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

**Wednesday, October 9, 2019**

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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS

VIOLENCE AND HEALTH

Full List of Speakers

TOMORROW!
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9:00 am - 1:00 pm Eastern
W Hotel Washington
515 15th Street NW Washington DC

Order the Violence and Health issue

Violence permeates our society with consequences for victims,
perpetrators, and communities. It reaches people of all ages and all
walks of life. Even as media attention tends to focus on incidents of
mass violence, it is the daily burden of violence in its many forms that
takes the greater toll.

The October 2019 issue of Health Affairs takes a comprehensive look at
the issues at the intersection of violence and health:

* Violence and Health

* Community Violence

* Violence, Mental Health & Suicide

* Firearms

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

PATIENT CENTERED CARE

Dermatologists Collaborating Across Specialties For Better Patient Care

By George J. Hruza

Health care is at a critical crossroads, and dermatology is adapting in
response, alongside our peers in medicine. We are focused on the
outcomes of millions of patients with skin diseases and associated
comorbidities who rely on our expertise and training in the face of
increasing challenges to accessing the health care they need. Read More
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FOLLOWING THE ACA

ACA Round-Up: HealthCare.gov Maintenance, MLR Data, And More

By Katie Keith

On October 4, 2019, CMS released new medical loss ratio (MLR) data,
announced its scheduled maintenance windows for HealthCare.gov for the
2020 open enrollment period, and provided a new resource for states
interested in applying for a Section 1332 waiver. CMS also approved new
entities to use the enhanced direct enrollment (EDE) pathway.
Separately, the US Government Accountability Office released a report on
the impact of the ACA on the Indian Health Service. Read More >>

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ACCESS TO CARE

New Evidence Demonstrates That The Public Charge Rule Will Harm
Immigrant Families and Others

By Leighton Ku

On October 15, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to
implement a "public charge" rule that would harm legal immigrants and
their family members if they use Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP), or public housing benefits or are predicted
to use such benefits in the future. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

VIOLENCE

Federal Funding For Research On The Leading Causes Of Death Among
Children And Adolescents

By Rebecca M. Cunningham, Megan L. Ranney, Jason E. Goldstick, Sonia V.
Kamat, Jessica S. Roche, and Patrick M. Carter

Rebecca Cunningham and coauthors examine federal research funding for
the leading causes of child and adolescent death. Among the top three
causes of death-motor vehicle crashes, firearm injury, and
cancer-federal research funding for cancer is about $200,000 per
death, for vehicle crashes is $26,000 per death, and for firearms is
less than $600 per death. Read More >>

Read the October 2019 Table of Contents

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Surprise Billing

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) sent a
letter to Democratic lawmakers proposing a new solution to surprise
medical billing that he believes will gain bipartisan support. In their
August 12, 2019, Health Affairs Blog post, Hunter Kellett, Alexandra
Spratt, and Mark Miller urged Congress to choose patients over profits

when considering new legislation.

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