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Join Health Affairs on Tuesday May 13 for another live taping of A Health Podyssey.

A Health Podyssey's Rob Lott will chat with Andrew Ryan about his paper in the May 2025 edition of Health Affairs and take questions from a live audience. This event is free for all.

May 2025 Issue

This week, Health Affairs released our May issue with a focus on Medicaid, pharmacies, hospital markets, and more.

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M E D I C A I D

Medicaid ‘Unwinding:’ Much Of The Reduction In Medicaid-Paid Prescriptions Was Offset By Increased Commercial Coverage

Eden Volkov et al.

Updated Medicaid-To-Medicare Fee Index: Medicaid Physician Fees Still Lag Behind Medicare Physician Fees

Laura Skopec et al.

H O S P I T A L   M A R K E T S

Hospital Capital Expenditures Associated With Prices And Hospital Expansion Or Withering, 2010–19

Nancy D. Beaulieu et al.

Rural Hospital Closures Led To Increased Prices At Nearby ‘Surviving’ Hospitals, 2012–22

Caitlin Carroll and Jessica Y. Chang

Hospitals Acquired By Private Equity Firms: Increased Postoperative Mortality For Common Inpatient Surgeries

Adrian Diaz et al.

Health Affairs Branded Post:

Safe Delivery: Vital Solutions for Improving Maternal Health

Jacquelyn Caglia

Sponsored by Merck for Mothers

A Health Podyssey: Eric Topol on the Science of Super-Aging and Longevity

Health Affairs This Week: What's On Farzad Mostashari's Mind for Health Policy

FDA’s First 100 Days Under the Second Trump Administration

Join Health Affairs on May 29 for an exclusive Insider virtual event exploring the changes at the FDA under the second Donald Trump administration with moderator Rachel Sachs and panelists Richard Hughes IV and Arti Rai.

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Physician Autonomy And Free Speech: Essential For Effective Public Health Response

Scott W. Atlas et al.

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

Costs Of Extending The Small Molecule Exemption Period In Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

Christopher Cai et al.

Drug Overdose Deaths Are Finally Slowing -- Medicaid Cuts Would Undermine That Progress

Carole Johnson et al.

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

Restraining Health Spending While Protecting Access: Potential For Bipartisan Action

G. William Hoagland et al.

A More Holistic Approach To Measurement For Value-Based Care

Sam Simon et al.

part of our Accountable Care For Population Health series

How Massachusetts’s New Health Care Reform Takes Aim at Private Equity

Nathan Hostert et al.

Basic Health Plans: A Promising Alternative Amidst Marketplace Subsidy Decreases

Coleman Drake et al.

CMS’s Transforming Maternal Health Model: A Roadmap For States

Carol Sakala and Megan Burns

Realizing The Promise Of The GUIDE Model For Dementia Caregivers

Julia G. Burgdorf et al.