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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Friday, November 22, 2019
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS–Rural Health
Wednesday, December 4
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Eastern
National Press Club
529 14th Street NW
Washington DC (Metro Center)
Registration Open
The December 2019 issue of Health Affairs explores various dimensions of health and health care in rural America. Authors examine the health needs of people living in rural areas, investigate inequities in the availability, accessibility, and financing of care,
and identify policies, financing mechanisms, and practices that can improve the health and well-being of rural Americans.
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MEDICARE
Association Of Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visit With Cancer Screening, Referrals, Utilization, And Spending
By Ishani Ganguli, Jeffrey Souza, J. Michael McWilliams, and Ateev Mehrotra
Medicare’s annual wellness visit was introduced in 2011 to promote evidence-based preventive care and identify risk factors and undiagnosed conditions in aging adults. Use of the visit has risen steadily since then, yet its benefits remain unclear. Using national Medicare data for 2008–15, Ishani Ganguli and coauthors examined claims from fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries attributed to practices that did or did not adopt the visit. The authors performed difference-in-differences analysis to compare differential changes in appropriate and low-value cancer screening, functional and neuropsychiatric care, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and total spending. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—E-cigarettes
Tobacco executives, vaping industry representatives, and public health leaders are scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump today at the White House to discuss the safety of vape products and whether they should be banned. This Health Affairs blog post argues that we need to fill the gap between what we know and don’t know about e-cigarettes.
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