This clinical service operations program provides physicians, clinicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and administrators with the operations management training they need to lead teams, optimize efficiency, and improve the patient experience. Learn More >>
Over the past week, there have been developments in both houses of Congress on drug pricing legislation. In this post, I summarize the developments, explaining what each package would and would not do for different aspects of the drug pricing issue.Then, I situate these Congressional developments within the
context of the White House and executive branch’s efforts to advance regulatory reforms in this area. Read More >>
In this post, I discuss how low enrollee awareness has long plagued not just work requirements but other Medicaid “consumer-driven” policies. Read More >>
Medical students from rural backgrounds are more likely to practice in rural areas than those from urban backgrounds are. Scott Shipman and coauthors find that in the years 2002–17 the
number of medical school applicants from a rural background declined by 18 percent and the number of matriculants declined by 28 percent, while urban applicants increased by 59 percent and matriculants by 35 percent. Read More >>
This program provides clinicians and
clinical administrators with the operational skills to lead and work effectively in quality improvement and safety initiatives within their health care organizations. Learn More>>
HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS–PAST EVENT: RURAL HEALTH
The December 2019 issue of Health Affairs explores various dimensions of health and health care in rural America—the health needs of people living in rural areas, inequities, financing of care—and identifies policies and practices that can improve the health and well-being of rural Americans.
Get caught up with the Rural Health event: slides(click on Download Event), video, and podcast.
Substance abuse facilities that offer HIV and hepatitis C (HCV)
testing can play a key role in identifying and interrupting transmission of these viruses, and help serve as sentinel surveillance for prospective outbreaks. However, most substance abuse facilities don’t test for either. To better understand which regions may not be adequately offering testing services, the authors of a Health Affairs Blog post conducted an analysis of substance abuse facilities to assess the availability of HIV and HCV testing
nationally.
About Health Affairs
Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journalat the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal is available in print and online. Late-breaking content is also found through healthaffairs.org, Health Affairs Today, and Health Affairs Sunday
Update.
Project HOPE is a global health and humanitarian relief organization that places power in the hands of local health care workers to save lives across the globe. Project HOPE has published Health Affairs since 1981.
