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- It’s Still the Prices, Stupid: Why the US Spends So Much on Health Care https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05144 2 comments
- Physicians’ attitudes about caring for people with disabilities https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00475 139 comments
- Why aren't fentanyl test strips more widespread? (2021) https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20210601.974263/ 118 comments
- Mortality Rates from Covid-19 Are Lower in Unionized Nursing Homes https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01011 42 comments
- Why Similar Policies Resulted In Different COVID-19 Outcomes: How Responsiveness And Culture Influenced Mortality Rates https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00713 9 comments science
- Unionization of workplaces substantially increases OSHA compliance – Data from nursing home unionizations over the period 2016–21 shows the unionized nursing homes become substantially more likely to comply with OSHA rules on reporting workplace injury data. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00255 24 comments science
- The study highlights a widening health and wealth gap between lower-middle and upper-middle class Americans nearing retirement, with the “forgotten middle” facing greater challenges and receiving less policy attention. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00134 23 comments science
- It’s Time For US Hospitals To Withdraw From The US News And World Report Rankings https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/s-time-us-hospitals-withdraw-us-news-and-world-report-rankings 15 comments nottheonion
- Dental Services Use: Medicare Beneficiaries Experience Immediate And Long-Term Reductions After Enrollment https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01899 5 comments science
- Unionized nursing homes across the US had 11% lower resident COVID-19 death rates and 7% lower worker infection rates than non-unionized nursing homes. The mechanism appears to be that unionized workers have better access to paid sick leave, SARS-CoV-2 testing, and personal protective equipment. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01687 143 comments science
- New study adds to growing body of evidence of financial hardship caused by the US health care system. Hospital lawsuits over unpaid bills increased by 37% in Wisconsin from 2001-18, with lawsuits disproportionally affecting Black patients and people living in poorer, less densely populated counties. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01130 10 comments science
- School districts with higher teachers’ unionization rates were more likely to adopt mask mandates. [Data from Iowa] https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.02518 67 comments science
- Community Use Of Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US (HealthAffairs: Research Article) ('Estimates suggest that as a result of the implementation of these mandates, more than 200,000 COVID-19 cases were averted by May 22, 2020') https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00818 7 comments science
- Gun Deaths will cost OECD countries $239 Billion between 2018-2020 in economic losses. Will shrink OECD GDP by 0.05%. Even more extensive losses in the US and Mexico... The Macroeconomic Consequences Of Firearm-Related Fatalities In OECD Countries, 2018–30: A Value-Of-Lost-Output Analysis https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01701 26 comments science
- Gun Deaths will cost OECD countries $239 Billion between 2018-2020 in economic losses. Will shrink OECD GDP by 0.05%. Even more extensive in the US and Mexico https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01701 8 comments worldnews
- Life expectancy in the US increased 3.3 years from 1990 to 2015. Using vital statistics data and cause-deletion analysis, a team from Harvard determined 44% of the improvement was attributable to public health, 35% to medicines, 13% to other medical care, and 7% to unknown factors https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00284 8 comments science
- Nursing homes in New York with unionized workers had a 30% relative decrease in the COVID-19 mortality rate compared to nursing homes without unions. Unionized workers successfully obtained access to PPE to protect themselves (which also protected patients). https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01011 229 comments science
- In 2018, Arkansas became first US state to implement work requirements for Medicaid coverage. The policy did not increase employment, but it significantly increased medical debt and caused more people to delay seeking care and taking medications due to costs concerns. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00538?journalcode=hlthaff& 1258 comments science
- Shelter-In-Place orders (SIPOs) reduced COVID-19 mortality and reduced the rate of growth in hospitalizations. Projections suggest as many as 250,000–370,000 deaths possibly averted by May 15 in the 42 states plus the District of Columbia with statewide SIPOs. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00719 408 comments science
- Face mask requirements may have prevented 450,000 coronavirus cases: A study provides strong evidence that states in the US mandating the use of face masks in public had a greater decline in daily COVID-19 growth rates after issuing these mandates compared to states that did not issue mandates. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00818 3 comments science
- Out-Of-Pocket Spending For Maternity Care Among Women With Employer-Based Insurance, 2008–15: Vaginal deliveries, the research found, cost women an average of about $4,314 out of pocket in 2015, up from $2,910 in 2008. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00296 3 comments science
- After the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive coverage requirement began, privately-insured women’s out-of-pocket spending for contraception declined and their use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), such as IUDs, increased. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05484 8 comments science
- New analysis estimates that the lifetime economic burden of early-onset serious mental illness is $1.85 million per person. Those afflicted had an average of 24% higher medical costs, 48% lower earnings, and 10 fewer quality-adjusted years of life. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05246 18 comments science
- Study estimates for every $1 spent on HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART), there are $3.50 in benefits globally. The treatment averted 9.5 million deaths worldwide in 1995–2015, and created global economic benefits of $1.05 trillion. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05391 28 comments science
- After 2011, Germany started regulating the prices of new brand-name drugs for nonrare diseases by determining if they provided additional benefits to current treatments. A new study has found the policy worked as intended, providing a potential model for American drug price reform. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05142 55 comments science
- Loss Of SNAP Is Associated With Food Insecurity And Poor Health In Working Families With Young Children https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05265 79 comments science
- By 2029, Over half of middle-income seniors will have insufficient resources for senior housing and health care. This will likely increase pressure on Congress to provide more health care benefits and housing assistance. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05233 17 comments science
- Low income women with high-deductible ($1000+) health plans had delays of 1.6 months to first breast imaging, 2.7 months to first biopsy, 6.6 months to incident early-stage breast cancer diagnosis, and 8.7 months to first chemotherapy. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05026 32 comments science
- Medicaid Expansion in West Virginia tripled the number of Medicaid enrollees with opioid use disorder who take buprenorphine, suggesting the ACA is a critical tool for responding to the opioid crisis https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05049 18 comments science
- Study shows mothers who received a surprise out of network bill for their first delivery were more likely to switch hospitals for their second https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05399 17 comments science
- Medicaid expansion caused a significant reduction in the poverty rate. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05155 1173 comments science
- Mandatory Health Care Provider Counseling For Parents Led To A Decline In Vaccine Exemptions In California https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0437 13 comments science
- Millions Die Each Year From Lack of Access to Quality Healthcare, resulting in Trillions of Dollars in Economic Losses https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1233 196 comments science
- In 2016 Obama said, "A lot of people just didn't bother getting health insurance at all. And when they got sick, they’d have to go to the ER" The idea, though, that uninsured people are clogging ERs is looking like a myth according to a recent study published in Health Affairs. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0218 28 comments science