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

**Tuesday, August 13, 2019**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

SYSTEMS OF CARE

States Chart A Policy Path To Improve Palliative Care Services Across
The Care Continuum

By Trish Riley and Kitty Purington

These recommendations offer an initial framework for states to advance
the uptake and quality of palliative care services in their delivery
systems.
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FOLLOWING THE ACA

CMS Issues New Reports On Marketplace Enrollment

By Katie Keith

Yesterday, CMS released two new reports on ACA Marketplace enrollment
and trends. The first report includes a full year of Marketplace
enrollment data for the 2018 plan year and preliminary effectuated
Marketplace enrollment data for the 2019 plan year. The second report
discusses trends in both on- and off-Marketplace enrollment for 2018.
Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM

A Collaborative To Evaluate And Improve The Quality Of Surgical Care
Delivered By The Military Health System

By Peter A. Learn, Mollie J. Mullen, Pierre F. Saldinger, Peter
Kreishman, Paul R. Cordts, Clifford Y. Ko, M. Margaret Knudson, and Eric
A. Elster

Peter Learn and coauthors describe the MHS's participation in the
American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement
Program. One-third of military hospitals participated in 2014, with all
forty-six qualifying hospitals participating in 2018. Read More >>

Prevalence Of Unplanned Readmissions Among Patients Of Military
Treatment Facilities

By Craig Holden, Kimberley Marshall-Aiyelawo, Chantell Frazier, Joseph
Dorris, Tara Fowler, Mitchell Mismash, Jenifer Meno, and Koji Nishimura

Craig Holden and coauthors examine unplanned readmission rates in
military health facilities. They find a significant reduction in
seven-day readmission rates for medical and surgical services in fiscal
years 2011-18, consistent with broad efforts in the health care system
to reduce readmissions. Read More >>

Read the August 2019 Table of Contents
on Military Health
Systems

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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS

HEALTH SPENDING:  MOVING FROM THEORY TO ACTION

NEW SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED

Wednesday, September 11, 2019
9:00 am - 3:00 pm Eastern
National Press Club - Washington, DC
REGISTRATION OPEN

Eighteen months ago, Health Affairs teamed with the National
Pharmaceutical Council and Anthem, Inc., to launch a multiyear project
to promote an evidence-based conversation about health spending. To
continue the discussion, Health Affairs and the National Pharmaceutical
Council are hosting a forum with the following speakers:

* Mandy Cohen, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human
Services

* Patrick Conway, President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North
Carolina

* Robert W. Dubois, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer,
National Pharmaceutical Council

* Christopher F. Koller, President, Milbank Memorial Fund

* Reed Tuckson, Managing Director, Tuckson Health Connections, LLC

* NEW! Otis Brawley, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins
University

* NEW! Dan Ollendorf, Director, Value Measurement and Global Health
Initiatives, Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health
(CEVR), Tufts University Medical Center

* NEW! Surya Singh, President, Singh Healthcare Advisors

* NEW! Adaeze Enekwechi, President, IMPAQ

* NEW! Ceci Connolly, President and CEO, Association of Community Health
Plans

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**A CLOSER LOOK**- Virginia Medicaid Expansion

More than 300,000 adults in Virginia have enrolled in the state's
Medicaid expansion. A paper in Health Affairs from June 2018 provided a
systematic review of the effects of Medicaid expansion
, including
increases in coverage and quality of care.

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