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Improving Outcomes for Justice-Involved Individuals With Lessons From Veterans Programs
Over 10 million individuals were incarcerated in the United States at some point in 2014 . Incarcerated individuals are disproportionately poor, black, and homeless , and suffer from higher rates of mental illness , substance use disorders , and chronic...
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Gulf War Illness 25 Years After Desert Storm
In the 25 years since Desert Storm, about 250,000 of the almost 700,000 involved in the Gulf War 1 theater have suffered from some version of the complex of symptoms now called Gulf War Illness . This illness was discussed in a recent symposium co-hosted...
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A New Role For The Veterans Health Administration
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is transforming into a major health care payer in addition to its role as a provider. In 2014, in response to scandals in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) related to access to care, Congress opened the door...
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Improving Health And Health Care: An Agenda For Reform
The debate over, and eventual enactment of, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought to the surface of American politics a long-standing divide over the proper orientation of health care policy. On one side are those who tend to promote more federal control...
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Honoring Those Who Served: Closing Coverage And Access Gaps for Veterans
On this Memorial Day, as we honor the sacrifices of those who gave their lives serving in the US Armed Forces, it is also important to remember the living veterans and to assess how well the nation is meeting their health needs. Despite much-stated public...
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Last Year Was A Wild One For Health Law — What’s On The Docket For 2015?
Everywhere we look, we see the tremendous impact of new legal developments---whether regulatory or statutory, federal or state---on health and health care. These topics range from insurance to intellectual property to religion to professionalism to civil...
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Thu, Jan 01 2015 6:00 AM
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Teaching Health Centers: An Attainable, Near-Term Pathway To Expand Graduate Medical Education
Stakeholders in Graduate Medical Education (GME) and members of Congress eagerly anticipated the long delayed but recently released Institute of Medicine (IOM) GME report . While perceptively characterizing the defects in our GME system, recommendations...
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The VA Post-Scandal: New Law And New Leadership
Editor's note: For more on this topic, see the Health Affairs Blog posts from Theodore Stefos and James Burgess and Jonathan Bush . In the wake of the recent scandals in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), new leadership was installed with former...
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Thu, Oct 10 2014 11:30 AM
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Vets Deserve The Right To Shop For Care
Editor's note: For more on this topic, see the Health Affairs Blog post from Theodore Stefos and James Burgess , and stay tuned for an upcoming blog post from Joel Kupersmith. As former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald steps in to lead the...
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Thu, Oct 10 2014 8:59 AM
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Establishing Vouchers For Veteran Health Care
Editor's note: For more on this topic, stay tuned for additional Health Affairs Blog posts today from Jonathan Bush and Joel Kupersmith. Recent disclosures of long wait times at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities that are presumed to lead...
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