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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs

Monday, April 12, 2021

Dear John,

The Affordable Care Act is more than a decade old, but it's getting
new life from Congress and the American Rescue Plan. In this month's
"Eye On Health Reform
,"
Katie Keith breaks down the changes.

How The American Rescue Plan Expands The ACA

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On March 11, just days before the eleventh anniversary of the Affordable
Care Act (ACA), President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA), which significantly impacts the landmark health law that he
helped pass during his vice presidency.

"The legislation temporarily expands the Affordable Care Act's
premium tax credits and increases federal financial incentives for
states that have not yet done so to expand their Medicaid programs to
low-income adults," writes Katie Keith in her new article as part of
our "Eye On Health Reform" series
.

Keith explains the ways ARPA builds on the ACA, enrollment trends in
states that use HealthCare.gov , current ACA
litigation, and ACA guidance from the Biden administration.

Stay up-to-date on all things ACA by reading Keith's Health Affairs
Blog series, Following The ACA
; checking out the rest of
the April 2021 issue ;
and subscribing to Health Affairs
.   

In a new post on Health Affairs Blog, Ronald O. Valdiserri asserts that
the continued spread of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs is a
serious, ongoing public health problem
,
and only by recognizing and confronting it specifically as a "syndemic"
can we begin to turn the tide. In addition, Brian J. Miller and
coauthors argue that t
here
are ways to address the concerns about physician-owned hospitals without
banning them
.

You can now listen to the latest research and health policy insights
from Health Affairs. Subscribe to our podcasts here
. On tomorrow's episode of A
Health Podyssey
,
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews the University of
Pennsylvania's Ari Friedman on his research about the hidden costs of
urgent care centers
.

Your Daily Digest

EYE ON HEALTH REFORM: The American Rescue Plan Expands The ACA

Katie Keith

What's A Syndemic? Hepatitis C Among Injection Drug Users Is An Urgent
Example

Ronald O. Valdiserri

Reversing Hospital Consolidation: The Promise Of Physician-Owned
Hospitals

Brian J. Miller, Robert E. Moffit, James Ficke, Joseph Marine, and Jesse
Ehrenfeld

Urgent Care Centers Deter Some Emergency Department Visits But, On Net,
Increase Spending

Bill Wang, Ateev Mehrotra, and Ari B. Friedman

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Racism And Health

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emphasis on structural racism, to be published in February 2022. We plan
to publish approximately twenty peer-reviewed articles-including
original research, analyses, commentaries, and Narrative Matters-from
a diverse group of researchers, scholars, and community health leaders,
among others.

We're looking for content to help shape future research and policy.

**Health Affairs** thanks the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the
Episcopal Health Foundation for their generous support of this issue.

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