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

**Monday, March 23, 2020**

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IN THE JOURNAL

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

The ACA Turns 10: Reflections Of Four Industry Leaders

By Alan R. Weil

Alan Weil sat down with Matt Eyles, Nancy Nielsen, Rick Pollack, and
Billy Tauzin, representing health plans, physicians, hospitals, and the
pharmaceutical industry, respectively, to reflect on the Affordable Care
Act's successes, its shortcomings, and the politics leading to its
passage. Read More >>

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The Past, Present, And Possible Future Of Public Opinion On The ACA

By Mollyann Brodie, Elizabeth C. Hamel, Ashley Kirzinger, and Drew E.
Altman

When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in 2010, public opinion of
it was narrowly divided and deeply partisan. Mollyann Brodie and
coauthors analyzed data from 102 nationally representative public
opinion polls that were conducted between April 2010 and November 2019
as part of the ongoing Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll.
They found that while the ACA is now more popular than ever, opinions
remain divided, and partisan divisions have gotten larger rather than
smaller over time. Read More >>

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HEALTH AFFAIRS PODCAST-CONVERSATIONS

The ACA Turns 10: A Conversation With Tim Jost And Katie Keith

Two of the foremost authorities on the Affordable Care Act discuss the
legal, political, and regulatory battles over the law.

Listen here.

TODAY ON THE BLOG

FOLLOWING THE ACA

ACA Round-Up: Coronavirus Guidance, PA 1332 Waiver, EDE, And More

By Katie Keith

This post summarizes recent Affordable Care Act-related coronavirus
guidance, Pennsylvania's application for a waiver under Section 1332,
new information on enhanced direct enrollment, and new Marketplace
materials as insurers prepare for the 2021 plan year. Read More >>

COVID-19

Saving COVID-19 Testing For Those Who Really Need It

By Michael R. Fraser and Scott Becker

There are three priority groups of people who have special needs to get
tested for COVID-19: health care workers and COVID-19 first responders,
symptomatic older Americans, and patients whose clinicians recommend
they get tested for COVID-19. Not in this group? You do not need a test.
Read More >>

HOSPITALS

Regulating Out-Of-Network Hospital Emergency Prices: Problem And
Potential Benchmarks

By Glenn Melnick and Katya Fonkych

This post focuses on the need and options to regulate hospital
out-of-network emergency prices. We use data from California to conduct
a detailed analysis of the need to regulate hospital out-of-network
emergency prices and potential benchmarks for setting such prices. Read
More >>

MEDICARE

Medicare's Current And Future Role In Reducing Racial And Ethnic
Health Disparities

By Renée M. Landers, Bruce Vladeck,and Bethany K. Cole

Improving access to affordable, high-quality health coverage and care
for all Americans remains one of the nation's formidable policy
challenges. Read More >>

A CLOSER LOOK-Indian Health Service

The Indian Health Service (IHS), a federal health system, provides
health care for 2 million of the country's 5.2 million American Indian
and Alaska Native people. A Health Affairs article focuses on IHS
innovations that have helped reduce health disparities affecting
American Indian and Alaska Native people.

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