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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs

July 3, 2021

Dear John,

We're sending

**Health Affairs Sunday Update** today in observance of the July 4
holiday.

Read on for highlights from Health Affairs this week.

What's New In Health Affairs

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Health Affairs published two new policy briefs this week, both by
Rebecca Haffajee and Amanda Mauri, about cannabis use policies and
legalization in the United States.

****"Cannabis Liberalization In The US: The Policy Landscape
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discusses how state cannabis policies are inconsistent across
jurisdictions and often conflict with federal policy.

****"Cannabis Legalization In The US: Population Health Impacts
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describes the inconsistencies in evidence regarding the effects of
recreational cannabis legalization on public health.

For a DataWatch article, David Meyers and colleagues examined growth in
Medicare Advantage enrollment

during expansion of the program from 2009 to 2018.

**They found that Black and Hispanic beneficiaries, dual enrollees in
Medicare and Medicaid, and residents of areas with the highest level of
neighborhood disadvantage saw the largest increases in enrollment.**

The June 2021

**GrantWatch** column by Lee L. Prina is focused on telehealth
.

On Health Affairs Blog, James Chambers and coauthors discussed how
Medicare should respond

to the FDA's recent decision on aducanumab and proposed a "coverage with
evidence development" option for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services.

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**Border Health: Evidence & Policy Issues**

**Monday, July 12, 2021, 1:30-3 pm (EDT)**

The July 2021 issue of Health Affairs takes an intensive look at the
policy issues related to immigrants, borders, and health. Articles
describe current migration trends and supply new data analysis and
commentary on how policies can address disparities and ease the
disproportionate health burden borne by immigrants.

You are invited to join us on Monday, July 12, for an event focused on
health and health policy on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Authors
will present research on topics including life expectancy of populations
who have crossed the border, insurance coverage statistics for adults
and children, trauma and safety issues for those faced with expedited
expulsion from America to the Northern Triangle, and the effects of
COVID-19 on immigrants and asylum seekers. The event will also feature a
high-level conversation with well-known experts on the broader issues
policy makers, including the new American president, are confronting
every day.

We also invite you to save the date for a second online event
highlighting the July 2021 Health Affairs thematic issue: Immigrant
Health: Evidence & Policy Issues, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 1:30-3 pm
(EDT). For more information and to RSVP, click here
.

**Health Affairs** is grateful to Arturo Vargas Bustamante of the UCLA
Fielding School of Public Health who served as theme issue adviser. We
thank the California Health Care Foundation, The California Endowment,
and Con Alma Health Foundation for their financial support of this
issue.

Register Here

Featured This Week

Cannabis Liberalization In The US: The Policy Landscape

Rebecca Haffajee and Amanda Mauri

Cannabis Legalization In The US: Population Health Impacts

Rebecca Haffajee and Amanda Mauri

Enlisting Mental Health Workers, Not Cops, In Mobile Crisis Response

Rob Waters

Podcast: What Gun Violence Does To Health

Alan Weil and Sarah James

Growth In Medicare Advantage Greatest Among Black And Hispanic Enrollees

David J. Meyers et al.

Foundation Funding In Telehealth

Lee L. Prina

Podcast: Home-Based Care Left Out Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan

Jessica Bylander and Ellen Bayer

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What Gun Violence Does To Health

Listen to

**Health Affairs** Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sarah James, a
postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University, on the effects of adolescent
exposure to deadly gun violence.

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On The Blog This Week

Proposed Facelift For Arkansas' Medicaid Expansion Sparks "Equal
Access" Questions

J. Craig Wilson

Could A Lesser-Known Medicaid Policy Derail The Prospects Of The Latest
Alzheimer's Treatment?

Soeren Mattke and Hankyung Jun

The Last Existential Challenge To The ACA Goes Down Swinging In The
Supreme Court

William M. Sage

Biden Administration's First Marketplace Rule Promotes Coverage And
Reverses Trump-Era Changes

Katie Keith

Medicare 'Coverage With Evidence Development' For Aducanumab? How
Might It Work?

James D. Chambers et al.

McCutchen V Becerra Underscores The Need For Section 1115 Reforms As A
Matter Of Health Equity

Sara Rosenbaum et al.

Plan N: The Case For Over-The-Counter Naloxone

Kendra L. Walsh and Jeffrey P. Bratberg

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Home-Based Care Left Out Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan

Listen to Health Affairs' Ellen Bayer and Jessica Bylander go beyond
recent headlines on President Biden's infrastructure plan and discuss
important provisions that could improve home-based care.

Listen Here

 

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