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Health Policy Update
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Preventable hospitalizations among adult Medicaid enrollees in 2019
Researchers found preventable hospitalization rates among Medicaid-enrolled adults were higher for those eligible for Medicaid through Supplemental Security Income compared with those eligible through other pathways as well as for Black enrollees compared with white enrollees.
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Extending rate regulation in nongroup and employer markets
Researchers contrast capping provider rates with a public option as approaches to reducing health care spending. Households would save about $20 billion under the public option and about $94 billion with capped rates.
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Comparing pricing and competition in small-group market and individual Marketplaces
Understanding the small-group market and how it compares with individual Marketplaces can help policymakers form better solutions to the similar problems these markets face. Researchers compare these markets with an eye toward competition and pricing.
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Community-led initiatives toward equitable health
Watch a discussion about building successful community-led public health initiatives that advance equity. Speakers also discuss a
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new report on promoting equitable health and health care with lessons from these community-led initiatives.
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Senate hearing on addressing Long COVID: Advancing research and improving patient care
“While we wait for research and clinical trials on Long COVID, which must be urgently prioritized, we must ensure that people have access to quality and affordable health care and their basic needs are met,” experts comment.
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Implementing a Basic Health Program (BHP)
BHPs would be fiscally feasible, improve affordability, and pay providers at least 10 percent above Medicaid rates in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Wyoming, and West Virginia.
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State-led health insurance coverage expansions for noncitizens
Key stakeholders shared insights about research needs that could help inform decisions about implementing or maintaining state-led coverage expansions for noncitizens.
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