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Tuesday, September 10, 2019
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TODAY ON THE BLOG

POPULATION HEALTH

How States Can Use County Health Rankings To Make Population Health—Not Process—Their Bottom Line
By Harris Allen

Georgia would be the first state to use county health rankings data to structure explicit county competitions.
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PAYMENT

There’s No Pain-Free Way To Get Beyond Silver Loading
By Stan Dorn

Until further research demonstrates the effects of such alternative policies and identifies win-win solutions with outcomes that far surpass the results described here, policy makers should think long and hard before discarding the silver-loaded fruits of actuarial wisdom.
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FOLLOWING THE ACA

ACA Round-Up: Health Insurance Tax, Mental Health Parity, and SEPs
By Katie Keith

Federal regulators have recently released an estimate of the health insurance tax plan for year 2020, frequently asked questions on mental health parity, and special enrollment periods for those affected by Hurricane Dorian. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL

ACCESS & USE

ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage Requirement: Measuring Use And Out-Of-Pocket Spending
By Carol S. Weisman, Cynthia H. Chuang, Ashley H. Snyder, Guodong Liu, and Douglas L. Leslie

The ACA requires most private health insurance to cover contraception without cost sharing. Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are among the most effective—and have the highest upfront costs for people without health insurance. Carol Weisman and coauthors examined trends in LARC insertions and out-of-pocket spending for LARCs before and after the ACA requirement was implemented, using data from the Truven Health MarketScan claims database for the period 2006-16. Read More >>
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS

 HEALTH SPENDING:  MOVING FROM THEORY TO ACTION

TOMORROW! September 11, 2019
NEW TIME! 10:00 am – 3:30 pm Eastern (9:30 am breakfast)
National Press Club – 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC
REGISTRATION OPEN

Eighteen months ago, Health Affairs teamed with the National Pharmaceutical Council and Anthem, Inc., to launch a multiyear project to promote an evidence-based conversation about health spending. To continue the discussion, Health Affairs and the National Pharmaceutical Council are hosting a forum with the following speakers:

  • James C. Capretta, Resident Fellow and Milton Friedman Chair, American Enterprise Institute
  • Elizabeth Mitchell, President and CEO, Pacific Business Group on Health
  • Robin Gelburd, President, FAIR Health
  • Mandy Cohen, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
  • Patrick Conway, President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
  • Robert W. Dubois, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer, National Pharmaceutical Council
  • Christopher F. Koller, President, Milbank Memorial Fund
  • Reed Tuckson, Managing Director, Tuckson Health Connections, LLC
  • Otis Brawley, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University
  • Dan Ollendorf, Director, Value Measurement and Global Health Initiatives, Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR), Tufts University Medical Center
  • Surya Singh, President, Singh Healthcare Advisors
  • Adaeze Enekwechi, President, IMPAQ
  • Ceci Connolly, President and CEO, Association of Community Health Plans

Be part of the conversation on September 11.

A CLOSER LOOK—HIV

Cabell County, West Virginia, has seen a sharp rise in new HIV cases among its residents. Seventy-four cases have been reported since January 2018, mostly among drug users sharing needles. In a 2015 Health Affairs Blog post, Preeti Malani described the factors driving a similar spike in Indiana and the importance of allowing evidence-based policies to guide the best approach to confronting the outbreak.
 
 
 
 
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