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

**Friday, December 13, 2019**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

FOLLOWING THE ACA

2020 Enrollment Lags Slightly As More Keep 2019 Coverage; New Direct
Enrollment Guidance

By Katie Keith

Overall, more than a million consumers are new consumers while about 2.8
million actively renewed their coverage from last year. New enrollment
is down by 4 percent and renewals are down by 7 percent relative to last
year. Read More >>

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PUBLIC HEALTH

The FDA's Opaque Approach To Breast Density Communications

By Bridget C. E. Dooling

The new wording could confuse and spook women, pushing some away from
seeking life-saving health care or toward extra testing that they
don't really need. Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

LEADING TO HEALTH

Bringing Palliative Care To Underserved Rural Communities

By Charlotte Huff

With home visits and modern technology, palliative medicine physicians
in Alabama are overcoming long-held resistance. Read More >>

This article appears in Health Affairs' series on Leading to Health
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RURAL HEALTH

In Rural Areas, Buprenorphine Waiver Adoption Since 2017 Driven By Nurse
Practitioners And Physician Assistants

By Michael L. Barnett, Dennis Lee, and Richard G. Frank

Michael Barnett and coauthors examine the effects of the 2017
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act on the expansion of clinicians
able to prescribe buprenorphine, a key medication for treating opioid
use disorder. Read More >>

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A CLOSER LOOK-Health Care Bills

Fifty-three percent of individuals say that health care bills have eaten
into money they would have otherwise spent celebrating the holiday
season, according to a survey from insurer Aflac. This Health Affairs
Blog post argues that it's time to choose patients over profit
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