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

**Wednesday, February 3, 2021**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

Equity Metrics: Toward A More Effective And Inclusive Pandemic Response

By Priya B. Shete, Jason Vargo, Alice Hm Chen, and Kirsten
Bibbins-Domingo

As COVID-19 vaccine distribution scales up, health equity
metrics-rooted in place-based social vulnerability indices-should be
used to guide local vaccine allocation and monitoring. Read More >>

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Expanded Coverage For COVID-19 Testing Must Include Limits On Costs

By Loren Adler and Sabrina Corlette

Mandating that insurers cover more COVID-19 tests without cost sharing
is a welcome policy change, but a few gaps remain that likely require
congressional legislation to address. Read More >>

**IN THE JOURNAL**

QUALITY

Higher Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Are Associated With Improvements
In Patient Outcomes

By David J. Meyers, Amal N. Trivedi, Ira B. Wilson, Vincent Mor, and
Momotazur Rahman

David Meyers and coauthors use data from a natural experiment to
quantify the degree to which Medicare Advantage plans with higher star
ratings provide better care.
Read More >>

Variation In Emergency Department Admission Rates Among Medicare
Patients: Does The Physician Matter?

By Peter B. Smulowitz, A. James O'Malley, Lawrence Zaborski, J.
Michael McWilliams, and Bruce E. Landon

Peter Smulowitz and coauthors describe physician-level variation in
emergency department admission rates for Medicare fee-for-service
patients. Read More >>

Read the February 2021 Table of Contents.

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**ELEVATING VOICES: Black History Month**
What is the value of diversity to health care and health outcomes? As
Black History Month continues, take a look at a 2018 research article by
Paul Hsu and coauthors, "California And The Changing American Narrative
On Diversity, Race, And Health
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