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Today's Featured Articles

Medicare Local Coverage Determinations: Evidence Quality Is Stronger For Covered Indications

Osman Moneer et al.

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Gaps In Quality Of Care Not Consistent Between Traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage For Racial And Ethnic Groups

Jeah Jung et al. (March 2024)

Access Problems And Cost Concerns Of Younger Medicare Beneficiaries Exceeded Those Of Older Beneficiaries In 2019

J. Wyatt Koma et al. (April 2023)

Health-Related Social Needs Among Older Adults Enrolled In Medicare Advantage

Charron L. Long et al. (April 2022)

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

Research and Justice For All is a podcast series featuring conversations with researchers, activists, and health care specialists to provide perspectives on the unjust systems and structures that have long impacted health outcomes in historically marginalized populations. 

In season 2, Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, pediatrician and public health advocate explores the social, economic, and environmental conditions that shape health and well-being.

If you haven't listened yet, here's a good chance to get caught up on the second season.

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

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.