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Friday, May 10, 2024 | The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs

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ICYMI, we released a Health Policy Brief last week from Amy Sheon and Elaine Khoong exploring the linkages between digital inclusion and health equity.

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Part D Features Affect Uptake Of Biosimilars

Luca Bertuzzi of Charles River Associates and Luca Maini of Harvard University examine benefit design and biosimilar coverage ([link removed] ) in Medicare Part D and compare coverage in these plans to employer-sponsored plans.

Among other findings, Bertuzzi and Maini find that “Medicare Part D tends to favor pricier reference biologic drugs over their generally cheaper biosimilar counterparts.”

They conclude that policies including federally mandated discounts for branded drugs and federal subsidies for plans during the catastrophic coverage phase likely contribute to this trend.

This article is part of the Eye on the IRA series ([link removed] ) published with support to Health Affairs from the National Pharmaceutical Council.

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More on Medicaid Savings Programs

- Predicting Race And Ethnicity To Ensure Equitable Algorithms For Health Care Decision Making ([link removed] ) by Irineo Cabreros et al.
- Patient Population Loss At A Large Pioneer Accountable Care Organization And Implications For Refining The Program ([link removed] ) by John Hsu et al.
- A Health Podyssey: How Shortening Skilled Nursing Facility Stays Might Identify Waste In Health Care Delivery ([link removed] )

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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers and Jessica Bylander go over the demise of Walmart Health and the health of retail clinics and telemedicine.

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Health Affairs is pleased to announce a new series of journal articles focusing on implementation of pharmaceutical-related provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).

The multi-year initiative consists of two key parts:

The Health Affairs IRA Observatory and Related Publications ([link removed] ) – an expert working group of pharmaceutical market stakeholders will inform and guide Health Affairs in identifying newsworthy developments in IRA implementation.

And, we will publish a series of peer-reviewed journal articles featuring empirical research about the legislation’s effects. We are seeking new papers that address the impact of any of the IRA’s drug-related provisions on:

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- Health outcomes; and
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Thanks to the National Pharmaceutical Council for providing support for this series.

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Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Month

It is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month, and we are proud to elevate AANHPIs who work to advance health equity and policy.

In a March 2024 article, Jeah Jung and coauthors discuss the importance of monitoring the quality of care for Medicare Advantage enrollees ([link removed] ) who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups.

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