What’s in the American Rescue Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine and Other Public Health Efforts?
This post provides summary of funding for COVID-19 vaccines and other public health efforts in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
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Is the End of the Long-Term Care Crisis Within Sight? New COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Long-Term Care Facilities Are Dropping
Policy WatchThis analysis compares trends in new COVID-19 cases and deaths among nursing facility residents with trends in all other new COVID-19 cases and deaths excluding nursing facility residents through February 7, 2021. This analysis shows a marked divergence in new cases and deaths per week between nursing facility residents and the rest of the US population since December 2020. This drop in new deaths and cases in nursing facility residents coincides with the start of…
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Growing Gaps in COVID-19 Vaccinations among Hispanic People
Policy WatchThis policy watch piece highlights the potential challenges surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations among Hispanic people, whose health and finances have been extremely hard hit by the pandemic. Low rates of vaccination among Hispanic people would leave them at increased risk for the virus, could further widen existing health disparities, and would leave gaps that hinder our ability to achieve overall population immunity.
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Daily COVID-19 Vaccinations Could Nearly Double by the End of March if Supply Keeps Up
Policy WatchThis policy watch looks at the expected ramp up in vaccine supply, and what this could mean for increasing the number of people getting vaccinated.
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What to Expect During the COVID Marketplace Enrollment Period
Policy WatchThis post provides details about the ongoing Special Enrollment Period to sign up for health coverage on the ACA exchanges, including who is eligible to enroll, how costly Marketplace insurance is on average, and what other factors will affect enrollment during this period.
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The Next Phase of Vaccine Distribution: High-Risk Medical Conditions
Policy WatchThis Policy Watch examines how the 50 states and DC are defining “high-risk medical conditions” for COVID-19 vaccine prioritization, including whether they follow CDC’s recommendations or deviate in some way.
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This Week in Coronavirus: February 5 to February 11
Policy WatchDuring the 55th week since the first coronavirus case appeared in the United States, the world is at nearly 108 million COVID-19 cases. The U.S. approached 27.4 million cases and a total of 475,400 deaths.
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Medicaid Work Requirements at the U.S. Supreme Court
Policy WatchThough the Trump Administration has left office, the Supreme Court is set to decide whether Medicaid work requirements – a controversial policy advanced by the Trump Administration – are legal.
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ACA Open Enrollment Matters for Medicaid Coverage, Too
Policy WatchPresident Biden’s January 28th executive order to reopen enrollment in the federal ACA Marketplace from February 15 through May 15, combined with $50 million in federal spending on outreach and education about ACA coverage options, has the potential to reach millions of people who were uninsured prior to or have lost coverage during the pandemic. As of 2019, there were 29 million non-elderly uninsured people, and the majority (57%) were eligible for financial assistance through…
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Biden Wants to Partner with Health Centers to Promote More Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Policy WatchWe examine the Biden administration’s proposal to partner with community health centers to speed up vaccinations, especially in hard-to-reach populations.