Dear John,

The October issue of Health Affairs includes articles on topics ranging from emergency department (ED) readiness to serve children to global inequities in access to essential medicines.

C H I L D R E N

Intended And Unintended Outcomes After FDA Pediatric Antidepressant Warnings: A Systematic Review

Stephen B. Soumerai et al.

Cost-Effectiveness And Health Impact Of Increasing Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness In The US

Christopher Weyant et al.

State Variations In Progress Toward Eliminating Disparities In Infant Mortality, 2007–19

Samantha Goldfarb et al.

M E D I C A R E

Institutional Special Needs Plans In Nursing Homes: Substantial Enrollment Growth But Low Availability, 2006–21

Amanda C. Chen et al.

Cost-Associated Unmet Dental, Vision, And Hearing Needs Among Low-Income Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries

Avni Gupta et al.

P H A R M A C E U T I C A L S

Postapproval Innovation For Oncology Drugs And The Inflation Reduction Act

Henry Grabowski et al.

Low- And Middle-Income Countries Experienced Delays Accessing New Essential Medicines, 1982–2024

Oliver J. Wouters and Jouni Kuha

Medicare Part D Protected-Class Policy Is Associated With Lower Drug Rebates

Pragya Kakani et al.

S T A T E   P O L I C Y

Addressing Problems With Medicaid Home And Community-Based Services In The Age Of Rebalancing

Katherine Rohde et al.

Implementation Of New Mexico’s ‘No Behavioral Health Cost Sharing’ Law: A Qualitative Study

Samantha J. Harris et al.

Health Affairs Branded Post:

Exploring the experiences and diverse needs of the aging population

UnitedHealthcare Community and State

Sponsored by UnitedHealthcare

Call for Abstracts: Research and Policy Insights about the Opioid Crisis

Health Affairs is planning a theme issue on research and policy insights about the opioid crisis, to be published in September of 2025.

We invite all interested authors to submit abstracts for consideration for this
issue.

Our submission portal for abstracts will open on November 12, 2024.

In order to be considered, abstracts must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM Eastern time (U.S.), December 2, 2024.

We will focus on policy strategies and research that models the impact of interventions on the opioid epidemic across several interrelated domains, including:

• Prevention,
• Harm reduction,
• Treatment, and
• Recovery support.

Community & State is the business segment of UnitedHealthcare that provides health care coverage for the economically disadvantaged, the medically underserved and those without the benefit of employer-funded health plans. These state-based health plans meet local needs, while leveraging the national resources of UnitedHealthcare.

Pragya Kakani on How Protected-Class Policy Impacts Medicare Drug Rebates

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Pragya Kakani of Cornell University about her recent paper exploring the association between Medicare Part D protected-class policy and lower drug rebates.

Election Day is on the horizon and Health Affairs has been collecting articles that we've published over the years to reflect on evidence and analysis on key issues that impact the health policy sector.

Our Election 2024 Collection features journal and Forefront articles, health policy briefs, podcasts, and theme issues on topics including antitrust, reproductive health, the Affordable Care Act, and more.

Purchase the collection to access all paywalled articles for the low price of $39.95.

Proposed 2026 Payment Notice: Marketplace Standards And Insurance Reforms

Sabrina Corlette and Jason Levitis

The Curious Case Of Hospital Indemnity Insurance For Medicare Beneficiaries

Dmitry Khodyakov et al.

Proposed 2026 Payment Notice: Risk Adjustment

Matthew Fiedler

Physician Payment Reform In Medicare: Putting The Pieces Together

J. Michael McWilliams

Does Higher Spending On Primary Care Lead To Lower Total Health Care Spending?

Gary Swan et al.

A Recipe For Successful Food Is Medicine Programs: Food Plus People

Olivia Thomas et al.

Robust Evidence Synthesis To Support Transparent Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

T. Joseph Mattingly II et al.

A Cautionary Note On Food Is Medicine

Jody L. Sindelar

Employer-sponsored health insurance is the largest source of coverage in the US, covering approximately 154 million nonelderly people as of 2022.

In an ahead-of-print article released today, Gary Claxton and coauthors explore what are employer strategies for covering GLP-1 agonists, mental health, substance use, and other family benefits as premiums continue to increase.

Advancing Equity through Accountable Care with Purva Rawal from the CMS Innovation Center

WHEN: Thursday, October 17, 2024

“Low- And Middle-Income Countries Experienced Delays Accessing New Essential Medicines”

WHEN: Monday, October 21, 2024