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ICYMI, Jeff Byers welcomed Deputy Editor Chris Fleming and Katie Keith of Georgetown Law to Health Affairs This Week to discuss what to watch for in 2025 as the Trump administration takes office and what that could mean for future health policy regulations.

Today's Featured Articles

After Risk-Adjustment Change, Dementia Diagnoses Increased In Medicare Advantage Relative To Traditional Medicare

Sidra Haye et al.

Are Fewer Diagnoses Better? Assessing A Proposal To Improve The Medicare Advantage Payment System

Richard Kronick et al.

Medicare Risk Adjustment: Goals, Reform Proposals, And New Frontiers

Aaron L. Schwartz

Trump Reinstates Mexico City Policy, Prioritizes Hyde Amendment Enforcement

Katie Keith

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

Medical-Dental Integration Can Promote Comprehensive Oral Care For Dual-Eligible Adults

Lisa A. Thompson et al.

part of our Medicare And Medicaid Integration series

More on Risk Adjustment

Medicare Advantage Health Risk Assessments Contribute Up To $12 Billion Per Year To Risk-Adjusted Payments

Hannah O. James et al. (May 2024)

Risk Adjustment And Promoting Health Equity In Population-Based Payment: Concepts And Evidence

J. Michael McWilliams et al. (January 2023)

Evaluating The Accuracy Of Medicare Risk Adjustment For Alzheimer’s Disease And Related Dementias

Natalia Festa et al. (September 2022)

Community & State is the business segment of UnitedHealthcare that provides health care coverage for the economically disadvantaged, the medically underserved and those without the benefit of employer-funded health plans. These state-based health plans meet local needs, while leveraging the national resources of UnitedHealthcare.

Today, Health Affairs Forefront kicked off their new series, "The Future of Sickle Cell Disease and Research," with support from The American Society of Hematology.

The first article comes from Mohandas Narla with a focus on gene therapy and what opportunities could be made available for providing comprehensive care to people with sickle cell disease.

Vital Directions For Health And Health Care: Priorities For 2025

Last week, Health Affairs published an ahead-of-print release, Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2025, features seven articles highlighting key areas for action and transformative change in US health care.