Dear John,

ICYMI, we published an ahead-of-print paper last week from Jamison Pike and coauthors comparing  acute and postacute medical spending by COVID-19 vaccination status for child and adult medicaid enrollees.

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Today's Featured Articles

Improving Access To Substance Use Disorder Care In Nursing Facilities

Lauren A. Kelly et al.

To learn more about this paper, watch a video abstract from author Lauren A. Kelly

The Threat To Vaccine Uptake From Kennedy’s Policies: Taking Stock Under A New ACIP

Anna Larson and Richard Hughes IV

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

Covered California’s Data Tells A Fuller Story About ACA Marketplace Utilization

Barbara Rubino and Emory Wolf

How States Can Mitigate The Harm Of HCBS Cuts

Dennis Heaphy and Ellen Breslin

part of our Medicare and Medicaid Integration series

More from Medicare and Medicaid Integration Series

Expanding Home- And Community-Based Services For Dually Eligible Adults With Behavioral Health Needs

Dennis Heaphy and Ellen Breslin (April 2025)

Innovating Without Compromising Integration: Considerations For Medicare

Mary Russell et al. (December 2024)

Enabling Better Integration For Dually Eligible Participants In Medicare Value-Based Care Models

Michael Monson and Sarah Barth (March 2024)

An ACA Supreme Court Case May Have Created an HHS Power Paradox w/ Carmel Shachar

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Carmel Shachar of Harvard Law School to the pod to discuss a recent Forefront article she co-authored that  broke down the Kennedy v. Braidwood Management case focusing on access to preventive care and the Supreme Court's framing of the relationship between the HHS Secretary and advisory bodies.

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Prior Authorization: Current State and Potential Reform

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