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

**Monday, January 27, 2020**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

ELSEWHERE @ HEALTH AFFAIRS

Health Affairs In 2019: Editor's Picks

By Alan Weil

As Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief, I enjoy reading hundreds of articles
each year on an incredibly wide range of health policy topics. My top
ten goes beyond our "most-read" and "most-shared" articles,
which tend to focus on costs and spending. I hope you find these
articles compelling, enjoy reading them, and learn something from them,
just as I have.
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HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Closing The Health Disparity Gap For American Indians And Alaska Natives
Through Health IT Modernization

By Theresa Cullen, Matthew A. Demaree, and Shannon Effler

The administration must take immediate steps to address unfulfilled
trust and treaty obligations with tribal nations by implementing a
strategy to end unacceptable health disparities and address urgent
life-safety issues facing the American Indian/Alaska Native population.
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IN THE JOURNAL

PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
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The Impact Of Decision Aids On Adults Considering Hip Or Knee Surgery

By Vanessa B. Hurley, Hector P. Rodriguez, Stephen Kearing, Yue Wang,
Ming D. Leung, and Stephen M. Shortell

Shared decision making is a collaborative process in which clinicians
and patients discuss trade-offs and benefits of specific treatment
options in light of patients' values and preferences. Decision aids
are paper, video, or web-based tools intended to help patients match
personal preferences with available treatment options. Vanessa Hurley
and coauthors analyzed data for 2012-15 about patients within the ten
High Value Healthcare Collaborative member systems who were exposed to
condition-specific decision aids in the context of consultations for hip
and knee osteoarthritis. Read More >>

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A CLOSER LOOK-Diabetes

Amid heavy criticism from policy makers and patients about the rising
cost of insulin, Eli Lilly announced that it would start selling two of
its insulin products at half their current US list prices. In a Health
Affairs Blog post from January 2012, Michelle Katz and Lori Laffel share
personal narratives of their struggles caring for children with diabetes
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