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Today's Featured Articles

Effects Of Medicaid Waivers On Use Of Medications For Opioid Use Disorder And Nonfatal Overdoses In 17 States

Stephan Lindner et al.

Fifth Circuit Hands Administration Victory In No Surprises Act Litigation

Zachary Baron

Private Equity In Health Care: A State-Based Policy Perspective

Stephanie S. Lee et al.

More on Opioid Use Disorder

Medications For Opioid Use Disorder Increased Among Louisiana Medicaid Enrollees During Policy Reforms, 2018–21

Olivia K. Sugarman et al. (January 2024)

Many Clinicians Implement Digital Equity Strategies To Treat Opioid Use Disorder

Lori Uscher-Pines et al. (February 2023)

Changes In Health Services Use After Receipt Of Medications For Opioid Use Disorder In A Statewide Correctional System

Benjamin A. Howell et al. (August 2021)

Zachary Baron Shares What A Trump Presidency May Mean for Health Care

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers is joined by Deputy Editor Chris Fleming and Zachary Baron of Georgetown University's O'Neill Institute to discuss what the outcome of the 2024 US Presidential Election could mean for future health care decisions.

Call for Abstracts: Research and Policy Insights about the Opioid Crisis

Health Affairs is planning a theme issue on research and policy insights about the opioid crisis, to be published in September of 2025.

We invite all interested authors to submit abstracts for consideration for this
issue.

Our submission portal for abstracts will open on November 12, 2024.

In order to be considered, abstracts must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM Eastern time (U.S.), December 2, 2024.

We will focus on policy strategies and research that models the impact of interventions on the opioid epidemic across several interrelated domains, including:

• Prevention,
• Harm reduction,
• Treatment, and
• Recovery support.

Nursing Home Financial Stability and Funding Challenges

Join Health Affairs November 20 for a virtual event examining how the loss of public health emergency funds challenges the financial viability of nursing homes.

This event is for Health Affairs Insiders only.