The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Monday, May 11, 2020
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Affordable Care Act (ACA) litigation and implementation continue even amid the coronavirus crisis. The Supreme Court has ruled that insurers should receive more than $12.2 billion in owed risk corridors payments. Other ACA litigation continues as well. The Department of Health and Human
Services released final Marketplace enrollment data for 2020, interoperability standards, guidance on coronavirus, and more. Read More >>
Model Medicaid managed care organization contracts from states that have begun to plot a journey toward payment reform provide an abundance of forward-thinking and creative program design. Read More >>
HEALTH EQUITY Inequity: Society’s Most Important Pre-Existing Condition By Bob Hughes COVID-19 just underscores the oppression that has been embedded in our systems for years, says the president and CEO of a large health foundation in the Midwest. Historic racism is front and center during this time when all of us have various needs. But amidst all of the tragedy and upheaval, we also can chart a unified course for a healthier, more equitable future, he says. Read More >>
A CLOSER LOOK—Health Inequity
More than fifty years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, health care for racial and ethnic minorities remains in many ways separate and unequal in the United States. In this Analysis & Commentary from 2017, Amitabh Chandra, Michael Frakes, and Anup Malani consider challenges to reducing discrimination and health inequity through existing civil rights laws.
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