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Thursday, March 5, 2020
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IN THE JOURNAL

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

The ACA’s Impact On Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Health Insurance Coverage And Access To Care
By Thomas C. Buchmueller and Helen G. Levy

Thomas Buchmueller and Helen Levy show that the Affordable Care Act narrowed but did not eliminate racial/ethnic disparities in coverage and access.
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HA 39/3 Buchmueller et al. Exhibit 1
TODAY ON THE BLOG

PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Revocation Of Orphan Drug Designation For Extended-Release Buprenorphine Injection: Implications And Next Steps
By Kao-Ping Chua and Rena M. Conti

These are common-sense steps that will be good for orphan drug policy, good for public health, and good for the millions of Americans with opioid use disorder. Read More >>


A CLOSER LOOKBehavioral Health Care

Behavioral health care has been slow to take up robust efforts to improve patient safety. Moreover, empirical evidence describing the scope of unsafe experiences is limited. A Health Affairs article says that patient safety in inpatient psychiatry is a remaining frontier for health policy.

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