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This week, the AMA released ([link removed] ) its CPT 2026 medical code set.

Let's look back at what Health Affairs has published on CPT codes.

Understanding The Use Of Medicare Procedure Codes For Advance Care Planning: A National Qualitative Study ([link removed] )

Keren Ladin et al. (January 2022)

Use Of Patient Health Survey Data For Risk Adjustment To Limit Distortionary Coding Incentives In Medicare ([link removed] )

J. Michael McWilliams et al. (January 2025)

Years After CMS Approved New Billing Codes For Collaborative Care, Confusion Persists ([link removed] )

Virna Little (November 2022)

Medicare Billing Codes For Digital Therapeutics: A Path Forward ([link removed] )

Nisarg Patel (August 2022)

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The Downstream Effects of Politics & Policy on Health Decisions ([link removed] )

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Health Affairs's Akilah Wise to discuss the recent CDC executive changes, HHS staff culture clashes with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., changes in federal vaccine recommendations, and research examples where health policy influences health care behavior.

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