Health Affairs Journal Issues 22 Research Articles in July 2019 Edition

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 2 -- Health Affairs, a peer-reviewed journal from Project HOPE that says it explores health policy issues of current concern in domestic and international spheres, published 22 research articles on the following topics in its July 2019 edition:

* A National Examination Of Long-Term Care Setting, Outcomes, And Disparities Among Elderly Dual Eligibles

* Accuracy Of The Relative Value Scale Update Committee's Time Estimates And Physician Fee Schedule For Joint Replacement

* ACO Contracts With Downside Financial Risk Growing, But Still In The Minority

* Air Ambulances With Sky-High Charges

* Association Of State Policies With Medicaid Disenrollment Among Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries

* Blue-Collar Workers Had Greatest Insurance Gains After ACA Implementation

* Daily Nursing Home Staffing Levels Highly Variable, Often Below CMS Expectations

* Dying To Access Methadone

* Epidemiological And Health Systems Implications Of Evolving HIV And Hypertension In South Africa And Kenya

* Fewer Bonuses, More Penalties At Skilled Nursing Facilities Serving Vulnerable Populations

* Growth Of Public Coverage Among Working Families In The Private Sector

* Impact Of Medicare Readmissions Penalties On Targeted Surgical Conditions

* In Hospitals With More Nurses Who Have Baccalaureate Degrees, Better Outcomes For Patients After Cardiac Arrest

* Low-Income Childless Adults' Access To Antidiabetic Drugs In Wisconsin Medicaid After Coverage Expansion

* Nonopioid Overdose Death Rates Rose Almost As Fast As Those Involving Opioids, 1999-2016

* Physicians' Well-Being Linked To In-Basket Messages Generated By Algorithms In Electronic Health Records

* Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Care Following The New York State Sepsis Initiative

* Sending The Wrong Price Signal: Why Do Some Brand-Name Drugs Cost Medicare Beneficiaries Less Than Generics?

* The Impact Of Price Regulation On The Availability Of New Drugs In Germany

* The Role Of Social Risk Factors In Dialysis Facility Ratings And Penalties Under A Medicare Quality Incentive Program

* To Improve Outcomes, Health Systems Invest In Affordable Housing

* Twenty Years Of Antiretroviral Therapy For People Living With HIV: Global Costs, Health Achievements, Economic Benefits

The July 2019 edition of the Health Affairs Journal can be viewed at https://www.healthaffairs.org/toc/hlthaff/38/7.