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

**Friday, August 23, 2019**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

MEDICAID

The Latest Installment In The Saga Of The Medicaid Equal Access
Guarantee

By Sara Rosenbaum

The newest chapter in the access saga means that in the wake of a
Supreme Court decision foreclosing private enforcement entirely, the
federal government has ended any agency commitment to a substantial
prospective administrative role in reviewing rate reductions before they
go into effect. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

NARRATIVE MATTERS

Healing Veterans Requires Caring For The Whole Person

By Wayne Jonas

A new, integrative approach to care is changing the way veteran and
military health care is practiced. Read More >>

Listen to the podcast here.

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Read the August 2019 Table of Contents
on Military Health
Systems

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Call For Submissions: Narrative Matters Poetry Contest 2019

The Narrative Matters section of Health Affairs is seeking poetry
submissions for an upcoming issue of the journal.

We are holding a poetry contest, from July 1 to August 31, looking for
well-crafted poems that touch on topics related to health and health
policy. Three winning poems will be announced in September. Winning
poets will receive a monetary prize-$500 for first place, $300 for
second, and $100 for third-as well as publication in Health Affairs,
and two copies of the issue containing the winning poem.

All entries will be read and judged by Health Affairs staff.

* Limit 3 poems submitted per person. Each poem-in pdf or word doc
format-should be submitted as a separate entry through our submission
portal here .

* Poems must be no longer than a single-spaced page, with double spaces
between stanzas

* Font size no smaller than 11 point.

* Poems must be written in English.

* Poems must be previously unpublished.

* Poems themselves should contain no personal identifiers.

You can read some earlier poems published by

**Health Affairs**, including the winners of the 2015 Narrative Matters
poetry contest
,
poems by patients and consumers
,
poems on vulnerable populations
,
and poems on the cancer experience
.

We look forward to reading your submissions!

**A CLOSER LOOK**- Election 2020 | Medicare For All

A number of Democratic presidential candidates have embraced Medicare
For All as a health policy proposal to expand health coverage for
Americans. What are the historical roots of this proposal? Leading
economic and political science thinkers have expounded on this idea as
early as the 1990s. Some background reading includes:

How Democratic Candidates For The Presidency In 2020 Could Choose Among
Public Health Insurance Plans

by Sherry A. Glied and Jeanne M. Lambrew
November 16, 2018

Health Reform: A Bipartisan View

by Jim Cooper and Michael Castle
June 2009

Health Reform: Getting The Essentials Right

by Victor R. Fuchs
January 2009

Putting Politics First

by Jacob Hacker
May/June 2008

What Are The Prospects For Enduring Comprehensive Health Care Reform?

by Victor R. Fuchs
November/December 2007

The Politics Of Health Reform: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good Plans?

by Jonathan Oberlander
January 2003

The Risks Of Ignoring Insurance Risk Management

by Stanley Jones, Donald M. Cohodes, and Barbara Scheil
Spring 1994

States In A Reformed Health System: Lessons from Nursing Home Policy

by Michael S. Sparer
Spring 1993

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What role did health care play in the 2018 midterm elections and what
does that mean for the 2020 presidential election? Two Health Affairs
papers outline potential health reform policies that may be a part of
Democratic and Republican candidate proposals in the 2020 election.

Catch up on our recent Health Reform discussion with the event podcast
or
video
, and
read Sherry Glied's article
and
Lanhee J. Chen's article
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