Dear John,

Next week, Health Affairs is releasing a new issue focusing on meeting care needs, pharmaceuticals, and more.

Be sure to preorder a copy today to get $10 off!

A significant number of papers in the August issue explore the costs, spending, and payments associated with pharmaceuticals.

It’s a topic Health Affairs explores regularly.

Each month, Health Affairs Insiders receive an exclusive newsletter from Stacie Dusetzina of Vanderbilt University Medical Center that unpacks the pressing developments in the world of drug pricing.

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In anticipation of the issue’s release, here are a number of papers we've published that cover prescription pharmaceutical payments.

Cancer Drug Trastuzumab And Its Biosimilars Compete On Price For Market Share

Alice J. Chen et al.

Price Differences To Insurers For Infused Cancer Drugs In Hospital Outpatient Departments And Physician Offices

James C. Robinson et al.

Giving A Buck Or Making A Buck? Donations By Pharmaceutical Manufacturers To Independent Patient Assistance Charities

Leemore Dafny et al.

Catastrophic Spending On Insulin In The United States, 2017–18

Baylee F. Bakkila et al.

Ultra-Expensive Drugs And Medicare Part D: Spending And Beneficiary Use Up Sharply

So-Yeon Kang et al.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Graphic Warning Labels For Cigarettes

Gregory D. Curfman and Nicole Huberfield

State And Federal Efforts To Improve Ownership Transparency

Stacey Pogue and Nadia Stovicek

Join Health Affairs Monday, August 19, for a virtual event on the implications of recent nursing home developments for residents, their families, and the future of long-term care.

As part of our Age-Friendly Health series, in partnership with The John A. Hartford Foundation, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil will moderate a virtual event on August 19 to highlight the latest developments and policy implications for nursing homes.

Topics include: 

• Highlights of nursing home–related articles published recently in Health Affairs as part of the Age-Friendly Health series
• Nursing home staffing trends
• Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
• Policy implications