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

**Monday, November 2, 2020**

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IN THE JOURNAL

NEW ISSUE:
HEALTH SPENDING, MEDICAID & MORE

In addition to the final versions of five papers originally published
online, four of which relate to COVID-19, this month's issue of Health
Affairs covers a range of topics, including health spending, Medicaid
policy, equity, and global health.

Read the November 2020 table of contents.

L
isten
to an introduction to the issue from Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil.

Read "From the Editor-in-Chief."

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

FOLLOWING THE ACA

COVID, Elections, And Health Insurance: What Would Tim Do?

By Theodore Marmor and Frances Miller

In considering what the coronavirus catastrophe could mean for
America's health insurance reform, we ponder how Tim Jost might take
the COVID-19 "lemon" and squeeze it into something tasting more like
universal coverage "lemonade." What framework would Tim find helpful for
addressing this and other questions facing America right now? Read More
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Georgia Gets Green Light On Waiver To Restructure Individual Market

By Katie Keith

On November 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) and the Department of the Treasury approved Georgia's waiver
under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Georgia is now
authorized to establish a state-based reinsurance program and eliminate
the use of HealthCare.gov. This is the broadest waiver yet approved
under Section 1332. Read More >>

Trump Administration Finalizes Transparency Rule For Health Insurers

By Katie Keith

On October 29, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury,
and Labor issued the "transparency in coverage" final rule. The rule
imposes new transparency requirements on group health plans and health
insurers in the individual and group markets. Under the final rule,
plans and insurers must disclose cost-sharing estimates at the request
of an enrollee and publicly release negotiated rates for in-network
providers, historical out-of-network allowed amounts and billed charges,
and drug pricing information. Read More >>

COVID-19

The Potential Role Of Open Data In Mitigating The COVID-19 Pandemic:
Challenges And Opportunities

By Sunyoung Pyo, Luigi Reggi, and Erika G. Martin

Investment in the ongoing development and release of open health data
about the pandemic has the potential to generate new solutions from
diverse users, start to rebuild public trust in government, and
strengthen open-data efforts in the long term. Read More >>

Averting "Generational Catastrophe": How We Can Safely Reopen Our
Schools

By Gregg Bloche, Kenneth Beckman, Daniel Wikler, and Joshua Goodman

Americans from across the political spectrum believe that it's urgent
that we reopen our schools, both to save our children from devastating
effects on their development and to avert a childcare crisis. There's
a path toward doing so without risking thousands of lives, even absent
an effective coronavirus vaccine. School districts can make this happen
through routine, low-cost testing-if the federal government provides
the wherewithal now. Read More >>

**A CLOSER LOOK**-The 2016 Election and Health Care

Tomorrow is Election Day and in many ways the debate over health care
has both changed and remained the same since the previous presidential
election. In his November 7, 2016, blog post, John E. McDonough analyzed
how the election revealed that differences on the issue of health care
were deeper than ever.

Read and consider what will be learned after the polls close tomorrow.

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