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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING
Biomedical Innovation: CMS’s Next Frontier For Value Transformation
By Kushal T. Kadakia
Executive order 13890, released in October 2019, provides a policy window for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend
the "value" movement to biomedical innovation. This post outlines the implications of the executive order, describes a potential policy agenda for CMS, and identifies the additional bipartisan legislative support structures needed to accelerate the uptake of value-based payment models for biomedical innovation.
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MEDICARE
Access For 21st Century Cures: Updating Medicare’s Approach to Coverage And Payment
By Mark McClellan, Morgan Romine, Jeff Allen, Tanisha Carino, and Scott Gottlieb
Fulfilling the promise of 21st century, innovative care will require further steps to address issues related to technology access at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and throughout the US health care system. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Rural Mortality Rates
More than 46 million Americans, or 15 percent of the US population, live in rural areas as defined by the US Census Bureau. This article from our latest issue on rural health says that higher US rural mortality rates are linked to socioeconomic status, physician shortages, and lack of health insurance.
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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—health needs of people living in rural areas, inequities, financing of care—and identify 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.
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