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ICYMI, Health Affairs announced that Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil will leave his role at the end of the year.

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In an ahead-of-print article published today, Anne B. Martin and colleagues at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their 2023 health care spending report ([link removed] ) .

Key takeaways from the report include:

- Health care spending in the US continues to climb, with private insurance and Medicare leading the charge.
- The insured share of the population reached a high of 92.5% in 2023.
- Medicaid spending growth slowed as pandemic-related funding waned.
- State and local governments accounted for a larger share of health spending, while federal contributions declined.

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On the season finale of Research & Justice For All, Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, pediatrician and public health advocate, interviews Philip Alberti from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to discuss health outcomes and what it means to achieve health equity across sectors.

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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Leslie Erdelack back to the program to discuss the recently released 2023 health care spending report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Assessing Provider Adoption Of Medicare Advanced Alternative Payment Models ([link removed] )

David Muhlestein

A Value-Based Primary Care Model That Doubles Primary Care Investment ([link removed] )

Russell S. Phillips et al.

Leveraging Certificates Of Need To Increase Public Health Spending: The Massachusetts Example ([link removed] )

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Integrating Equity Into Licensing Agreements For Taxpayer-Funded Technologies ([link removed] )

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