In his new Forefront article, Vivek Dileep from University of Hyderabad (UoH) discusses how, by addressing the political, social, economic and legal dimensions of health governance, the new International Health Regulations (IHR) provide a comprehensive framework for enhancing international cooperation, promoting economic stability, and ensuring legal accountability. "The IHR constitutes a key legal instrument that governs the collective global response to public health emergencies. The IHR’s evolution traces back to the mid-19th century, with its modern framework established by the WHO in 1969. Initially focused on controlling the international spread of diseases such as cholera, plague, and yellow fever, the IHR underwent revisions to address emerging health challenges. The IHR’s evolution took a transformative turn in 2005 after the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003, when the WHO member states adopted a revised version, reflecting a shift toward a more comprehensive and modernized approach. It emphasized a holistic approach to global health security, considering factors such as environmental events, chemical and radiological incidents, and the potential for deliberate release of pathogens. A significant breakthrough was the shift from a disease-specific approach to a risk-based framework." Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3APH4Pt
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Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal is available in print and online. Its mission is to serve as a high-level, nonpartisan forum to promote analysis and discussion on improving health and health care, and to address such issues as cost, quality, and access. The journal reaches a broad audience that includes: government and health industry leaders; health care advocates; scholars of health, health care and health policy; and others concerned with health and health care issues in the United States and worldwide. Health Affairs offers a variety of content, including: Health Affairs Journal Health Affairs Forefront (Formerly Health Affairs Blog) Health Policy Briefs Podcasts Events More information can be found here: https://www.healthaffairs.org/about
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In their new Forefront article, Amy Killelea and Jeremiah Johnson from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and PrEP4All discuss how, as the HIV community once again finds itself at a scientific breakthrough moment, it remains an open question as to whether it will also prove to be a breakthrough moment for equitable access. "We have been down this road before. It was not so long ago that the very same drug manufacturer released similarly jaw dropping clinical trial results first for Truvada and then Descovy, the first two medications approved for the prevention of HIV; it led to widespread speculation of the end of HIV as an epidemic. And yet, more than a decade after the first approval for PrEP in the United States, we still see significant disparities in getting PrEP to communities of color and cisgender women in the US." Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3X19X2C
A New Drug Could Change The HIV Prevention Landscape, But Only With A Fair Price Tag | Health Affairs Forefront
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Are you thinking about how the health system will handle the costs of blockbuster obesity drugs? Join Insider and attend our next Journal Club event with author Benedic Ippolito: "Coverage of Anti-Obesity Medicines Could Increase Medicare Spending By Billions" Tuesday August 27, 2024 3 pm - 4 pm ET Insiders, register today: https://bit.ly/4cCoOGH
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Most State Medicaid Programs Cover Routine Eye Exams For Adults, But Coverage Of Other Routine Vision Services Varies By Brandy J. Lipton, Jenna Garcia, Michel H. Boudreaux, Petros Azatyan, and Melissa Powell McInerney Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3YHi1YK
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In their new Forefront article, Jeanne Ayers, Gnora Mahs & Anthony Iton of Healthy Democracy Healthy People and The California Endowment call on their colleagues to explore how they, and the institutions they work in, can strengthen voting and support the health of our democracy. "Ironically, workers in the health sector, such as physicians, nurses, physician assistants and dentists, are 12-23 percent less likely to vote than the general population. This is concerning because the sector accounts for 22 million workers, or about 14 percent of all workers in the United States. Thus, leaders in health need to also think about how to encourage and motivate their colleagues to register to vote, and then to actually vote. Our own efforts (JA and GRGM) include the recently launched Thrive through Civic Health: We Will Vote initiative. A collaboration between Healthy Democracy Healthy People, Vot-ER, and Civic Health Alliance, the initiative seeks to get more of the health workforce to vote and also to be champions of voting, whether with colleagues or patients." Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3yKY8We
Voting Is Critical To The Pursuit Of Health Equity | Health Affairs Forefront
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"COVID-19 Federal Funding To Health Centers: Tracking Distribution, Locations, And Patient Characteristics" In 2020 and 2021, health centers received federal funding to support their COVID-19 pandemic response, yet little is known about how the funds were distributed. This study identified ten sources of funding distributed to 1,352 centers, ranging from $19 to $1.22 billion per center. Read the full article by Megan B. Cole, Brad Wright, Paula M. Kett, Hannah Johnson, Jonathan Staloff, and Bianca K. Frogner: https://bit.ly/4cyXYyY
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In their new Forefront article, Amalia Londoño Tobón, Obianuju O. Berry, Sasha Gorelik, Hye Sung Ryou, Nancy Byatt, Karla Cardoza, Camille A. Clare, Ariadna Forray, Thomas I. Mackie, Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza, Darius Tandon, and Wanjikū F.M. Njoroge from Georgetown University, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, School of Public Health (SPH), UMass Memorial Health, Northwestern University, Yale University, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provide context for the findings of the Health Affairs study by Sarah Haight and colleagues describing racial-ethnic disparities in perinatal mental health by focusing on drivers of these inequities and offering recommendations to address them. "Many of these perinatal mental health care inequities are associated with adverse social drivers of health, also referred to as social and structural determinants of health (SDOH). These include economic, food, diaper, and housing insecurity; limited transportation; lack of access to child care; lack of access to health care and insurance; and racism. However, as the World Health Organization notes in their definition, adverse SDOH must be understood within the context of the policies that shape them—the political drivers/determinants of health (PDOH). PDOH systematically structure relationships, distribute resources, and allocate power in ways that either advance health equity or exacerbate health inequities. The connection between SDOH and their political roots is often overlooked, but the ongoing perinatal mental health crisis clearly demonstrates how PDOH drive perinatal health and mental inequities in the US." Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/46WfGeI
A Call To Address The Political Determinants Of Perinatal Mental Health | Health Affairs Forefront
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JUST RELEASED: The first report in our new Eye On The IRA article series, "Is It Working? Evaluating The First Round Of Medicare Drug Price Negotiations" Read the report by Laura Tollen, released ahead of the September 2024 issue: https://bit.ly/3yUdQyk
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In their new Forefront article, Sheela Ranganathan and Zachary Baron of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown discuss the recent development that, in the appellate first decision on the merits of a statutory challenge to the implementation of the NSA, a Fifth Circuit panel affirmed a lower court ruling vacating regulatory provisions related to the NSA’s arbitration process. "The Fifth Circuit panel's majority opinion, written by Judge Edith Jones, stated that TMA had standing to bring the case for four reasons. First, the panel agreed with the district court that the Texas Medical Association (TMA) was injured because its members are being “deprived of the arbitration process” established by the statute. The panel explained that “procedural injury” doctrine is not limited to cases where an agency fails to follow the proper procedures in promulgating a rule; they found that the doctrine applies in this case because the administration’s regulations—in particular an August 2022 final rule (the Final Rule)—compelled TMA to participate in 'an invalid administrative process.'" Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3Xe53kc
A Win For Providers: Appellate Ruling Maintains Status Quo For No Surprises Act Arbitration Process | Health Affairs Forefront
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Meeting The Needs Of Socially Vulnerable Patients: Views Of ACO Leaders On Moving From Intent To Action By Dhruv Khullar, William L. Schpero, Lawrence P. Casalino, Reekarl Pierre, Samuel Carter, Yasin Civelek, Manyao Zhang, and Amelia M. Bond Read the full article: https://bit.ly/4dTxbyL