Health Affairs Issues 22 Research Articles in January 2018 Edition

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- Health Affairs, a peer-reviewed journal from Project HOPE, published 22 research articles on the following topics in its January 2018 edition:

Culture Of Health, Medicare, And More. Author: Alan R. Weil

Using Federal Funds To Buy Obamacare For Native Americans. Author: Jessica Bylander

Mandate Repeal Provision Ends Health Care Calm. Author: Timothy Stoltzfus Jost

Cross-Sectoral Partnerships By Area Agencies On Aging: Associations With Health Care Use And Spending. Coauthors: Amanda L. Brewster, Suzanne Kunkel, Jane Straker, and Leslie A. Curry

Evaluating Community-Based Health Improvement Programs. Coauthors: Carrie E. Fry, Sayeh S. Nikpay, Erika Leslie, and Melinda B. Buntin

Multisector Partnerships Need Further Development To Fulfill Aspirations For Transforming Regional Health And Well-Being. Coauthors: Beth Siegel, Jane Erickson, Bobby Milstein, and Katy Evans Pritchard

Health Departments With A Commitment To Health Equity: A More Skilled Workforce And Higher-Quality Collaborations. Coauthors: Karishma S. Furtado, Carol Brownson, Zarina Fershteyn, Marti Macchi, Amy Eyler, Cheryl Valko, and Ross C. Brownson

The War On Poverty's Health Legacy: What It Was And Why It Matters. Author: Merlin Chowkwanyun

The San Francisco Cancer Initiative: A Community Effort To Reduce The Population Burden Of Cancer. Coauthors: Robert A. Hiatt, Amanda Sibley, Laura Fejerman, Stanton Glantz, Tung Nguyen, Rena Pasick, Nynikka Palmer, Arnold Perkins, Michael B. Potter, Ma Somsouk, Roberto A. Vargas, Laura J. van 't Veer, and Alan Ashworth

Cross-Sector Service Use Among High Health Care Utilizers In Minnesota After Medicaid Expansion. Coauthors: Katherine Diaz Vickery, Peter Bodurtha, Tyler N. A. Winkelman, Courtney Hougham, Ross Owen, Mark S. Legler, Erik Erickson, and Matthew M. Davis

Medicare Advantage Ratings And Voluntary Disenrollment Among Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease. Coauthors: Qijuan Li, Amal N. Trivedi, Omar Galarraga, Michael E. Chernew, Daniel E. Weiner, and Vincent Mor

Medicare Advantage Enrollees More Likely To Enter Lower-Quality Nursing Homes Compared To Fee-For-Service Enrollees. Coauthors: David J. Meyers, Vincent Mor, and Momotazur Rahman

Dually Enrolled Beneficiaries Have Higher Episode Costs On The Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary Measure. Coauthors: Lok Wong Samson, Lena M. Chen, Arnold M. Epstein, and Karen E. Joynt Maddox

Quality Of End-Of-Life Care Is Higher In The VA Compared To Care Paid For By Traditional Medicare. Coauthors: Risha Gidwani-Marszowski, Jack Needleman, Vincent Mor, Katherine Faricy-Anderson, Derek B. Boothroyd, Gary Hsin, Todd H. Wagner, Karl A. Lorenz, Manali I. Patel, Vilija R. Joyce, Samantha S. Murrell, Kavitha Ramchandran, and Steven M. Asch

Geographical Health Priority Areas For Older Americans. Coauthors: Harlan M. Krumholz, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, and Yun Wang

Understanding The Relationship Between Medicaid Expansions And Hospital Closures. Coauthors: Richard C. Lindrooth, Marcelo C. Perraillon, Rose Y. Hardy, and Gregory J. Tung

Community Benefit Spending By Tax-Exempt Hospitals Changed Little After ACA. Coauthors: Gary J. Young, Stephen Flaherty, E. David Zepeda, Simone Rauscher Singh, and Geri Rosen Cramer

Medication Synchronization Programs Improve Adherence To Cardiovascular Medications And Health Care Use. Coauthors: Alexis A. Krumme, Robert J. Glynn, Sebastian Schneeweiss, Joshua J. Gagne, J. Samantha Dougherty, Gregory Brill, and Niteesh K. Choudhry

Opioid Prescription Rates And Child Removals: Evidence From Florida. Coauthors: Troy Quast, Eric A. Storch, and Svetlana Yampolskaya

Child Mortality In The US And 19 OECD Comparator Nations: A 50-Year Time-Trend Analysis. Coauthors: Ashish P. Thakrar, Alexandra D. Forrest, Mitchell G. Maltenfort, and Christopher B. Forrest

National Health Care Spending In 2016: Spending And Enrollment Growth Slow After Initial Coverage Expansions. Coauthors: Micah Hartman, Anne B. Martin, Nathan Espinosa, Aaron Catlin, and The National Health Expenditure Accounts Team

In Rural Towns, Immigrant Doctors Fill A Critical Need. Author: Yasmin Sokkar Harker

The January 2018 edition of Health Affairs can be viewed at https://www.healthaffairs.org/toc/hlthaff/current