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Earlier this month, Health Affairs released an ahead-of-print article from Gary Claxton and coauthors exploring what are employer strategies for covering GLP-1 agonists, mental health, substance use, and other family benefits as premiums continue to increase.

Today's Featured Articles

Cost-Associated Unmet Dental, Vision, And Hearing Needs Among Low-Income Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries

Avni Gupta et al.

School-Based Health Centers Are Well-Positioned To Help Address Gun Violence

April Joy Damian and Jessica McCann

Are We Ready For A Bird Flu Vaccination Campaign?

Ram Koppaka and Richard Hughes IV

More on Medicare Advantage

Gaps In Quality Of Care Not Consistent Between Traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage For Racial And Ethnic Groups

Jeah Jung et al. (March 2024)

Access Problems And Cost Concerns Of Younger Medicare Beneficiaries Exceeded Those Of Older Beneficiaries In 2019

J. Wyatt Koma et al. (April 2023)

Reducing Medicare Advantage Benchmarks Will Decrease Plan Generosity, But Those Effects Will Likely Be Modest

Michael E. Chernew et al. (March 2023)

A Health Podyssey: Jane Zhu on Narrow Networks in Medicare Advantage Plans (July 2023)

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Financial Integration of Medicare and Medicaid: Necessary But Not Sufficient

Join Health Affairs on November 7 for a virtual event highlighting how states have promoted Medicare and Medicaid integration even in the absence of full financial integration and how federal policy can better care for people who are dually eligible.

Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Continue to Fade but Market Marches On Into 2025

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Michael Gerber back to the program to discuss Medicare open enrollment, the newly-announced 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings, and how large insurance companies may be scaling back Medicare Advantage product offerings.

Health Policy on the 2024 Presidential Campaign Trail

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Ellen Bayer to the program to take a closer look at the health care-related topics tied to the upcoming US presidential election. The two cover home care, reproductive health, drug pricing, and more throughout their conversation.