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

Monday, March 23, 2020
Health Affairs COVID-19 Resource Center
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 >>
Health Affairs Podcast: The ACA Turns 10

HEALTH AFFAIRS PODCASTCONVERSATIONS

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.

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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 LOOKIndian 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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