States Are Using Medicaid Managed Care to Address COVID-19
Medicaid is at the forefront of COVID-19 testing and treatment, particularly for communities of color. And managed care plans cover 70 percent of beneficiaries. On To the Point, George Washington University’s Sara Rosenbaum and Maria Velasquez detail the actions states are taking to strengthen Medicaid managed care during the crisis.
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Maternity Care During the COVID-19 Crisis
How has maternity care evolved during the pandemic? In NEJM Catalyst, University of Pennsylvania Health System team members report on findings from COVID Watch, an automated text messaging system that keeps tabs on COVID-19 patients recovering at home. Commonwealth Fund researchers explain
how Penn Medicine has used this approach to monitor pregnant women sheltering at home who are exhibiting symptoms.
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COVID-19: A Chance to Reform U.S. Health Care?
The Commonwealth Fund’s David Blumenthal, M.D., Elizabeth Fowler, Melinda Abrams, and Sara Collins detail the interconnected health care crises compounded and exposed by COVID-19 in an essay for the New England Journal of Medicine. They also highlight reforms that could help the U.S. handle future epidemics and meet the health care needs of all Americans.
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If Warmth and Sunshine Kill the Coronavirus, Why Are Cases Still Climbing?
Why are the COVID-19 case counts going up in southern and western states while they go down in the northern and eastern states? Is it the weather? These and other questions are answered with wit and bad sports analogies in Corona Question Corner. Submit your questions to [email protected]
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What the ACA Did for Asian Americans
The Affordable Care Act eliminated the insurance coverage gap between Asian American and white adults, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. The study finds that by 2017–2018, Asian Americans had the lowest uninsured rate of any racial or ethnic group, including whites, and that the coverage disparity between Asian Americans and whites was eliminated across all income brackets.
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Can Accountable Communities for Health Promote Equity?
Emerging evidence shows accountable communities for health (ACHs) to be effective at providing coordinated, integrated care, which in turn has led to growing interest in the model’s impact on health equity. Researchers explore the promise and potential of ACHs, which bring together an array of partners to address social determinants of health, such as food and housing insecurity.
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Transforming Health Care Through Technology
The U.S. has made huge investments in technology over the past decade to transform the way people access health care. But as health technology expert Aneesh Chopra explains on the latest episode of The Dose, we still haven’t realized the full potential of digitization when it comes to delivering care.
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The Long-Term Outlook for Short-Term Health Plans
Despite expectations that short-term health plans would evolve to offer more comprehensive benefits, a new Georgetown University study finds these plans still don’t offer anything beyond catastrophic coverage. Moreover, they lack protections for preexisting medical conditions and impose high out-of-pocket costs.
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FDA Reauthorization Could Include Drug Pricing and Public Health Preparedness Policies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding virtual public meetings that could set the stage for larger reforms on drug pricing and public health preparedness. On To the Point, researchers from Waxman Strategies discuss the upcoming FDA user fee reauthorization process, which could feature discussions on these key policy issues.
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