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

**Tuesday, July 23, 2019**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

PHARMACEUTICALS & MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Senate Hearings On Drug Prices: Many Questions, Few (Useful) Answers

By Inmaculada Hernandez and Walid F. Gellad

Given the opacity of the pharmaceutical system, the most valuable part
of congressional hearings on drug prices is arguably the collection of
information that is otherwise invisible to public discussion. Read more
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To Fulfill Their Mission, Health Care Facilities Should Better
Accommodate Cannabis Patients

By Shereef M. Elnahal and Jeff Brown

Medicinal marijuana is becoming an ever more common remedy among
patients and physicians alike. Read more >>

FOLLOWING THE ACA

ACA Round-Up: Delaware's 1332 Application, Cadillac Tax Repeal, and
More

By Katie Keith

This post discusses Delaware's new application for a state-based
reinsurance program, the House's bipartisan repeal of the Cadillac
tax, recent guidance on health savings accounts pursuant to President
Trump's recent executive order, and other guidance issued by the
Internal Revenue Services (IRS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS). Read more >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY

Epidemiological And Health Systems Implications Of Evolving HIV And
Hypertension In South Africa And Kenya
By
Brianna Osetinsky, Jan A. C. Hontelez, Mark N. Lurie, Stephen T.
McGarvey, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Sonak D. Pastakia, Richard Wamai, Till
Bärnighausen, Sake J. de Vlas, and Omar Galárraga

Brianna Osetinsky and coauthors analyze changing disease demographics in
regions of South Africa and Kenya. Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Telehealth Adoption

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's rural health plan
includes use of telehealth in rural areas to reduce disparities. A paper
in the December 2018 issue of Health Affairs assessed factors and
barriers related to telehealth adoption in health centers
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