FOLLOWING THE ACA

Unpacking The Coverage Provisions In The House Pandemic Relief Drafts
By Katie Keith

On February 8, 2021, the Ways and Means Committee and the Education and Labor Committee of the US House of Representatives each released draft legislative text for the budget reconciliation legislation that Democrats are pursuing for additional pandemic relief. The drafts are the next step in a process that began when both chambers passed a 2021 budget reconciliation resolution last week. Read More >>

ACA Round-Up: Health Plan Filing Deadlines, Affordability Data, Association Health Plan Litigation, And More
By Katie Keith

Over the past few weeks, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released new guidance and data related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In addition, several pending ACA-related lawsuits have been resolved or delayed. Read More >>

COVID-19

Four Recommendations To Efficiently And Equitably Accelerate The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
By William F. Parker, Govind Persad, and Monica E. Peek

Successful COVID-19 vaccination distribution requires efficient and equitable operationalization of national guidelines at the local level. We offer four recommendations for doing so. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

CANCER

The Effect Of The Affordable Care Act On Cancer Detection Among The Near-Elderly
By Fabian Duarte, Srikanth Kadiyala, Gerald F. Kominski, and Antonia Riveros

Fabian Duarte and coauthors show that the reduction in the rate of uninsurance among adults ages 60–64 due to the Affordable Care Act greatly increased rates of cancer detection for this population. Fifty-nine additional incidents of cancer were detected per 100,000 people, and 68 percent of these were early- and middle-stage cancers—and thus more likely treatable. Read More >>

MEDICARE

The Impact Of Medicare On Access To And Affordability Of Health Care
By Paul D. Jacobs

Using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey–Household Component and the National Health Interview Survey, Paul Jacobs tested for changes in access to care and affordability around age sixty-five, when most people gain eligibility for Medicare. Read his findings on accessibility and what they mean for proposals to lower the age of Medicare eligibility. Read More >>

ELEVATING VOICES: Black History Month

Key to achieving health equity and racial equity in populations exposed to violence is an understanding of the trauma that results from both community and police altercations. One consequence of violence is hypervigilance, a state of heightened awareness and watchfulness. In an October 2019 paper, Nicole A. Smith and coauthors write, "Understanding hypervigilance and, importantly, its linkages with violence and health may help inform policing practices and health care responses to violence in urban communities."

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