to reading your submissions!

A CLOSER LOOK-Arbitration

The House Energy and Commerce Committee made a change to its
legislation: letting providers appeal the benchmark payment to an
arbiter in certain cases. Last week on the Blog, Loren Adler and
colleagues examined the new surprise billing proposal from Rep. Ruiz
,
which features arbitration, and explained why it would lead to higher
costs.

HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS

HEALTH SPENDING:  MOVING FROM THEORY TO ACTION

Wednesday, September 11, 2019
9:00 am - 3:00 pm Eastern
National Press Club - Washington, DC
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Eighteen months ago, Health Affairs teamed with the National
Pharmaceutical Council and Anthem, Inc. to launch a multi-year project
to promote an evidence-based conversation about health spending. To
continue the discussion, Health Affairs and the National Pharmaceutical
Council are hosting a forum that will address:

* The pressures presented by soaring health costs on individuals,
employers, and government

* Strategies among payers and others to promote cost effective care

* Efforts currently underway to bring costs under control

                                
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