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With our podcasts, we go beyond the papers to bring you insightful discussions on the latest news and research affecting health policy today. Tells stories behind the research and shares policy implications. Health Affairs's editors and health policy thought leaders discuss this week's most pressing health policy news.
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With our podcasts, we go beyond the papers to bring you insightful discussions on the latest news and research affecting health policy today. Tells stories behind the research and shares policy implications.
What's new in the December 2021 issue of Health Affairs?
The December 2021 Issue of Health Affairs is now available. This month’s issue covers topics ranging from hospitals and the health care workforce to health equity, pharmaceuticals pricing, Medicare, Medicaid, and more. Research Article Trends In Home Care Versus Nursing Home Workforce Sizes: Are States Converging Or Diverging Over Time?
Podcast: Behind The Pages: Racism and Health Issue
Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Leslie Erdelack discuss the publication process, main findings, and research insights from the Health Affairs February 2022 theme issue on racism and health.
Podcast: Piecemeal: Primary Care Pivoting In The Age of COVID-19
In this episode of Piecemeal, Dr. Lalita Abhyankar discusses the ongoing organizational pressures that independent primary care practices face in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and how some pivoted their business models.
Podcast: Michael Sun on Racial Biases Hiding in EHRs
Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Michael Sun, a medical student from the University of Chicago, on his research from the Racism and Health theme issue which examined racial bias in EHRs and found that Black patients had over 2.5 times the odds of having negative descriptors in their medical records when compared to white patients..
Podcast: California's Fight for Single-Payer Health Care
Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Rob Lott talk about the latest in California's fight for single-payer health care where they ask, as California goes, so goes the country?
Piecemeal: Policy Issues That Promote Consolidation
On the second episode of Piecemeal, Dr. Lalita Abhyankar explores the policy issues that promote health care consolidation.
Podcast: George Wehby on Mask Mandates and How Health Services Research Has Changed Since COVID
George Wehby from the University of Iowa College of Public Health joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss his research on state-level mask mandates, children's educational attainment, racial and ethnic disparities in dental service use, and how he frames research questions.
Podcast: Michael Chernew Makes The Case for Payment Reform
Listen to Health Affairs' Chris Fleming talk with Harvard Medical School's Michael Chernew on accountable care organizations, direct contracting, why health care payment reform remains necessary in 2022, and more.
OVERVIEW
Health Affairs — the nation’s leading journal of health policy thought and research — is seeking applications for its new program Health Equity Fellowship for Trainees.
PROGRAM BENEFITS FOR FELLOWS
One-on-one mentorship from health equity researchers who have published in Health Affairs
WHO CAN APPLY?
To be eligible for Health Affairs’ Health Equity Fellowship for Trainees, you must:
Latest From The Journal
The February 2022 Issue of Health Affairs is now available. In this theme issue, a number of articles orient the reader to the complex relationship between racism and health, as well as featuring new evidence, analysis, and narrative on the topic of racism and health. Visit the Racism & Health theme issue page to view related content.
Policy Spotlight: One-On-One with Meena Seshamani
Preview Short Description Join Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil for a Policy Spotlight event featuring Meena Seshamani, Deputy Administrator & Director, Center for Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), US Department of Health and Human Services.
Policy Briefs
Health Policy Briefs examine complex questions currently being debated in health policy and health services research. The health policy briefs provide a clear, comprehensive, and impartial overview that anyone can use to quickly get up to speed.
Podcasts
Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy research, offers a nonpartisan forum to promote analysis and discussions on improving health. With our podcasts, we go beyond the papers to bring you insightful discussions on the latest news and research affecting health policy today.
Podcast: Behind The Pages: Racism and Health Issue
Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Leslie Erdelack discuss the publication process, main findings, and research insights from the Health Affairs February 2022 theme issue on racism and health.
Podcast: Piecemeal: Primary Care Pivoting In The Age of COVID-19
In this episode of Piecemeal, Dr. Lalita Abhyankar discusses the ongoing organizational pressures that independent primary care practices face in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and how some pivoted their business models.
