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IN THE JOURNAL

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

Women’s Coverage, Utilization, Affordability, And Health After The ACA: A Review Of The Literature
By Lois K. Lee, Alyna Chien, Amanda Stewart, Larissa Truschel, Jennifer Hoffmann, Elyse Portillo, Lydia E. Pace, Mark Clapp, and Alison A. Galbraith

Women of working age faced specific challenges in obtaining health insurance coverage and health care before the Affordable Care Act. This literature review summarizes evidence on the law’s effects on women’s health care and health and finds improvements in overall coverage, access to health care, affordability, preventive care use, mental health care, use of contraceptives, and perinatal outcomes.
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TODAY ON THE BLOG

CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING

Ten Things To Expect From The New Hospital Price Transparency Rule
By Cindy Ehnes, C. Duane Dauner, and Tom Dougherty

CMS should abandon the price transparency rule, which is predicated on an outmoded fee-for-service payment platform, and continue to pursue health system reform through value-based payment strategies. Read More >>


AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

The ACA, Repeal, And The Politics Of Backlash
By Jonathan Cohn

The ACA on its tenth anniversary seems to be as stable politically as government programs can be in this volatile era. The debates over Obamacare may never stop, just like the debates over health care policy will never stop. But they will never look quite the same either.
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS–The Affordable Care Act Turns 10

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The March 2020 issue of Health Affairs, "The Affordable Care Act Turns 10," offers must-read analyses of the ACA. Authors explain the law’s effects on coverage, coss, health status, and more. They also review the political and legal issues that have shaped implementation and consider what should come next. Order Issue

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A CLOSER LOOKDisasters

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina wrought devastation in New Orleans. A Health Affairs Blog post by Karen DeSalvo and Christine Petrinsays says that,"Since then, the nation has made remarkable advances in our readiness to respond to and recover from disasters of all kinds, particularly by leveraging data and technology."

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