Dear John,

ICYMI, this week's episode of Research & Justice For All featured Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, pediatrician and public health advocate, interviewing Sarah Hemminger of Thread about social isolation and wellbeing, particularly for young people. 

Today's Featured Articles

Hospital Payment Caps Could Save State Employee Health Plans Millions While Keeping Hospital Operating Margins Healthy

Roslyn C. Murray et al.

Together, Medicaid Capitation Withholds And Value-Based Payments Can Improve Care For Dually Eligible Managed Care Enrollees

Ryan Stringer et al.

More on Hospital Payments

Hospital Facility Prices Declined As A Result Of Oregon’s Hospital Payment Cap

Roslyn C. Murray et al. (March 2024)

Variation And Changes In The Targeting Of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments

Paula Chatterjee et al. (December 2022)

US Hospital Payment Adjustments For Innovative Technology Lag Behind Those In Germany, France, And Japan

John Hernandez et al. (February 2015)

Addressing Health Disparities Amid Growing Health Care Costs

Join Health Affairs December 16 for a virtual event exploring how efforts designed to increase access to and quality of care for underserved communities may align with efforts to address the rising cost of health care. This event is sponsored by Deloitte. 

Health Affairs’ Director of Health Equity Vabren Watts, PhD, will moderate the virtual briefing.

Speakers include: 

• Margarita Alegria, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
• Andrew Anderson, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
• Nelson Dunlap, JD, Meharry Medical College 

Financial Integration of Medicare and Medicaid: Necessary But Not Sufficient

On November 7, Health Affairs held a virtual event highlighting how states have promoted Medicare and Medicaid integration and how federal policy can better care for people who are dually eligible.

Revisit the discussion and presentations on our website.