Dear John,

Join Health Affairs September 17 for a virtual event with Brendan Saloner and Joshua Sharfstein discussing the current opioids policy landscape and what lies ahead.

This week, we released a new theme issue focusing on insights about the opioid crisis. Here are some featured articles from the issue, but check out the table of contents for the full article list.

S Y S T E M I C   B A R R I E R S

The Opioid Crisis: Scaling Up Treatment And Harm Reduction Programs To Reach More People Who Would Benefit

Brendan Saloner and Pooja Lagisetty

Improving Policy Evaluations Of The Opioid Crisis

Rosalie Liccardo Pacula et al.

G A P S   I N   C A R E

Fewer Than 1 In 3 Adolescents With Past-Year Opioid Use Disorder Received Substance Use Treatment, 2022–23

Manuel Cano et al.

Black, Hispanic, And Asian Adults In The US Had Substantially Lower Engagement On The Naloxone Care Cascade, 2024

Lindsay Allen et al.

C A R E   B Y   P A Y E R

The Quality Of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment In Medicare Is Low And Lags Behind Medicaid

Tami L. Mark et al.

Medicaid Enrollees With Opioid Use Disorder Were More Likely To Receive Medication Treatment Than Commercial Enrollees

Karen Shen et al.

A Health Podyssey: Brendan Saloner Explains the Opioid Crisis & What Can Be Done

Health Affairs This Week: Supreme Court Upholds NIH’s Termination of $800M in Grants w/ Katie Keith

9/23: Prior Authorization: Current State and Potential Reform

Join Health Affairs on September 23 for an exclusive Insider virtual event exploring prior authorization. Speakers include A. Mark Fendrick, Ravi Gupta, Michael Anne Kyle, and Christina Andrews.

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Court Stays Major 2026 Marketplace Changes As Trump Administration Appeals

Katie Keith

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

When Should Federal Health Professionals Disobey Orders?

M Gregg Bloche et al.

Reclaiming Medical Professionalism In An Era Of Corporate Healthcare

Annie Koempel

Reforming The Medigap Landscape Could Improve Coverage And Access To Care For Medicare Beneficiaries

Angela Liu et al.

Cuts To mRNA Vaccine Research Pose A Particular Threat To Women’s Health

Geeta Minocha

Unpacking The Supreme Court’s Decision Over NIH Funding

Katie Keith and Andrew Twinamatsiko

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

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• The Steward Debacle: Legal And Ethical Risks Of The New Breed Of Health Care For-Profits

• Valuing Cognitive Effort In Primary Care: Rebalancing Medicare Physician Payment

• The Indian Health Service Is Chronically Underfunded. Here Is How To Close The Gap

• EPA’s Deregulatory Efforts Endanger Human And Environmental Health