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The Connection:

COVID-19

Research, policy analysis, and reports from the field.



April 6, 2020

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COVID-19


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When It’s Over, Will Our Health System Be Different?

Will the coronavirus pandemic change our health system? Hear from Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal, M.D., on this question.

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The millions of people who lose their health insurance along with their jobs because of the #coronavirus pandemic can sign up for coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.


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How Well Are States Prepared to Respond?

Some states may be in a much stronger position to respond than others, according to a new Commonwealth Fund analysis based on aggregated data related to clinical risk factors, state health system capacity and resources, insurance coverage, and cost-related barriers to health care.

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Options If You Lose Your Health Insurance

In her post for To the Point, the Commonwealth Fund’s Sara Collins lays out coverage options for laid-off workers who lose their job-based coverage, people who are uninsured, and those concerned about their Medicaid coverage.

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What Are States Doing to Ensure Coverage?

A new interactive map created by Georgetown University researchers reveals the actions states are taking to expand coverage of COVID-19 testing and treatment beyond the minimum federal standard.

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Medicaid Waivers Can Help States Manage the Crisis

George Washington University’s Sara Rosenbaum says on To the Point that Medicaid can be put to work during the coronavirus pandemic in multiple ways, beyond simply paying for tests.

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Will Short-Term Health Plans Cover COVID-19?

Researchers Dania Palanker and Christine Goe report that many Americans are enrolled in short-term health plans that may not cover their treatment if they become infected.

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What We Know, and What We Don’t

Once you recover are you immune? What really is “herd immunity?” These and other questions are answered with wit and bad sports analogies in Corona Question Corner by the Commonwealth Fund’s Eric Schneider, M.D. Submit questions to [email protected]. Also listen to a new episode of
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The Dose podcast in which Schneider talks about what we know and don’t know about the pandemic.

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Expanding ICU Capacity

For our Q&A, we spoke with Lewis J. Kaplan, M.D., president of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, about how to prepare hospitals for surges in cases.

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How Rural Providers Are Preparing
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Lynn Barr of Caravan Health, we discuss how rural providers are responding to the crisis.
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Toby Freier , president of New Ulm Medical Center, talks about preparing for a surge in cases while also expanding the capacity to care for patients with chronic conditions.

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Gaps in Our Social Safety Net

The pandemic is shining a merciless light on the gaps many in our social safety net, say the Fund’s David Blumenthal, M.D., Gretchen Jacobson, and Tanya Shah in The Hill, but the health system’s response to the crisis may create a more robust set of supports for socially isolated elderly people.

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Other Recent Publications


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After a Decade, How Much Has the ACA Changed Our Health Care?

Use our new interactive to learn how much, or how little, the Affordable Care Act has transformed health care delivery and payment across the United States and whether it has helped reduce costs or improve quality of care.

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How the ACA Has Improved Mental Health Care, 10 Years Later

On To the Point, the Fund’s Jesse Baumgartner and colleagues report that Americans with mental health conditions are more likely to have insurance and enjoy better access to treatment as a result of the ACA, but gaps in coverage and access to services remain.

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Can We Make Insulin More Affordable for Medicare Patients?

Learn how pending prescription drug legislation might affect insulin costs for Medicare beneficiaries in a New England Journal of Medicine perspective by Vanderbilt University’s Stacie Dusetzina and colleagues.

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