Dear John,

Health Affairs is deeply saddened to report that our longtime Director of Events and dear friend Debbie Boylan died last week at her home near the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, Maryland.

Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott shared a remembrance today in Forefront that highlights Debbie's contributions to the events program of Health Affairs for the last 15 years and her connection to the political ecosystem of Capital Hill.

Today's Featured Articles

From the Journal: Use Of High- And Low-Value Health Care Among US Adults, By Income, 2010–19

Sungchul Park and Rishi K. Wadhera

Forefront: Remembering Debbie Boylan

Rob Lott

Forefront: To Advance Health Equity, Make Health Literacy A Priority At The Organizational Level

J. Nwando Olayiwola et al.

More on Patient Care

• A Health System That Won’t Learn From Its Mistakes by Chandra Keller
  
  
• Removing Obstacles To Eliminating Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Behavioral Health Care by Margarita Alegría et al.
  
  
• A Health Podyssey: Kathryn Phillips Wants to Anticipate Payer Cancer Coverage as Screenings Evolve

Join us tomorrow, July 23, for a Health Affairs Journal Club meeting with author Kathleen L. Miller discussing the US Food and Drug Administration’s breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) program.

This event is exclusive to our Health Affairs Insiders.

Become an Insider today to stay up-to-date on what health care experts are thinking and talking about.

New Alzheimer's Drug Approval Expands Treatment Options — and Creates Coverage Questions

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Leslie Erdelack to the program to discuss the FDA's recent approval of an Alzheimer's treatment, Lilly’s Kisunla; how private insurers and Medicare might cover the drug; and the emerging new class of drugs surrounding Alzheimer's treatment.

Introducing the 2024 Cohort of Health Equity for Trainees!

These eight early-career researchers will be working with experienced Health Affairs authors and editorial staff for the next 18 months as they prepare manuscripts to be published in Health Affairs or another journal.

Addendum

Last week, we shared a study from Shriram Parashuram and coauthors exploring the effects of the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (NGACO) on Medicare Parts A and B spending between 2016-21.

In our narrative describing the study's conclusions, a detail was omitted and we offer this correction to provide context.

The researchers conclude that NGACO was associated with significant reductions in Medicare Parts A and B spending with annual declines growing larger “in nearly every subsequent year of the model,” but no decline in net spending.