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Aditi Vasan and George Dalembert

Anti-Racist Approaches to Address Patient Social Needs

Aditi Vasan and George Dalembert provided a framework to guide health systems in shaping programs and policies rooted in anti-racism.

Christina Roberto

How U.S. Food Labels Compare to Other Countries

Christina Roberto demonstrated how the United States is lagging behind countries like France, Mexico, and Chile in providing easy-to-read nutritional information on food labels.

Gabriela Khazanov and James McKay

7 Ways to Improve Effective Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder

Gabriela Khazanov, James McKay, and colleagues gave suggestions for making contingency management more effective for drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine.

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Community Health Centers and Value-Based Payment

Our recent LDI Issue Brief examined how community health centers are funded and reimbursed, and how they fit into the landscape of value-based payment.

Marina Serper

Transportation Remains a Big Barrier to Health Care

Marina Serper discussed the impact of transportation insecurity on health outcomes, highlighting the need for policy reforms to ensure access to care for vulnerable populations.

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Amol Navathe

Amol Navathe Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Finance

In his testimony, Amol Navathe said that Medicare's current fee-for-service system is a key factor in producing fragmentation in care, particularly for patients with multiple chronic care conditions.

EVENTS

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Evidence-Driven Approaches to Preventing Firearm Deaths

Friday, May 3, 2024
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET

 

Virtual event with Andrew Morral, PhD, Joseph Richardson, Jr., PhD, and Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, MD, MPH, PhD. Moderated by Therese Richmond, PhD, MSN.

IN THE MEDIA

“Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Often Go Untreated for Parents on Medicaid.” Norma Coe. New York Times

 

“Many Cancer Drugs Remain Unproven 5 Years After Accelerated Approval, a Study Finds.” Ezekiel Emanuel. NBC News

 

“'Miracle' Weight-Loss Drugs Could Have Reduced Health Disparities. Instead They Got Worse.” Lauren Eberly. Los Angeles Times

 

“FDA's Regulatory 'Flexibility' Scrutinized.” Holly Fernandez Lynch. Politico

 

“Methadone Treatment Has Been Reformed for the Better. States Shouldn't Go Back to the Old Ways.” Rebecca Arden Harris, David S. Mandell. STAT News

PUBLICATIONS

“Hospital Performance on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System Ratings: Associations with Nursing Factors.” Kathleen E. Fitzpatrick Rosenbaum, Karen B. Lasater, Matthew D. McHugh, Eileen T. Lake. Medical Care

 

“User Information Sharing and Hospital Website Privacy Policies.” Matthew S. McCoy, Angela Wu, Sam Burdyl, Yungjee Kim, Noell Kristen Smith, Rachel Gonzales, Ari B. Friedman. JAMA Network Open

 

“The Impact of Health Care Algorithms on Racial and Ethnic Disparities: A Systematic Review.” Shazia Mehmood Siddique, Kelley Tipton, Brian Leas, Christopher Jepson, Jaya Aysola, Jordana B. Cohen, Emilia Flores, Michael O. Harhay, Harald Schmidt, Gary E. Weissman, Julie Fricke, Jonathan R. Treadwell, Nikhil K. Mull. Annals of Internal Medicine

 

“Eligibility of Emergency Department Patients for Public Benefit Programs.” Joseph Harrison, Grace McDermott, Erica L. Dixon, Michael Mehta, Aliza Haider, Charles Rareshide, Lauren Southwick, Anish K. Agarwal, Raina M. Merchant, Austin S. Kilaru. Academic Emergency Medicine

 

“Effect of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events: The BE ACTIVE Randomized Controlled Trial.” Alexander C. Fanaroff, Mitesh S. Patel, Neel Chokshi, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Tamar Klaiman, Julia E. Szymczak, Louise B. Russell, Dylan S. Small, Kevin G.M. Volpp. Circulation

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