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

**Friday, December 6, 2019**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING

There's Nothing Wrong With US Health Care That Less Money Couldn't
Fix
By Bruce Pyenson, and Marjorie Schulman

Changes along these lines, which involve more than simple defunding
approaches, would help to stabilize current health care spending while
giving politicians time to work out more emotionally and politically
charged issues. Read More >>

MEDICAID

Inside Tennessee's Final 1115 Medicaid Block Grant Proposal

By Sara Rosenbaum, Alexander Somodevilla, Morgan Handley, and Rebecca
Morris

The state's proposal, if approved, would become "Amendment 42" to
TennCare since its establishment nearly 30 years ago, although the term
"amendment" would hardly seem to describe such a total and sweeping
departure from the normal Medicaid coverage and payment principles that
govern all state Medicaid programs, including TennCare.
Read More >>

HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS-2019 Commonwealth Fund International Health
Policy Survey

Next Week! December 11, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Eastern
Conrad Hotel - 950 New York Ave NW, Washington DC
Register Today

Join us for a special event to be convened by Health Affairs and The
Commonwealth Fund marking the publication of the 2019 Commonwealth Fund
International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 11
Countries. Senior government officials, delivery system experts, and
leading policy thinkers from around the world will gather for a
high-level discussion of strategies to promote high-quality primary
care, with special attention to the integration of health and social
care.

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IN THE JOURNAL

RURAL HEALTH

Recovery Residences Combat Addiction In Rural Communities

By Brian Rinker

Many communities far from treatment centers and large health systems are
expanding access to local sober-living homes. Read More >>

Read the December 2019 Table of Contents

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Top Articles for November 2019

Stay current with the issues of interest to your colleagues. Below are
the most-read articles from the November 2019 issue of the journal.

Financial Hardships Of Medicare Beneficiaries With Serious Illness

By Michael Anne Kyle, Robert J. Blendon, John M. Benson, Melinda K.
Abrams, and Eric C. Schneider

Are Patients Electronically Accessing Their Medical Records? Evidence
From National Hospital Data
By Sunny C. Lin, Courtney R. Lyles, Urmimala Sarkar, and Julia
Adler-Milstein

Measles, Mumps, And Communion: A Vision For Vaccine Policy

By Joshua T. B. Williams

The Effect Of The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program On Mortality

By Colleen M. Heflin, Samuel J. Ingram, and James P. Ziliak

Medicaid Expansion Associated With Reductions In Preventable
Hospitalizations
By Hefei Wen, Kenton J. Johnston, Lindsay Allen, and Teresa M. Waters

View the full table of contents for the November 2019 issue here
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A CLOSER LOOK-Health Information Technology

****Yesterday, the US Food and Drug Administration announced the global
launch of a new application, CURE ID. This internet-based repository
will allow the clinical community to report their experiences treating
difficult-to-treat infectious diseases with novel uses of existing
FDA-approved drugs through a website or on a smartphone or other mobile
device. A Health Affairs Blog post argues that as technological
innovations for health care organization continue to expand, we need a
health information agency
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