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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Friday, July 26, 2019
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Understanding The Senate Finance Committee’s Drug Pricing Package
By Rachel Sachs
In this post, I first summarize key provisions from the package, explaining how it aims to lower prescription drug prices. Next, I situate the Committee’s package within the broader set of drug pricing reforms being considered by the federal government. Finally, I explain the key objections levied by Senators during Thursday’s markup and how those objections might affect the development of the package going forward. Read more >>
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IN THE JOURNAL
NURSING HOMES
By Jennifer Gaudet Hefele, Xiao "Joyce" Wang, and Emily Lim
Jennifer Hefele and coauthors report findings for the first round of incentives and penalties under the Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program. Read more
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Call For Submissions: Narrative Matters Poetry Contest 2019The Narrative Matters section of Health Affairs is seeking poetry submissions
for an upcoming issue of the journal.
We are holding a poetry contest, from July 1 to August 31, looking for well-crafted poems that touch on topics related to health and health policy. Three winning poems will be announced in September. Winning poets will receive a monetary prize—$500 for first place, $300 for second, and $100 for third—as well as publication in Health Affairs, and two copies of the issue containing the winning poems.
All entries will be read and judged by Health Affairs staff.
- Limit 3 poems submitted per person. Each poem—in pdf or word doc format—should be submitted as a separate entry through our submission portal here.
- Poems must be no longer than a single-spaced page, with double spaces between stanzas
- Font size no smaller than 11 point.
- Poems must be written in English.
- Poems must be previously unpublished.
- Poems themselves should contain no personal identifiers.
You can read some earlier poems published by Health Affairs, including the winners of the 2015 Narrative Matters poetry contest, poems
by patients and consumers, poems on vulnerable populations, and poems on the cancer experience.
We look forward to reading your submissions!
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A CLOSER LOOK—Title X
Illinois will not enforce the new Title X rule from the Trump administration, which blocks funding dollars from clinics that provide abortion referral services, and instead will fund those clinics with state money. A Health Affairs Blog post
examined the impact of the Title X rule.
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS
PAST EVENT: COMMUNITY CARE FOR HIGH-NEED PATIENTS
The June 2019 issue of Health Affairs examines how we can recruit, train and deploy the necessary clinical and non-clinical workforce for older Americans with serious illnesses and fully integrate family caregivers into care processes. Get caught up with the event: slides (click on Download Event), video, and podcast.
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