Today in the Journal and on the Blog
 
 
 
 
 
The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs

Friday, December 13, 2019
SPONSORED BY HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
Harvard Medical School Master in Clinical Service Operations

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 >>

TODAY ON THE BLOG

FOLLOWING THE ACA

2020 Enrollment Lags Slightly As More Keep 2019 Coverage; New Direct Enrollment Guidance
By Katie Keith

Overall, more than a million consumers are new consumers while about 2.8 million actively renewed their coverage from last year. New enrollment is down by 4 percent and renewals are down by 7 percent relative to last year. Read More >>



PUBLIC HEALTH

The FDA’s Opaque Approach To Breast Density Communications
By Bridget C. E. Dooling

The new wording could confuse and spook women, pushing some away from seeking life-saving health care or toward extra testing that they don’t really need. Read More >>


IN THE JOURNAL

LEADING TO HEALTH

By Charlotte Huff

With home visits and modern technology, palliative medicine physicians in Alabama are overcoming long-held resistance. Read More >>

This article appears in Health Affairs’ series on Leading to Health.


RURAL HEALTH

In Rural Areas, Buprenorphine Waiver Adoption Since 2017 Driven By Nurse Practitioners And Physician Assistants
By Michael L. Barnett, Dennis Lee, and Richard G. Frank

Michael Barnett and coauthors examine the effects of the 2017 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act on the expansion of clinicians able to prescribe buprenorphine, a key medication for treating opioid use disorder. Read More >>


SPONSORED BY HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
Advertisement: Harvard Medical School
Advertisement
Master of Healthcare Quality and Safety

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 EVENTSPAST EVENT:  RURAL HEALTH

The December 2019 issue of Health Affairs explores various dimensions of health and health care in rural America—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.

Access the December
PRINT or ONLINE issue.


Get event-specific emails delivered directly to your inbox.
Order a copy of the December issue!
A CLOSER LOOK—Health Care Bills

Fifty-three percent of individuals say that health care bills have eaten into money they would have otherwise spent celebrating the holiday season, according to a survey from insurer Aflac. This Health Affairs Blog post argues that it’s time to choose patients over profit.

 
 
 
About Health Affairs

Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal at 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.

Copyright © Project HOPE: The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.
Health Affairs, 7500 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814, United States

Privacy Policy

To unsubscribe from this email, click here.                                                                                          I