Dear John,

We're excited to announce the continuation of our Forefront Series "Accountable Care For Population Health," and we have reissued our call for submissions.

Learn more below!

COVID-19 Disruptions To Care in Latin America 

In the December issue of Health Affairs, Cristian Herrera of the World Bank and his team of coauthors examine how eight Latin American countries responded to routine health service disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Through a series of interviews with policy makers and health care managers from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico, the researchers identify themes related to impacts on the provision of routine health services, barriers to maintaining routine health services, and innovative strategies to sustain and recover services.

Herrera and coauthors find that primary health care was one of the most disrupted types of health services; preexisting structural deficiencies in health care systems were revealed during the pandemic.

They conclude that in the short term, future policies should aim to recover postponed services, and medium- and long-term efforts should aim toward the development of more-resilient health care systems.

Take a moment to explore an Interactive Infographic developed to highlight this article's findings.

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Lena J. Weiner

Sponsored by Eisai Inc.

Request for Submissions

We’re pleased to announce the continuation of our Forefront Series “Accountable Care for Population Health.”

This series features policy analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the state and federal levels to understand and advance models for accountable care.
 
Begun in early 2023, the series includes articles exploring the evidence base (and gaps in our knowledge) and the range of views on various key issues—all with the aim of enhancing the national conversation on accountable care and eliciting thoughtful responses from leaders in the public and private sectors.
 
Thanks to ongoing support from Arnold Ventures, we are able to reissue our call for submissions for this series. We will accept submissions until December 2024.  
 
Questions, including those about the suitability of a particular topic, can be sent to [email protected]. 

How Can Integrated Care Programs More Effectively Coordinate Care For Dually Eligible Individuals?

Nancy Archibald and Molly Knowles

Throughout December, join us for the following events:

• December 13: Lunch and Learn: The Global Impacts of PEPFAR and Consequences of Deprioritization
• December 19: Journal Club: “Substantial Disparities In COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake And Unmet Immunization Demand In Low- And Middle-Income Countries”

Download America's Health Rankings' 2023 Annual Report

A new report from America’s Health Rankings found that rates of eight chronic conditions have reached the highest levels in the report’s history. Learn more about this trend and others revealed by the data. 

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