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

**Tuesday, November 3, 2020**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

FOLLOWING THE ACA

Even In 14-Point Text, 'Buyer Beware' Is No Organizing Principle For
Insurance Reform

By Margaret A. Murray and Heather Foster

Brian Blase and Doug Badger recently attempted to justify a Trump
administration regulation that encourages Americans to abandon
Affordable Care Act-compliant plans in the Marketplace in favor of
short-term limited-duration plans. As lead litigants in a case to stop
the administration from inflicting these junk insurance plans on
American consumers, we offer the following rebuttal. Read More >>

Open Enrollment Begins, New BHP Methodology

By Katie Keith

Even with all eyes on the 2020 election, the 2021 open enrollment period
began in most states on November 1, 2020, and extends through December
15, 2020. This post discusses additional data and resources from the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in light of the open
enrollment period and a new proposed methodology for the Basic Health
Program (BHP) for 2022. Read More >>

SYSTEMS OF CARE

What US Medicine Needs To Do To Finally Embrace Capitation

By Vishal S. Arora and Sachin H. Jain

The immediate benefits of capitation during the pandemic are obvious:
Liquidity-constrained health systems receive cash inflow independent of
procedures and office visits performed. There are also long-term
benefits to capitation, such as rewarding judicious use of health care
resources. However, often unstated are the key challenges and risks that
health care organizations must navigate if they plan to execute
capitation for their health systems in the long run. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

MEDICAID

Trends In State Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment Rules, And Benefits

By Ashley M. Fox, Wenhui Feng, Jennifer Zeitlin, and Elizabeth A. Howell

This study provides a broader picture of state Medicaid programs beyond
Medicaid expansion by comprehensively measuring state Medicaid policy
across four dimensions over the period from 2000 to 2016-18. Read More
>>

Indiana's Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver And Interagency Coordination
Improve Enrollment For Justice-Involved Adults

By Justin Blackburn, Connor Norwood, Dan Rusyniak, Amy Lewis Gilbert,
Jennifer Sullivan, and Nir Menachemi

Providing Medicaid coverage as adults transition from incarceration to
living in the community can yield significant health and social
benefits. Justin Blackburn and coauthors examine how Indiana combined
Medicaid expansion through a Section 1115 waiver with additional
policies designed to maximize Medicaid coverage for low-income
justice-involved adults.
Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Election Day

In the days following President Donald Trump's election in 2016, Timothy
Jost offered analysis about thepotential impact his victory would have
on the ACA
.
The outcomes of tonight are unknown, and next week the ACA is up before
the Supreme Court, which will rule on the constitutionality of the law.
Reread the post and consider which predictions were made and which ones
came true.

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