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COVID-19 Policies: Remember Measles
July 2020
Nearly 120 million children in 37 countries are at risk of missing their measlescontaining vaccine (MCV) shots this year, as preventive and public health campaigns take a back seat to policies put...
Ensuring Uptake of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2
June 2020
As Covid-19 continues to exact a heavy toll, development of a vaccine appears the most promising means of restoring normalcy to civil life.
Handgun Ownership and Suicide in California
June 2020
BACKGROUND Research has consistently identified firearm availability as a risk factor for suicide.
How to Prevent and Manage Hospital-Based Infections During Coronavirus Outbreaks: Five Lessons from Taiwan
May 2020
During the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003, Taiwan reported 346 confirmed cases and 73 deaths. Of all known infections, 94% were transmitted inside hospitals.
Respecting Disability Rights — Toward Improved Crisis Standards of Care
July 2020
In times of emergency, many legal strictures can flex.
Ethics and Governance for Digital Disease Surveillance
May 2020
Digital epidemiology—the use of data generated outside the public health system for disease surveillance—has been in use for more than a quarter century [see supplementary materials (SM)].
Federal Funding For State And Local Contact Tracing Efforts Is An Urgent Priority, And A Bargain
May 2020
Rallying cries around COVID-19 have shifted from “flatten the curve” to “reopen America.” After weeks of restrictions on movement, commerce, and social connections across most areas of the country,...
Privileges and Immunity Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 2020
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis enters its next phase, attention turns to the widespread testing programs needed to resume and maintain normal life activities. Effective...
Disease Control, Civil Liberties, and Mass Testing — Calibrating Restrictions during the Covid-19 Pandemic
July 2020
Urgent responses to the Covid-19 pandemic have halted movement and work and dramatically changed daily routines for much of the world’s population.
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally — The U.S. Response to Covid-19
May 2020
Covid-19 has exposed major weaknesses in the United States’ federalist system of public health governance, which divides powers among the federal, state, and local governments.
Examining Pharmaceutical Benefits in the United States—A Framework
May 2020
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) are important intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain in the US. Under the general umbrella of administering outpatient prescription drug benefits for...
Diagnostic Testing for the Novel Coronavirus
March 2020
Controversies over diagnostic testing have dominated US headlines about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the novel coronavirus responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 ...
Response to COVID-19 in Taiwan Big Data Analytics, New Technology, and Proactive Testing
March 2020
Taiwan is 81 miles off the coast of mainland China and was expected to have the second highest number of cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to its proximity to and number of flights...
Cost-Effectiveness of Transitional Care Services After Hospitalization With Heart Failure
February 2020
Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) discharged from the hospital are at high risk for death and rehospitalization.
The 2016 California Policy to Eliminate Nonmedical Vaccine Exemptions and Changes in Vaccine Coverage: An Empirical Policy Analysis
December 2019
Vaccine hesitancy, the reluctance or refusal to receive vaccination, is a growing public health problem in the United States and globally.
Modeling Contact Tracing Strategies for COVID-19 in the Context of Relaxed Physical Distancing Measures
August 2020
Stanford Health Policy’s Joshua Salomon, a professor of medicine and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and colleagues developed a mathematical model to...
Fair Regression for Healthcare Spending
September 2020
Abstract The distribution of health care payments to insurance plans has substantial consequences for social policy.
Video Consultations in Primary and Specialist Care During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
October 2020
Even before the covid-19 pandemic, virtual consultations (also called telemedicine consultations) were on the rise, with many healthcare systems advocating a digital-first approach. At the start of...
Retaining VA Women’s Health Primary Care Providers: Work Setting Matters
October 2020
When an experienced provider opts to leave a healthcare workforce (attrition), there are significant costs, both direct and indirect.
Initial Economic Damage From the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States Is More Widespread Across Ages and Geographies Than Initial Mortality Impacts
October 2020
Abstract The economic and mortality impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been widely discussed, but there is limited evidence on their relationship across demographic and geographic groups.
Health Care Claims Data May Be Useful For COVID-19 Research Despite Significant Limitations
October 2020
Although health care billing claims data have been widely used to study health care use, spending, and policy changes, their use in the study of infectious disease has been limited.
The Missing Piece -- SARS-CoV-2 Testing and School Reopening
October 2020
On August 17, 2020, the Los Angeles Unified School District launched a program to test more than 700,000 students and staff for SARS-CoV-2.
The Missing Piece -- SARS-CoV-2 Testing and School Reopening
October 2020
On August 17, 2020, the Los Angeles Unified School District launched a program to test more than 700,000 students and staff for SARS-CoV-2.
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