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HA Podcast: Coronavirus
The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs

Thursday, March 19, 2020
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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

Coronavirus Responders Deserve Better
By Brian C. Castrucci and Monica Valdes Lupi

Maybe the disruption caused by COVID-19 will finally be enough to help us recognize that continued cuts to public health infrastructure jeopardize not only our health but also our economy and our very way of life. Read More >>


Health Justice Strategies To Combat COVID-19: Protecting Vulnerable Communities During A Pandemic

By Emily A. Benfer and Lindsay F. Wiley

Ultimately, the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the importance of ensuring that all members of society have the ability to benefit from and comply with public health measures. Unless and until federal, state, and local governments dedicate the resources necessary to comprehensively address the root causes of poor health and poverty, health justice will remain unattainable, harming every member of our society. Read More >>


CONSIDERING HEALTH SPENDING

Getting Value Right: The Case For Indirect Benefits
By Mike Ciarametaro, Lisabeth Buelt, and Robert W. Dubois

As payers, purchasers, and policy makers assess the value of new treatments—and subsequently determine the level of access patients will have to them—it’s important that they take a comprehensive approach to measuring value. Read More >>

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AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
The ACA’s Individual Mandate In Retrospect: What Did It Do, And Where Do We Go From Here?
By Matthew Fiedler


Matthew Fiedler reviews research on the individual mandate and concludes that it had a meaningful but modest effect on insurance coverage. Read More >>

A CLOSER LOOK—Vaccine Requirements

History indicates that federal intervention in vaccination requirements can have a powerful effect on state practices. In a Health Affairs Blog post, Richard Hughes examines the federal government's role in vaccine-exemption policy.

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