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Fast Track Ahead Of Print
The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs

Thursday, August 20, 2020
Fast-Track Ahead of Print

FAST TRACK AHEAD OF PRINT


COVID-19

Severe Staffing And Personal Protective Equipment Shortages Faced By Nursing Homes During The COVID-19 Pandemic
By Brian E. McGarry, David C. Grabowski, and Michael L. Barnett

Brian McGarry and coauthors
evaluated public data about staffing and personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages between May and July 2020 from a new national database covering 98 percent of US nursing homes. The authors found that more than one in five nursing homes reported a severe shortage of PPE—with one week or less of available supply—or a staffing shortage. Read More >>

TODAY ON THE BLOG

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

Choice, Competition, And Flexibility, Part II: Market-Driven Alternatives To Single Payer
By Brian J. Miller and Robert E. Moffit

This is the second part of a two-part post discussing the current state of health reform and where we should go from here. Part I examined the effects of the ACA and progressive reform initiatives. Part II outlines a market-driven path forward. Read More >>


PHARMACEUTICALS & MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Unraveling A Composite Measure To Drive Immunization Uptake In Adults: A Critical Compromise
By Angela K. Shen and Elizabeth A. Sobczyk

The current pandemic has heightened awareness of the utility of vaccines to prevent disease and save on medical, economic, and social costs. With more experience and comfort in electronic reporting of immunizations for adults, increasing data capture of adults in immunization information systems, and with increased provider recommendation, administration, and referral of vaccinations, perhaps the existing composite measures can be reassembled with less specious concern. Read More >> 


FOLLOWING THE ACA

ACA Round-Up: Texas Oral Argument, RADV Report, And More
By Katie Keith

The August recess has not slowed Affordable Care Act activity. Among other developments, this post discusses the latest in California v. Texas, which the Supreme Court will hear on November 10—one week after the 2020 election—including the last round of briefs in the case.
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Health Affairs COVID-19 Resource Center

A CLOSER LOOK—Rural Health

One in five Americans live in rural America. They constitute a large portion of the United States' health ecosystem. However data have shown these residents are more likely to be in poor health and have higher mortality rates for chronic conditions. Where is the access to care in the country’s wide-open spaces?

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