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Volume 2, Issue 11 of Health Affairs Scholar explores the “Medicare Advantage Trap,” drivers of commercial inpatient hospital growth, outcomes from the No Suprises Act’s dispute resolution process, Medicare transitional services, vaccine uptake among Medicaid beneficiaries, continued telehealth use for opioid use disorder, and much more.

Featured Papers

Medigap-guaranteed issue associated with Medicare Advantage disenrollment for beneficiaries administered a part B drug

Angela Liu et al.

Commercial inpatient hospital price growth driven by system affiliation and nonprofit-status hospitals

Jessica Y Chang and Kathryn Martin

Also in the Issue

R E S E A R C H   A R T I C L E S

No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution outcomes for emergency services

Erin L Duffy et al.

Medicare transitional care management services’ association with readmissions and mortality 

Rachel O Reid et al.

R E V I E W   A R T I C L E S

Factors impacting vaccine uptake among adult Medicaid beneficiaries: a systematic literature review

Emily Moss et al.

B R I E F   R E P O R T S

Charting new territory: the early lessons in integrating social determinant of health (SDOH) measures into practice

Adrianna Nava et al.

Performance of the Washington Group questions in measuring blindness and deafness 

Scott D Landes et al.

R E S E A R C H   L E T T E R S

Examining the use of telehealth to initiate buprenorphine for opioid use disorder treatment

Yimin Ge et al.

Fenway Health Advances LGBTQIA+ Health Efforts Through Workforce Education

Health Affairs’ Research and Justice For All podcast returns for its second season, focusing on drivers of health.

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, pediatrician and public health advocate, interviews Alex Keuroghlian from Fenway Health about the role that identity plays in the health care workforce.

Reforming HSAs To Expand Gig Workers’ Access To Affordable Health Care

Joel White et al.

Unlocking The Full Potential Of Generic Drugs For Patients

Beth Boyer and Tanisha Carino

Applying Legal And Clinical Quality Standards To ‘Food Is Medicine’

Erika Hanson et al.

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

Addressing Health Disparities Amid Growing Health Care Costs

Join Health Affairs December 16 for a virtual event exploring how efforts designed to increase access to and quality of care for underserved communities may align with efforts to address the rising cost of health care. This event is sponsored by Deloitte. 

Health Affairs’ Director of Health Equity Vabren Watts, PhD, will moderate the virtual briefing.

Speakers include: 

• Margarita Alegria, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
• Andrew Anderson, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
• Nelson Dunlap, JD, Meharry Medical College