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

**Tuesday, September 15, 2020**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

Promoting Equitable Access To COVID-19 Vaccines-The Role Of Medicaid

By Jacob Wallace, Jason L. Schwartz, and Walter A. Orenstein

Targeted, strategic investments in Medicaid at this unprecedented moment
can help reverse current declines in vaccination rates and provide
financial resources to Medicaid programs and providers in preparation
for a COVID-19 vaccination campaign.Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

MEDICARE

Target Prices Influence Hospital Participation And Shared Savings In
Medicare Bundled Payment Program

By Nicholas L. Berlin, Baris Gulseren, Ushapoorna Nuliyalu, and Andrew
M. Ryan

Medicare's Bundled Payment for Care Improvement initiative sets target
prices for hospitals for selected services and provides financial
rewards to hospitals that deliver those services at a lower cost.
Nicholas Berlin and coauthors analyze hospital performance. Read More >>

The Beneficial Effects Of Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans For
Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease

By Brian W. Powers, Jiali Yan, Jingsan Zhu, Kristin A. Linn, Sachin H.
Jain, Jennifer Kowalski, and Amol S. Navathe

Brian Powers and coauthors analyzed data related to patients with
end-stage renal disease who moved from fee-for-service Medicare into a
Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan. Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Prisons

The US Supreme Court confirmed US prisoners' inalienable right to
health care in 1976 with the ruling on Estelle v. Gamble. Yet COVID-19
has shown that the penitentiary system's health care capabilities are
falling short of what many consider acceptable. Reread Ashley
Andreou's 2017 blog post for an outline on how to repair this
faltering infrastructure
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