Dear John,

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

Today's Featured Articles

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

Hawazin W. Elani et al.

Unlocking The Full Potential Of Generic Drugs For Patients

Beth Boyer and Tanisha Carino

More on Oral Health Insurance Coverage

Dental Services Use: Medicare Beneficiaries Experience Immediate And Long-Term Reductions After Enrollment

Lisa Simon et al. (February 2023)

Medical Loss Ratios For California’s Dental Insurance Plans: Assessing Consumer Value And Policy Solutions

Len Finocchi and Katrina Connolly (September 2018)

Medicaid Meets Its Equal Access Requirement For Dental Care, But Oral Health Disparities Remain

Jaffer A. Shariff and Burton L. Edelstein (December 2016)

Richard Hughes IV on States' Response to Federal Vaccine Recommendations for Schools

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Richard Hughes IV of Epstein Becker Green and George Washington University about his recent paper that reviewed school-entry vaccine policies on a state level and observed how the responses to federal recommendations varied.

Uses of Health Care Price Transparency Data: Status, Innovations, Opportunities

Join Health Affairs December 4 for a virtual event on the current uses of hospital and insurer price transparency data and efforts to improve their usability and reliability. 

Drawing upon articles in the Health Affairs Forefront series “Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector,” supported by Arnold Ventures, the panelists will discuss their experiences using the data, as well as needs and ideas for future improvement. 

Sabrina Corlette of Georgetown University will moderate the virtual briefing. 

Speakers include: 

• Ge Bai, Johns Hopkins University
• Jean Abraham, University of Minnesota
• Michael Conway, Colorado Division of Insurance 
• Shawn Gremminger, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
• Steve Parente, University of Minnesota