A Health Podyssey

Jessica Adler on Jail Conditions and Death Rates Jun 27, 2023

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Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jessica Adler from Florida International University on her recent paper examining the relationship between jail conditions and characteristics and death rates. She and Weiwei Chen found an association between certain conditions and these mortality rates.

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Andrew Bolibol on Health Insurance Coverage Among LGBT Adults Jun 20, 2023

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Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Andrew Bolibol, a Ph.D. candidate in the Health Policy Program at Harvard University on his recently-published paper examining trends in health insurance coverage among LGBT adults.

He and colleagues found a closing gap in health insurance among LGBT adults relative to non LGBT adults. But disparities in access persist.

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Dana Mukamel on How Widespread Dementia is in Nursing Homes Jun 13, 2023

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Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dana Mukamel from the University of California, Irvine on her recent paper examining whether residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are spread out across nursing homes or concentrated in a subset of nursing homes.

She and co-authors found that residents with dementia tend to be dispersed, with the vast majority residing in homes that treated residents with other diagnoses.

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Kelsey Owsley on 340B's Effect on Oncology Services Jun 06, 2023

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Health Affairs' Alan Weil interview Kelsey Owsley from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on her new paper assessing whether the 340B drug pricing program leads to increase in oncology services in rural hospitals.

She and colleagues find that participation in 340B is correlated with increased likelihood of offering cancer care.

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José Figueroa on the State of Dual Eligibles in Integrated Care Programs May 30, 2023

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Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews José Figueroa from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to discuss his recently-published paper examining enrollment trends and characteristics of dually eligible enrollees in integrated care programs.

He and co-authors find significant growth in the share of people with dual eligibility enrolled in integrated programs, even though overall rates remain low and there are differences across demographic characteristics.

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Brady Post on the Considerable Relationship Between Consolidation and Health Care Treatment Intensity May 23, 2023

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Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brady Post from Northeastern University on his recently published paper examining differences in care among patients treated by cardiologists who are either practicing independently or as part of a hospital system.

Post and co-authors found higher rates of high intensity interventions when cardiologists were in hospital systems.

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Andrew Anderson on the Costs of Preventable Heart Failure Hospitalizations May 16, 2023

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Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Andrew Anderson from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and a member of the Health Equity Fellowship for Trainees program at Health Affairs on his recently published paper assessing financial costs associated with disparities in preventable heart failure hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries in the US South.

The authors found significant disparities in preventable heart failure hospitalizations between black, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan Native beneficiaries and white beneficiaries with tens of millions of dollars of costs each year associated with these disparities just in the South.

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Anthony LoSasso on Insurer Market Power and Hospital Prices May 09, 2023

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Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Anthony LoSasso from DePaul University on his recently published paper examining the effects of insurer market power on prices paid to hospitals.

The authors found the larger insurer market share is associated with lower prices paid with the differences is quite significant.

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Amelia Bond on 340B's Influence on Biosimilars May 02, 2023

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Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Amelia Bond from Weill Cornell Medical College on her paper exploring whether participation in the 340B drug program influences biosimilar uptake.

Bond and coauthors found that in hospital outpatient settings, 340B program eligibility is associated with a lower use of biosimilars and more hospital-based administrations of and revenues from biologics.

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