Health Affairs Journal Issues Research Articles in April 2021 Edition

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 6 -- 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 research articles, including the following topics, in its April 2021 edition:

Research Article:

* Medicaid Coverage 'Cliff' Increases Expenses And Decreases Care For Near-Poor Medicare Beneficiaries

* Medicaid Expansion Increased Medications For Opioid Use Disorder Among Adults Referred By Criminal Justice Agencies

* Post-ACA, More Than One-Third Of Women With Prenatal Medicaid Remained Uninsured Before Or After Pregnancy

* ACA Mandate Led To Substantial Increase In Contraceptive Use Among Women Enrolled In High-Deductible Health Plans

* Urgent Care Centers Deter Some Emergency Department Visits But, On Net, Increase Spending

* Direct-To-Consumer Telemedicine Visits For Acute Respiratory Infections Linked To More Downstream Visits

* Medical Device Firm Payments To Physicians Exceed What Drug Companies Pay Physicians, Target Surgical Specialists

* Advance Care Planning For Medicare Beneficiaries Increased Substantially, But Prevalence Remained Low

* Emergency Physicians Recover A Higher Share Of Charges From Out-Of-Network Care Than From In-Network Care

* Analysis Suggests Government And Nonprofit Hospitals' Charity Care Is Not Aligned With Their Favorable Tax Treatment

* Social Determinants Matter For Hospital Readmission Policy: Insights From New York City

* COVID-19 Mortality Rates Among Nursing Home Residents Declined From March To November 2020

* US Public Health Neglected: Flat Or Declining Spending Left States Ill Equipped To Respond To COVID-19

Book Review:

* Opening Doors For People With Disability

The April 2021 edition of the Health Affairs Journal can be viewed at https://www.healthaffairs.org/toc/hlthaff/40/4.