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Join Health Affairs on June 17 for an exclusive Insider virtual event breaking down risk adjustment trends and potential reform with J. Michael McWilliams, professor at Harvard Medical School and physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital hospital. Register here: healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he2…

Join Health Affairs on June 17 for an exclusive Insider virtual event breaking down risk adjustment trends and potential reform with J. Michael McWilliams, professor at <a href="/harvardmed/">Harvard Medical School</a> and physician at <a href="/BrighamWomens/">Brigham and Women's Hospital</a> hospital.

Register here: healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he2…
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In their new Forefront article, Rachel Gershon and Julie Carter from Justice in Aging and MedicareRightsCenter discuss how, based on their experiences working with Medicare beneficiaries, the information people want or need to make informed decisions is often scattered or incomplete,

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In his new Forefront article, Christopher Koller from Milbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly discusses how states that have set health care cost growth targets and then measured performance against them are generally not meeting the targets but are accumulating evidence and spurring policy action necessary

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Join Health Affairs tomorrow, June 17, for an exclusive Insider virtual event breaking down risk adjustment trends and potential reform with J. Michael McWilliams, professor at Harvard Medical School and physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital hospital. Register now: healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he2…

Join Health Affairs tomorrow, June 17, for an exclusive Insider virtual event breaking down risk adjustment trends and potential reform with J. Michael McWilliams, professor at <a href="/harvardmed/">Harvard Medical School</a> and physician at <a href="/BrighamWomens/">Brigham and Women's Hospital</a> hospital.

Register now: healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he2…
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Authorized generics are the first traditional generic entrant’s only competition during the 180-day generic exclusivity period. However, the manufacturer's ability to withhold its authorized generic means that they can offer the first traditional generic entrant in exchange for a

Authorized generics are the first traditional generic entrant’s only competition during the 180-day generic exclusivity period. However, the manufacturer's ability to withhold its authorized generic means that they can offer the first traditional generic entrant in exchange for a
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In his new Forefront article, Executive Editor Donald E. Metz remembers John K. Iglehart (1939-2025), the founding editor of Health Affairs and long-time national correspondent for NEJM, who passed away on the morning of June 12, 2025. healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…

In his new Forefront article, Executive Editor Donald E. Metz remembers John K. Iglehart (1939-2025), the founding editor of Health Affairs and long-time national correspondent for <a href="/NEJM/">NEJM</a>, who passed away on the morning of June 12, 2025. healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…
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In her new #Crossroads article, Sara Rosenbaum of Milken Institute SPH argues that Medicaid expansion was a recognition that low-income Americans of all ages need, and deserve, health insurance, and that such a step is essential to a properly functioning health care system. Forcing

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In their new Forefront article, Aaron R. Wells, William Walters, and Richard Hughes IV of InfoWorks, Inc. and Epstein Becker Green argue that the manner in which the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) monetized the value Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (NGACO) pilot

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In their new Forefront article, Joseph Kannarkat, David Mike, and Alexander Harding from Aetna and Atlas Venture discuss how futures contracts, particularly due to their prevalence in other industries, have working case studies that highlight the beneficial role they could play

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The share of hospices without a star rating has steadily increased since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services introduced its hospice star rating system in 2022. Amanda C. Chen and David Grabowski of Harvard University provide policy recommendations to improve the value of

The share of hospices without a star rating has steadily increased since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services introduced its hospice star rating system in 2022. Amanda C. Chen and David Grabowski of <a href="/Harvard/">Harvard University</a> provide policy recommendations to improve the value of
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In their new Forefront article, Amy Killelea and Jeremiah Johnson of Center on Health Insurance Reforms and PrEP4All discuss how lenacapavir is expected to receive FDA approval for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) this month, which could coincide with the time that millions of Americans lose insurance

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The postpartum period is a crucial phase of women’s health. This installment of the Merck for Mothers series highlights how mothers can be supported during this “fourth trimester.” Read the article here: healthaffairs.org/sponsored-cont… #MerckPartner

The postpartum period is a crucial phase of women’s health. This installment of the
<a href="/MerckforMothers/">Merck for Mothers</a> series highlights how mothers can be supported during this “fourth trimester.”
 
Read the article here: healthaffairs.org/sponsored-cont…
 
#MerckPartner
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In her new Forefront article, Danielle Poole from Yale University discusses how expanding the systematic surveillance of attacks on health care infrastructure represents a critical opportunity for governments and the humanitarian community to deter and hold perpetrators accountable.

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Trend Report: Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Health Care Exclusive to Health Affairs Insiders, this trend report provides insights on current and future usage and policy implications of AI in health care. Join Insider to access to this report and more. healthaffairs.org/insider?utm_me…

Trend Report: Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Health Care

Exclusive to Health Affairs Insiders, this trend report provides insights on current and future usage and policy implications of AI in health care. Join Insider to access to this report and more. healthaffairs.org/insider?utm_me…
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In their new Forefront article, Ali Khawar and Jessica Schubel of FCP, LLC and Day One Strategies discuss how the Trump Administration will no longer make sure that health plans use information or standards that limit access to mental health care when they design appropriate

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In her new #Crossroads article, Katie Keith of O'Neill Institute discusses how, following the U.S. House of Representatives’ narrow passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in late May 2025, Republicans in the U.S. Senate have begun considering—and tweaking—this trillion-dollar

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It is Pride Month and we are highlighting those working to advance health equity and policy for the LGBTQIA+ community. In a March 2024 Forefront article, Jessica McCann and coauthors examined the barriers that people who identify as women, including Black women and

It is Pride Month and we are highlighting  those working to advance health equity and policy for the LGBTQIA+ community. 

In a March 2024 Forefront article, Jessica McCann and coauthors examined the barriers that people who identify as women, including Black women and
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In their new Forefront article, Valerie Opipari and Wesley Millican from University of Michigan and CareerPhysician argue that it is easy to predict an escalating crisis in staffing our nation’s pediatric departments and children’s hospitals for decades to come unless we change course now.

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In their new Forefront article, Nickolas Zaller, Janene Brown, Kyle Fischer, Ruth Abaya, Lauren Ferreira Cardoso, and Fatimah Loren Dreier of The HAVI discuss how sustained federal funding from the CDC, NIH, and other federal agencies (e.g., the National Institute of Justice and

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In his new Forefront article, Craig Konnoth of UVA Law School argues that violating the rule of law and validating the whim of the Trump administration by complying with their recent Executive Order on pediatric gender care will create chaos and undermine care. A far better approach for an