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

**Tuesday, October 6, 2020**

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JUST RELEASED: Our new podcast series, A Health Podyssey

Each week, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil will bring you
in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping
the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry. Listen to
the first episode as Flaura Winston and Elizabeth Walshe discuss virtual
driving simulations and how they might be used to mitigate young driver
injuries.

Going beyond the pages of Health Affairs to tell stories behind the
research and share policy implications, we will journey to the
intersection of health, health care, and policy.

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

Health Care Claims Data May Be Useful For COVID-19 Research Despite
Significant Limitations

By Maimuna S. Majumder and Sherri Rose

Claims-based COVID-19 studies have a role, but it is critical to
understand the limitations of these data. Using these data to answer
specific types of longitudinal questions requires deep knowledge of the
underlying processes that generated the data, regulatory changes,
provider behavior, and more to inform policy and decision making.
Read More >>

MEDICAID

Policies To Enhance Care Of Out-Of-State Pediatric Medicaid
Beneficiaries

By Nick Manetto, Joshua Greenberg, and Candace Reddy

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services has been allowing states to waive certain requirements
for screening Medicaid and CHIP providers. These flexibilities, which
can reduce delays in care, should be extended beyond the public health
emergency, and a more permanent solution to streamlining provider
screening and enrollment should be pursued. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

CHILDREN'S HEALTH

A Novel Health-Transportation Partnership Paves The Road For Young
Driver Safety Through Virtual Assessment

By Elizabeth A. Walshe, Daniel Romer, Venkatesh Kandadai, and Flaura K.
Winston

For young drivers, crash risk peaks immediately after licensure and
declines during the next two years, making the point of licensure an
important safety intervention opportunity. Legislation in Ohio
established a unique health-transportation partnership to identify
underprepared driver license applicants through a virtual driving
assessment system.
Read More >>

Listen to Flaura Winston and Elizabeth Walshe discuss Ohio's virtual
driving assessment system in the first episode of our new podcast
series, A Health Podyssey
.

Read the October 2020 Table of Contents
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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Inpatient Psychiatry

****In November 2018 Morgan C. Shields, Maureen T. Stewart, and Kathleen
R. Delaney published a research article calling out the need for policy
solutions to improve the quality of care for inpatient psychiatry.
Reread and consider what policy can do today.

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