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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
COVID-19
A Case For More (And More Ethical) COVID-19 Vaccine Trials In Africa
By Okechi Boms, Michelle Korte, and Wafaie Fawzi
Despite Africa’s strong performance in its own battle against COVID-19, its capacities have been drastically underused in the race toward a vaccine. As funding
continues to circumvent African trial sites, the consequences are potentially dire. Vaccines need to be tested for safety and efficacy in the populations among which they will be used because different people respond differently to vaccines. Read More
>> SYSTEMS OF CARE Health Care In 2021: Five Trends To WatchBy Susan DeVore History gives us many reasons to doubt predictions. But assuming that we make great strides in lessening the societal impact of COVID-19 and move to a new normal, I think we will begin to make some key shifts that will ultimately improve health care’s cost, quality, reliability, and underlying data infrastructure. Read More >> FOLLOWING THE ACA ACA Round-Up: Enrollment Numbers, MLR Guidance, And 1332 Extension RequestsBy Katie Keith The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released updated enrollment numbers for HealthCare.gov, revised its guidance on how insurers should treat risk corridors recovery payments in the medical loss ratio and rebate calculation, and responded to Colorado and Maine regarding requests to extend each state’s reinsurance waivers under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL
EYE ON HEALTH REFORM
The Election; The ACA At The Supreme Court
By Katie Keith
Katie Keith outlines the likely legislative priorities for a Biden administration. She also outlines the possible paths for the Supreme Court’s decision in California v. Texas, a case that challenges the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Health
Policy In The Democratic Primaries
Inauguration Day is the end of a multiyear election cycle in which health policy has often been at the center of discussion. In the Democratic primary season, it was an issue that candidates used to set themselves apart from one another and further the national conversation about the future of health reform in the US. In a December 2018 paper, Sherry A. Glied and Jeanne M. Lambrew discuss the types of public health insurance plans in the current system, the proposals to extend them, and the questions that candidates could use to guide decisions about their health policy proposals.
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