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P A Y M E N T P O L I C Y

Medicare Site-Neutral Payment Policies: Effects Of Proposals On Hospitals And Beneficiary Groups ([link removed] )

Klara K. Lou et al.

Site-Neutral Payment And Biosimilars Competition Are Complementary Purchaser Strategies For Cancer Biologics ([link removed] )

James C. Robinson and Christopher M. Whaley

M E D I C A R E A D V A N T A G E

Medicare Advantage Plan Disenrollment: Beneficiaries Cite Access, Cost, And Quality Among Reasons For Leaving ([link removed] )

Geoffrey J. Hoffman et al.

Medicare Advantage Denies 17 Percent Of Initial Claims; Most Denials Are Reversed, But Provider Payouts Dip 7 Percent ([link removed] )

Boris Vabson et al.

Claim Denials: Low-Income Patients From Disadvantaged Racial And Ethnic Groups Experienced The Largest Burdens ([link removed] )

Michal Horný et al.

F E A T U R E D S E R I E S

CMS’s Hospice Star Rating System Limited By Missing Data ([link removed] )

Amanda C. Chen and David C. Grabowski

part of our Age-Friendly Health series

Medicare Part D Redesign Savings May Be Lower For Beneficiaries With Spending Below The Out-Of-Pocket Cap ([link removed] )

Stacie Dusetzina et al.

part of our Eye On The IRA series

Stipends From Hospitals To Emergency Medicine And Anesthesiology Clinicians Increased In California, 2002–21 ([link removed] )

Erin Duffy et al.

part of our The Practice Of Medicine series

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A Health Podyssey: Thomas Dobbs on Public Health Cuts, Careers, and That Supreme Court Case ([link removed] )

Health Affairs This Week: Back In Our Budget Reconciliation Bag w/ Katie Keith ([link removed] )

- 6/17: Risk Adjustment Trends & Reform ([link removed] ) with J. Michael McWilliams

- 7/9: Supreme Court Wrap-Up ([link removed] ) with moderator Sara Rosenbaum joined by panelists William Sage, Barak Richman, and Renee Landers

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House SNAP Cuts Would Further Endanger Medicaid For Disabled People, Older Adults ([link removed] )

Alison Barkoff and Leighton Ku

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

Federal Officials Announce Steps To Strengthen Health Care Price Transparency ([link removed] )

Stacey Pogue

part of our Provider Prices In The Commercial Sector series

The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Year Two: Effects On Access And Innovation ([link removed] )

Laura Tollen

A Vision For Rebuilding CMS ([link removed] )

Jonathan Blum

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

A Policy Framework For States Seeking To Scale Palliative Care ([link removed] )

Brystana G. Kaufman et al.

The Executive Order On Fertility Treatments: An Opportunity For The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program ([link removed] )

Jonathan Foley

Flex Cards In Medicare Advantage: A Closer Look At Impact and Challenges ([link removed] )

Joseph June et al.

part of our Supplemental Benefits In Medicare Advantage series

Tracing The Arc Of Medication Utilization Management Over Time ([link removed] )

Kimberly Westrich et al.

Four Things States Can Do To Further Protect Health Care Privacy ([link removed] )

Jennifer D. Oliva et al.

Medicaid Policy And The Future Of Black Men’s Health ([link removed] )

Okey K. Enyia

Medicaid Spending Reductions: Focus On Targeted Cuts And Targeted Subsidies ([link removed] )

Ann Kempski and Robert Murray

part of our Medicaid Financing series

Ending DEI Programs Will Not Help Asian Americans In Health Care ([link removed] )

Michelle Ko et al.

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