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 >>

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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