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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Dear John,

A new ahead-of-print article by Katie Keith and an article in the
October issue discuss the Affordable Care Act.

ACA Changes & Medicaid Expansion Impacts

In a new ahead-of-print article
,
Katie Keith breaks down Congress' current efforts to build upon
Affordable Care Act (ACA) developments made during the COVID-19
pandemic.

The House of Representatives' September 2021 proposal for the Build Back
Better Act would:
* adopt permanent enhanced American Rescue Plan Act subsidies; 

* further improve Marketplace affordability; 

* close the Medicaid coverage gap; 

* permanently extend the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); 

* authorize Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; 

* add Medicare coverage for vision, hearing, and dental services; 

* and more.

Keith also discusses the Biden administration's finalization of its
first full rule on Marketplace coverage, continued implementation of the
No Surprises Act, and awarding of new funding for navigators and states.

Also in the October issue, Claire Margerison and coauthors investigated
how Medicaid expansions from 2012 to 2018 impacted prepregnancy and
postpartum mental health

for low-income people.

The positive effects of expansion were clear; the authors found that
Medicaid expansion was associated with a 22 percent increase in
prepregnancy Medicaid coverage and a 16 percent decrease in
self-reported prepregnancy depression. Associations between Medicaid
expansion and prepregnancy mental health measures increased with time
since expansion.

Today on Health Affairs Blog, Julia Beart and coauthors advocate for
aligning

the global recovery from COVID-19 with our response to climate change.

In a new GrantWatch post, Veenu Aulakh and Lynne Maguire describe how
philanthropic investment in teaching safety-net providers

to innovate can address health inequities.

Elevating Voices: Hispanic Heritage Month: In her Narrative Matters
essay
,
Diana Hernández described her encounter with a "secret society" of
low-income mothers whose dignity was compromised by their inability to
provide for their families.

Hernández explains, "[They] had learned to use gas 'wisely' and
turned lights on sparingly. They suffered through extreme heat and cold,
and faced the constant threat that energy companies would shut off their
power at any minute. This phenomenon is known as energy insecurity."

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Your Daily Digest

ACA Changes Considered; Coverage Held Steady

Katie Keith

Medicaid Expansion Associated With Some Improvements In Perinatal Mental
Health

Claire E. Margerison et al.

COVID-19 Lessons For Migrant-Resilient Primary Care Systems On A Warming
Planet

Julia Beart et al.

Investing In Teaching Safety-Net Providers To Innovate Can Address
Health Inequities

Veenu Aulakh and Lynne Maguire

What 'Merle' Taught Me About Energy Insecurity And Health

Diana Hernández

Podcast: Perinatal Mental Illness Is Very Common. How Can It Be
Improved?

Alan Weil and Jennifer E. Moore

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Perinatal Mental Illness Is Very Common. How Can It Be Improved?

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Jennifer
Moore, founding executive director of the Institute for Medicaid
Innovation, on perinatal mental health, what we know about it, and what
policy options exist to improve it.

Listen Here

 

 

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