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

**Monday, August 19, 2019**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

GLOBAL HEALTH

Controlling Ebola Requires A New Approach To Disease Outbreaks

By Pooja Yerramilli

The international community must address the roots of the Ebola outbreak
and all other outbreaks going forward-with a commitment to consistent
peacekeeping, international aid, and strengthening health systems not
only in words but also in action. Read More >>

ACCESS TO CARE

Democrats' Feud Over Health Care Has Deep Roots

By Richard Sorian

As before, the primary phase of the campaign will help determine not
just the makeup of the Democratic ticket but also the party's desired
mix of ambition and pragmatism in its health care platform. Read More >>

FOLLOWING THE ACA

CMS To Roll Out Nationwide Marketplace Quality Ratings

By Katie Keith

On August 15, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
announced that the Marketplaces in all states will, for the first time,
display quality rating data for most qualified health plans (QHPs). Read
More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM

Provider Acceptance And Beneficiary Access Under TRICARE's PPO Health
Plan
By Yonatan Ben-Shalom, Eric Schone, and Richard Bannick

Yonatan Ben-Shalom and colleagues describe beneficiary access and
utilization and provider participation in TRICARE's PPO plans in Prime
and non-Prime markets, and compare individual market rankings for access
and acceptance. Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Drug Coverage And Pricing

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that Medicare
will cover costly CAR T-cell therapies for cancer patients. In his April
2019 Health Affairs article, Ezekiel Emanuel discusses defining a
standard for when the price of a drug is unjust.

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