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

**Thursday, January 7, 2021**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

FOLLOWING THE ACA

What A Democratic Congress Means For The ACA

By Katie Keith

With the Senate runoff elections now complete in Georgia, Democrats will
control the White House and both chambers of Congress. This post
attempts a first pass at what this trifecta of Democratic control might
mean for the Affordable Care Act and coverage expansion, with an
emphasis on the use of the budget reconciliation process and the
Congressional Review Act.
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SYSTEMS OF CARE

The Perils Of PECOS: Using Medicare Administrative Data To Answer
Important Policy Questions About Health Care Markets

By M. Susan Ridgely, Cheryl L. Damberg, Mark Totten, and José J.
Escarce

We do not know as much as we should about health systems, and current
efforts to document the relationships among health care providers are
hampered by significant limitations in existing data sources. Read More
>>
  

COVID-19

Prescription Drug Policy: The Year In Review, And The Year Ahead

By Rachel Sachs

To effectively confront the health and economic crises facing the nation
now and into the future, maintaining a robust Medicaid program is
essential. No other public program has the reach and power to affect
population health that Medicaid does, particularly for historically poor
and oppressed communities. Time is of the essence to rebuild and
preserve Medicaid as a source of hope and help, not one of frustration
and fear. Read More >> 

HEALTH PHILANTHROPY

The Five Most-Read GrantWatch Blog Posts Of 2020

By Lee-Lee Prina

These five posts-including two, not surprisingly, on COVID-19-were
the most read during this past year in our section on health
philanthropy. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

COVID-19

Consideration Of Value-Based Pricing For Treatments And Vaccines Is
Important, Even In The COVID-19 Pandemic

By Peter J. Neumann, Joshua T. Cohen, David D. Kim, and Daniel A.
Ollendorf

Peter Neumann and coauthors argue that "robust and sound value
assessments to inform product prices can help ensure that tests,
treatments, and vaccines are available for this crisis and for crises
yet to come." Read More >>

Ensuring Equitable Access To COVID-19 Vaccines In The US: Current System
Challenges And Opportunities

By Angela K. Shen, Richard Hughes IV, Erica DeWald, Sara Rosenbaum, Amy
Pisani, and Walt Orenstein

Angela Shen and coauthors describe the multiple steps necessary to
achieve the goal of equitable access to vaccines in the US. Read More >>

Increased Intensity Of PCR Testing Reduced COVID-19 Transmission Within
Countries During The First Pandemic Wave

By Ravindra Prasan Rannan-Eliya, Nilmini Wijemunige, J. R. N. A.
Gunawardana, Sarasi N. Amarasinghe, Ishwari Sivagnanam, Sachini Fonseka,
Yasodhara Kapuge, and Chathurani P. Sigera

Ravindra Prasan Rannan-Eliya and coauthors analyze data from 173
countries and territories around the world and find that higher rates of
testing are correlated with much lower rates of COVID-19 transmission.
Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Medication Adherence

Medication adherence is challenging for patients as well as substance
use and behavioral health experts. The health and economic impacts of
non-adherence are staggering and include worsening patients' disease
progression, causing further health complications, and costing hundreds
of billions of dollars in health care costs. While from 2012, much of
what Aaron McKethan and coauthors wrote on Health Affairs Blog is still
vital for the discussion about medication adherence

today.

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