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Join Health Affairs Thursday, October 17, 2024, for a virtual event featuring a conversation between Health Affairs Senior Editor Margaret Winchester and Purva Rawal, the Chief Strategy Officer for the CMS Innovation Center, on advancing equity through accountable care.

Today's Featured Articles

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

Pragya Kakani et al.

Lawsuit Challenging Nevada’s Public Option Dismissed

Zachary Baron and Sheela Ranganathan

part of our Following The ACA series

Texas Challenges Federal Privacy Protections For Reproductive Health Care

Sheela Ranganathan

Bolstering Social Connection Among Dual-Eligible Individuals

Thomas K.M. Cudjoe and Kelsey McNamara

part of our Medicare And Medicaid Integration series

More on Medicare Part D

Benefit Design And Biosimilar Coverage In Medicare Part D: Evidence And Implications From Recent Reforms

Luca Bertuzzi and Luca Maini (May 2024)

Many Medicare Beneficiaries Do Not Fill High-Price Specialty Drug Prescriptions

Stacie B. Dusetzina et al. (April 2022)

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Allison Hoffman on Simplifying Medicaid Long-Term Services & Supports

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Allison Hoffman of University of Pennsylvania about her recent paper that explores opportunities to simplify Medicaid home and community-based services in the age of rebalancing.

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.

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.

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

Join Health Affairs October 21 for a virtual event examining the timing of new drug launches in low-, middle-, and high-income markets from 1982 to 2024.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

It is Hispanic Heritage Month and we are highlighting Hispanic and Latino voices who have made an impact on health equity and policy.

In a September 2024 Forefront article, Immaculada Hernandez and coauthors evaluate spending implications associatied with the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.