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

**Monday, February 1, 2021**

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IN THE JOURNAL

NEW ISSUE:
VITAL DIRECTIONS, QUALITY & MORE

The February issue of

**Health Affairs** contains studies about racial disparities in
mortality during COVID-19, physicians' unequal treatment of people
with disabilities, the Affordable Care Act's impact on cancer
detection, and policy aspects of Medicare and Medicaid. It also includes
a cluster of articles produced in partnership with the National Academy
of Medicine's Vital Directions for Health and Health Care 2021
project.

Read the February 2021 table of contents.

Read "From the Editor-in-Chief."

TODAY ON THE BLOG

PHARMACEUTICALS & MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Helping Consumers Afford Prescription Drugs: An Antitrust Agenda For The
New Congress

By Michael A. Carrier

Enactment of bipartisan antitrust legislation targeting pay-for-delay
settlements, product hopping, patent thickets, and citizen petitions
would be an important and practical next step to lower prescription drug
costs for all Americans. Read More >>

MEDICAID

Strategic Priorities For The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services
To Advance Medicaid Reform

By Amol S. Navathe, Mark B. McClellan, Christopher Chen, Judy Zerzan,
Julian Harris, Bob Kocher

There is tremendous opportunity to improve the health and well-being of
Medicaid beneficiaries while improving health care outcomes, equity, and
the stability of state budgets. There are several reasons, described
here, why CMS should be assertive in supporting greater Medicaid reform.

Read More >>

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FOLLOWING THE ACA

ACA Litigation Round-Up: A Status Check

By Katie Keith

Even as attention shifts to the executive and legislative branches, the
judiciary will continue to play a significant role in ACA
implementation. As we begin a new year, this post provides a status
update on the many ACA lawsuits to keep an eye on. Read More >>

**ELEVATING VOICES: Black History Month**
As part of Black History Month, each day we will highlight voices from
our author community who speak to health matters that impact Black
America. This new section will replace A Closer Look until the month is
over.

Health disparities, especially between different races, are more
recognized and better tracked now than ever before. Anne C. Beal's
October 2011 journal article, "High-Quality Health Care: The Essential
Route to Eliminating Disparities and Achieving Health Equity," sets
forth which actions must be taken for people of color (POC) to have the
same health access

as their non-POC counterparts.

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About Health Affairs

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