​ Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have found evidence of the rate of COVID-19 infection slowing in Tennessee, which reduces the chance that the state will run out of hospital capacity for patients.  

by Jalen Blue  Vanderbilt University Division of Communications

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A decade after the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, there is evidence that the landmark health legislation has contributed to slower growth U.S. health care spending.

​ Among 1,917 hospitals across the U.S. from 2014-2016, there was a consistent increase in engagement and adoption of types health information exchange, but no single one of those tools provided high levels of usable, integrated health information.

**This article was originally published by the VUMC Reporter on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020.**  

In a new editor's commentary published in JAMA Health Forum as Congress holds hearings and votes on legislation to address surprise medical bills, Melinda Buntin, Ph.D., says it's time for Congress to pay attention.

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On Jan. 23, the Journal of the American Medical Association Network launched its latest digital journal where policy discussion and research will converge in near real time on the network's online platform. Melinda Buntin, Ph.D., Mike Curb Professor of Health Policy and Chair of the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will join the journal's first editor, Dr. John Ayanian, MPP, from the University of Michigan, as deputy editor of this innovative online channel.

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