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

**Monday, January 11, 2021**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

MEDICAID

In Its First 100 Days, The Biden Administration Must Restore The Soul Of
Medicaid

By Nicole Huberfeld and Paul Shafer

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 >>

COVID-19

The US Must Prioritize Vaccine Distribution To Undocumented Immigrants
And Immigrants In Detention Centers

By Divya Manoharan, Cesar A. Lopez, Kate Sugarman, Ranit Mishori, and
Zackary Berger

Undocumented immigrants and immigrants in detention centers-groups who
are already particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 and other health
risks-must be included and prioritized in COVID-19 vaccination
distribution efforts. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

INCOME INEQUALITY

The Affordable Care Act Reduced Income Inequality In The US

By Matthew Buettgens, Fredric Blavin, and Clare Pan

Matthew Buettgens and colleagues from the Urban Institute show that the
Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) coverage expansion reduced income
inequality in 2019 compared with a simulated baseline scenario without
the ACA. Nonelderly adults with the lowest incomes experienced
significant increases in income when a health-inclusive poverty measure
was used. Read More >>

Income-Related Inequality In Affordability And Access To Primary Care In
Eleven High-Income Countries

By Michelle M. Doty, Roosa S. Tikkanen, Molly FitzGerald, Katharine
Fields, and Reginald D. Williams

A survey of noninstitutionalized adults in eleven countries shows that
US residents with lower incomes rank last or near last on health status,
material hardships, affordability, and some measures of primary care
access. Michelle Doty and coauthors from the Commonwealth Fund found
that more than one-third of US adults with lower incomes reported having
two or more chronic conditions, which is significantly more than their
counterparts from the other countries surveyed. Read More >>

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approximately 10 peer-reviewed articles from leading researchers,
scholars, policy analysts, and health care stakeholders.

**Health Affairs** thanks the Zoma Foundation, the Perigee Fund, and the
California Health Care Foundation for their generous support of this
issue. Read More >>

**A CLOSER LOOK**-Electronic Health Records

Sharing patient information across health care providers is key to
efficient and high-quality care. Whether it is changes in medical
history, disease progression, or test results, having providers across
disciplines on the same page as each other and as their patients ensures
they can deliver personalized care. Electronic health records, while
seemingly a solution to communication and tracking issues across
providers, continues to pose numerous challenges. In a 2014 blog post,
Scott Wallace considers how rethinking the design of electronic health
records

can better balance the different strategic needs within care delivery
organizations.

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