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.
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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.
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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.

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