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Health Affairs Scholar is excited to announce a call for papers on three topics: 

• Global Aging
• Intersections of Social Policies and Health
• Policy Options for the 340B Drug Discount program

For more information on the topics and how to submit, visit the Health Affairs Scholar website.

The Effects of Medicaid Unwinding on Coverage

In anticipation of the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Congress ended the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement on March 31, 2023, allowing states to terminate coverage for ineligible people and resume eligibility determinations through a process known as unwinding.

In an ahead-of-print article published this week, Sumedha Gupta and coauthors explore the early effects of the Medicaid unwinding on insurance coverage among people ages 19–64.

Election Day is on the horizon and Health Affairs has been collecting articles that we've published over the years to reflect on evidence and analysis on key issues that impact the health policy sector.

Our Election 2024 Collection features journal and Forefront articles, health policy briefs, podcasts, and theme issues on topics including home-based care, reproductive health, antitrust, and more.

Purchase the collection to access all paywalled articles for the low price of $39.95.

Precision Medicine Hinges On Access To Genetic Counselors

Colleen Campbell

Beyond Floppy Disks And Fax Machines: Modernizing Immunization Information Systems

Angela K. Shen et al.

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

April Joy Damian and Jessica McCann

Winning The Tobacco Endgame

Jeffrey G. Willett and Maher Karam-Hage

Medicare ‘Fit-For-Purpose’ Studies For Coverage Of Emerging Medical Products, Part 1: A Framework

Caroline Marra et al.

Medicare ‘Fit-For-Purpose’ Studies For Coverage Of Emerging Medical Products, Part 2: Case Studies

Caroline Marra et al.

The Incursion Of Profit-Enhancing Middlemen In US Health Care

Linda J. Blumberg and Kennah Watts

Are We Ready For A Bird Flu Vaccination Campaign?

Ram Koppaka and Richard Hughes IV

The Advent And Future Of Self-Administered Vaccines

Richard Hughes IV et al.

Avni Gupta on Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Through an Equity Lens

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Avni Gupta of the Commonwealth Fund about her recent paper that explores cost-associated unmet dental, vision, and hearing needs among low-income Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries.

Frontline Struggles from the Retail Health Clinic Market

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Leslie Erdelack back to the program to discuss the current state of retail clinics within retailers such as Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart, the challenges these operations have faced, and what the future implications for consumers might be as some retailers shutter some arms of these operations.

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.