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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Thursday, July 25, 2019
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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
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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 >>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
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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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS
PAST EVENT: PATIENTS AS CONSUMERS
The March 2019 issue of Health Affairs contains an expansive look at consumers’ perceptions of and perspectives on their role in the health care system. Get caught up with the event: slides (click on Download Event), video, and podcast.
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