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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs

Monday, December 23, 2019
TODAY ON THE BLOG

FOLLOWING THE ACA

HHS Acknowledges Larger Costs In Finalizing Rule On Separate Transactions For Abortion Coverage In Marketplaces
By Katie Keith

Under the final rule, insurers must send, and consumers must pay, two separate monthly premium bills for the amount attributable to certain abortion services and the amount for all other services. Although HHS made slight adjustments to the proposed rule, the final rule will still generate consumer confusion and significantly burden insurers, exchanges, and consumers. Read More >>


HealthCare.gov Enrollment Declines Slightly; New Rate Review And AV Guidance
By Katie Keith

The data show the stability of the marketplaces and continued demand for comprehensive individual market coverage. This was true even in a year with low awareness, no individual mandate penalty, the expansion of short-term and other non-ACA plans, and continued funding cuts for navigators and advertising. Read More >>


PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Can We Talk? Rethinking FDA Communications With Drug Developers
By Peter J. Pitts

A more nimble approach to communications between the FDA and sponsors that does not compromise review integrity or sponsor resources is crucial to advancing the uptake of 21st-century regulatory science. Read More >>
IN THE JOURNAL

RURAL HEALTH
Rural-Urban Differences In Severe Maternal Morbidity And Mortality In The US, 2007–15
By Katy Backes Kozhimannil, Julia D. Interrante, Carrie Henning-Smith, and Lindsay K. Admonil

In the United States, severe maternal morbidity and mortality is climbing—a reality that is especially challenging for rural communities, which face declining access to obstetric services. Using data for 2007–15 from the National Inpatient Sample, Katy Kozhimannil and coauthors analyzed severe maternal morbidity and mortality during childbirth hospitalizations among rural and urban residents. Read More >>
HA
BOOK REVIEWS

Aging In America
By Robyn I. Stone

Robyn Stone reviews Elderhood by Louise Aronson.
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When Pain Becomes Personal
By Anita Ho

Anita Ho reviews In Pain, by Travis Rieder.
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For Global Health, The Past Is Not Prologue
Harley Feldbaum

Harley Feldbaum reviews Thomas Bollyky’s Plagues and the Paradox of Progress.
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A CLOSER LOOK—Oral Health Care

 Oral health conditions and diseases increase with age, and obtaining adequate oral health care can be particularly problematic for older Americans. This Health Affairs Blog post discusses the importance of addressing rural seniors' unmet needs for oral health care.
 
 
 
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