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

Friday, April 3, 2020
Health Affairs COVID-19 Resource Center
TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

Accountable Care And Population Health In Time Of Pandemic
By Alex Kazberouk

Alternative payment models were not designed with a pandemic in mind and will be challenged by current events. Read More >>


The COVID-19 Pandemic: Practice And Policy Considerations For Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
By Kelsey C. Priest

Structural barriers to care for people with opioid use disorder abound, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates issues of access and safety for patients with this condition. Read More >>


MEDICAID

Alternative Drug Purchasing Arrangements Do Not Justify Raising The Prices Medicaid Pays For Brand Drugs
By Edwin Park and Andrea Noda

Drug manufacturers and some federal policy makers support statutory modifications to the best-price requirement that they believe will increase uptake of alternative purchasing arrangements. Such modifications, however, could sharply increase federal and state Medicaid drug costs and lead to harmful Medicaid cuts that reduce access to needed care for the tens of millions of low-income people who rely on Medicaid. Read More >>
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 AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

Specialty Substance Use Disorder Treatment Admissions Steadily Increased In The Four Years After Medicaid Expansion
By Brendan Saloner and Johanna Catherine Maclean

Brendan Saloner and Johanna Catherine Maclean present new evidence on how the Medicaid expansion led to rapid increases in specialty substance use disorder treatment. Read More >>

A CLOSER LOOK—Lessons From Taiwan

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads around the world, Taiwan’s aggressive efforts are paying off in the fight against COVID-19. In 2009, Health Affairs author Tsung-Mei Cheng interviewed Taiwan’s Health Minister Ching-Chuan Yeh to discuss lessons from Taiwan’s universal national health insurance program.
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