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

**Thursday, July 25, 2019**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

It's Time To Limit Drug Price Increases

By Gerard Anderson

Since a price inflation penalty would apply to all drugs covered under
Medicare Part D, the incentive would be the same for all companies: keep
price hikes below the allowable rate of increase in the list price. Read
more >>

CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING

Revisiting The Internal Revenue Service's Eligible Medical And Dental
Expenses

By Laura C. Myers, David W. Bates, and Bonnie B. Blanchfield

We believe that Publication 502 can be clarified and improved by
allowing for the deduction of expenses related to disease prevention,
incentivizing healthy eating and exercise behaviors, and providing
clear, religiously neutral guidance about what qualifies as a medical or
dental expense. Read more >>

ELSEWHERE@HEALTH AFFAIRS

From The Archives: Health Spending

By Rachel Dolan

While this post is by no means a comprehensive review of all of the
health spending literature, it attempts to at least skim the surface of
everything that's been covered in the pages of Health Affairs (plus a
few other sources). Read more >>

GRANTWATCH

Lessons In Philanthropy: Three Decades Of Improving Health In Kansas

By Steve Coen

The leader of the Kansas Health Foundation (since 2008) reflects on his
31 years of working at the statewide foundation and looks to retirement.
For example, he says, the foundation saw a need for health data and for
leadership skill-building in the state, and so the KHF created the
nonprofit Kansas Health Institute, which focuses on health policy, and
the Kansas Leadership Center. Read more >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

Blue-Collar Workers Had Greatest Insurance Gains After ACA
Implementation

By Sumit D. Agarwal, Anna L. Goldman, and Benjamin D. Sommers

Sumit Agarwal and coauthors analyze national survey data and find that
workers in traditionally blue-collar industries experienced the largest
gains in health insurance after implementation of the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) in 2014. Read More >>

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A CLOSER LOOK-EHRs & Errors

A new study in BMJ Quality and Safety finds that electronic health
records (EHRs) are improving at preventing medication-related adverse
events, but are only doing so about 60 percent of the time. A recent
Health Affairs paper discussed usability challenges for EHRs
and
potential resulting harm in pediatric settings.

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