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

**Monday, September 16, 2019**

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IN THE JOURNAL

EYE ON HEALTH REFORM

Texas Arguments Lead Heavy ACA Action

Katie Keith reviews the unusual chronology of

**Texas v.**

**United States**, which in July was discussed at a hearing before a
three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. With the US
Department of Justice now supporting the decision of the lower court to
invalidate the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Keith
details issues of standing (for Democratic attorneys general and the US
House of Representatives) that could be key to the Appeals Court's
ruling. Read More >>

PAYMENT

Marketwide Price Transparency Suggests Significant Opportunities For
Value-Based Purchasing

By Anna D. Sinaiko, Pragya Kakani, and Meredith B. Rosenthal

Anna Sinaiko and coauthors analyze variation in paid claims across
payers and providers in Massachusetts. Overall, "prices paid for
outpatient services delivered at acute hospitals were 76 percent higher
than prices paid for the same services received in other settings, but
there was considerable variation across service categories." Read More
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TODAY ON THE BLOG

ACCESS TO CARE

High Rates Of Perinatal Insurance Churn Persist After The ACA

By Jamie R. Daw, Katy B. Kozhimannil, and Lindsay K. Admon

Strategies to improve continuity of coverage must be considered as part
of clinical and policy solutions for improving maternal health outcomes
in the US.  Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**- SNAP

The US Department of Agriculture has proposed a rule that would restrict
states' flexibility to broaden eligibility for the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). With comments to the proposed rule
due September 23, 2019, a number of health-related organizations are
noting the health benefits of SNAP. In March 2019 Health Affairs
published a Health Policy Brief
on
the impact of key federal food support programs on young children's
food security and health.

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