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**The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs**

**Tuesday, March 17, 2020**

HEALTH AFFAIRS ANNOUNCEMENT

COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) Resource Center

Our collection of COVID-19 content from Health Affairs journal articles,
blog posts, and additional resources provides timely commentary, expert
analysis, and policy proposals. Read More >>

TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

American Hospital Capacity And Projected Need For COVID-19 Patient Care

By Thomas C. Tsai, Benjamin H. Jacobson, and Ashish K. Jha

We are at an inflection point and clearly do not have the capacity to
care for our population of COVID-19 patients if the infections occur
quickly and there is a spike in acutely ill patients. However, spreading
the disease out, and providing new strategies to expand the number of
beds and the workforce, can help ensure that we get through this
difficult period.
Read More >>

CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING

Want To Make The Nation More Prepared To Fight Contagious Diseases?
Expand Paid Sick Leave

By Brian C. Castrucci and John Auerbach

National paid sick leave should be a critical component of our
country's strategy to fight contagious diseases. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

The Ten Years' War: Politics, Partisanship, And The ACA

By Jonathan Oberlander

Calling the politics of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) "more tenuous
than triumphal," Jonathan Oberlander dubs the political and partisan
battles in the years since the ACA's enactment the "Ten Years'
War." Read More >>

Read the March 2020 Table of Contents
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS-PAST EVENT:  Health Spending

Eighteen months ago, Health Affairs teamed with the National
Pharmaceutical Council and Anthem, Inc., to launch a multiyear project
to promote an evidence-based conversation about health spending. Get
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A CLOSER LOOK-Primary Care

Reports of a primary care shortage are ubiquitous in Canada and the
United States. A Health Affairs article
from
2018 examines the extent to which the feminization and aging of the
primary care physician workforce and secular trends may contribute to
changes in the availability of primary care services.

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