PHA December 30, 2020
Jaan Sidorov, MD

Is the past (a new) prologue?

That’s the question population health experts should be asking as the profound economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic come into view.

Check out this well written piece in the Health Affairs Blog COVID-19 Shocks the US Health Sector. The 2020 statistics described by George Miller and colleagues are remarkable:

  • This will be first year ever recorded with a decline in national health spending;
  • Admissions for stroke and heart attack decreased independent of COVID-related impacts on bed availability;
  • Losses from less elective and non-COVID related hospital care are accelerating hospital prices upward;
  • Nursing homes are struggling with a downturn accompanied by a corresponding uptick in homecare arrangements;
  • Among physician practices, pediatrics was hit the...

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