Dear John,

The November issue of Health Affairs examines various forms of health insurance—employer-sponsored, Medicare, and Medicaid—along with articles on drug development and more.

Health Benefits In 2024: Higher Premiums Persist, Employer Strategies For GLP-1 Coverage And Family-Building Benefits

Gary Claxton et al.

Expected Out-Of-Pocket Costs: Comparing Medicare Advantage With Fee-For-Service Medicare

Benedic Ippolito et al.

Medicare Advantage Plans With High Numbers Of Veterans: Enrollment, Utilization, And Potential Wasteful Spending

Yanlei Ma et al.

Resumption Of Medicaid Eligibility Redeterminations: Little Change In Overall Insurance Coverage

Sumedha Gupta et al.

Perinatal Health Insurance And Health Care Use By Immigration Status In 6 US States, 2020–22

Maria W. Steenland and Jamie R. Daw

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

Stephan Lindner et al.

Availability Of Adult Dental Plans In The Affordable Care Act Marketplaces, 2016–23

Hawazin W. Elani et al.

P H A R M A C E U T I C A L S

Small-Molecule Drugs Offer Comparable Health Benefits To Biologics At Lower Costs

Katherine A. Clifford et al.

Evidence That Regulatory And Market Forces Are Driving Adoption Of Biosimilars

Janice Jhang and Troyen A. Brennan

School-Entry Vaccine Policies: States’ Responses To Federal Recommendations Varied From Swift To Substantially Delayed

Anna Larson et al.

Florida Decision Could Lead To Upending Whistleblower Lawsuits Across Health Care Industry

Sheela Ranganathan

Towards A National Action Plan To Improve Representation In Clinical Trials

Esther Krofah et al.

Building A Longitudinal Community Supports Model

Kathleen Noonan and Mary D. Naylor

NIH’s Approach To Funding Biomedical Research Exacerbates Inequality And Health Disparities

A. Susana Ramírez

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.

Opportunities To Enhance Design And Implementation Of ACO REACH’s Core Payment Model Design Elements

Rachel Bonesteel et al.

part of our Accountable Care For Population Health series

Janice Jhang on Policy & Market Forces Driving Biosimilar Adoption

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Janice Jhang of Harvard University about her recent paper that explores how regulatory and market forces are driving adoption of biosimilars.

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.

Next week, a new season of Research & Justice For All will be debuting.

In preparation, revisit our first season which focused on "Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity," sponsored by CVS Health.

Co-hosted by Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun, the first season provided perspectives on how to dismantle unjust systems and structures that have long impacted health outcomes in historically marginalized populations.

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.