Dear John,

Join us for a free live taping of A Health Podyssey on October 22 where Jennifer Kao will discuss her upcoming paper exploring the impact of risk evaluation and mitigation strategies on generic approvals of US pharmaceutical products.

This week, the AMA released 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

Keren Ladin et al. (January 2022)

Use Of Patient Health Survey Data For Risk Adjustment To Limit Distortionary Coding Incentives In Medicare

J. Michael McWilliams et al. (January 2025)

Years After CMS Approved New Billing Codes For Collaborative Care, Confusion Persists

Virna Little (November 2022)

Medicare Billing Codes For Digital Therapeutics: A Path Forward

Nisarg Patel (August 2022)

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Today's Featured Articles

The Downstream Effects of Politics & Policy on Health Decisions

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.

Insurers Should Use Standardized Identifiers For Provider Networks To Empower Consumers

Eric Ellsworth et al.

How Do We Choose Doctors? Patient, Parent, And Professional Perspectives

Sai Ma and Max Bitko