This Viewpoint discusses the necessity and prospects for health care reform in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, reviewing policy options to fund universal coverage, incentivize efficiencies, and reduce political opposition to change.

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This Viewpoint discusses the financial pressures placed on US state budgets from the likely growth of Medicaid rolls during the COVID-19 pandemic, and proposes financing and policy adjustments to assist states in providing lifeline health care to low-income individuals during the crisis.

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This Viewpoint describes the hospice benefit that CMS plans to test in 2021 to support the end-of-life needs and preferences of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, their families, and their caregivers.

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This Viewpoint explains CMS’ April 2020 policy waiver permitting relocation of outpatient services to home settings and reimbursing those services at higher rates, and it proposes ways CMS can accelerate innovation around the policy change to incentivize sustained better health care outcomes and lower costs.

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This Viewpoint explains CMS’ April 2020 policy waiver permitting relocation of outpatient services to home settings and reimbursing those services at higher rates, and it proposes ways CMS can accelerate innovation around the policy change to incentivize sustained better health care outcomes and lower costs.

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