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Today's Featured Articles

Contraceptives At The Counter: Pharmacists Prescribed A Fraction Of Overall Contraceptives, 2022

Summer Rak et al.

Improved Insurance Coverage Increased Biosimilar Semglee’s Market Share After The FDA’s Interchangeability Designation

Pragya Kakani et al.

Illinois Ruling Signals Shift In Legal Battles Over State Drug Price Laws

Andrew Twinamatsiko

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

HR 1’s Affordable Housing Provisions Can Support Future Housing And Health Initiatives

Richard Cho and Dori Glanz Reyneri

A Promising Step Toward Site Neutrality: What The 2026 OPPS And ASC Rule Gets Right—And What’s Still Missing

Corrie Mook et al.

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

More from Health Policy At A Crossroads series

A Tale Of Three Decisions: Courts Continue To Reject Challenges To Medicare Negotiation

Andrew Twinamatsiko (August 2025)

Administration Lays Out Drug Pricing Plan Through Executive Order

Rachel Sachs (April 2025)

On US And Foreign Drug Prices, ‘Most Favored Nation’ Policy Is An Unreasonable Answer To A Reasonable Question

James C. Robinson (May 2025)

Community & State is the business segment of UnitedHealthcare that provides health care coverage for the economically disadvantaged, the medically underserved and those without the benefit of employer-funded health plans. These state-based health plans meet local needs, while leveraging the national resources of UnitedHealthcare.

Purchasing Power Under Pressure: Employers, Unions, and Health Care Costs

Speakers include: 

• Patrick Pine, Robert F. Kennedy Medical Plan, Juan De La Cruz Pension Plan (retired)
• Andrea Caballero, Catalyst for Payment Reform
• Katie Gudiksen, UC Law in San Francisco 

The Influence Of Private Equity In Health Care

Exclusive to Health Affairs Insiders, this new trend report examines the key factors surrounding private equity ownership of hospitals and physician practices.