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MEDICAID

Administration Effectively Rescinds "Families First" Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Protection
By Sara Rosenbaum, Devon R. Minnick, Maria Velazquez, and Morgan Handley

To qualify for a bump in federal Medicaid funding during the COVID-19 pandemic, states must cover COVID-19 testing and treatment, and provide continuous Medicaid enrollment throughout the pandemic. However, a new rule issued by the Trump administration significantly weakens these two protections while also imposing major new burdens on states. Read More >>

FOLLOWING THE ACA

ACA Round-Up: Record-High Medical Loss Ratio Rebates, Pass-Through Funding, Preventive Services
By Katie Keith

Overall, insurers owe record-high medical loss ratio rebates of nearly $2.46 billion to more than 11.2 million consumers. This represents an average of $219 in rebates per person. Consistent with prior years, the rebates are most significant in the individual market. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY

The Macroeconomic Consequences Of Firearm-Related Fatalities In OECD Countries, 2018–30: A Value-Of-Lost-Output Analysis
By Alexander W. Peters, Rachel R. Yorlets, Mark G. Shrime, and Blake C. Alkire

Alexander Peters and coauthors estimate the macroeconomic consequences of firearm-related fatalities in the thirty-six Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. They estimate cumulative losses of $239.0 billion in economic output from 2018 to 2030, with $152.5 billion attributable to the US alone, meaning that losses in the US exceed the combined losses of all other OECD countries. Read More >>

ANNOUNCEMENT—AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH

Health Affairs is beginning a new series, Age-Friendly Health, that will present articles to inform policies on the local, state, and federal levels aimed at improving the care of older adults.

The series runs through June 30, 2022. It will build upon the Aging and Health series, which began in 2015, but will also cover new issues including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults and caregivers and take a closer look at health care equity and disparities.

We are interested in work that spans the full range of care settings, including primary care and specialty practices, hospitals, nursing homes, other long-term care settings, and patients’ homes. We also welcome papers on related dimensions that affect care, access, and affordability, such as financing models, coverage, technology, size and composition of the workforce, and social determinants of health.

We are grateful to The John A. Hartford Foundation for providing support for our ongoing coverage of these topics.

For more information, see our announcement page.

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