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Today's Featured Articles

Site-Neutral Payment Reform: Little Impact On Outpatient Medicare Spending Or Hospital-Physician Integration

Brady Post et al.

To learn more, check out an Insider exclusive event featuring author Brady Post discussing site-neutral payments.

Senate Republicans Unveil Budget Reconciliation Package: Unpacking The Coverage Provisions

Katie Keith

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

The Journey Toward Mental Health Parity: Persistent Challenges And New Roadblocks

Ali Khawar and Jessica Schubel

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

The Rules Of War Alone Aren’t Protecting Health Care

Danielle N. Poole

More on Site-Neutral Payments

Increases In Physician Professional Fees In Private Equity–Owned Gastroenterology Practices

Yashaswini Singh et al. (February 2025)

Strengths And Weaknesses Of Introducing An Inflation Factor Into The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Michael E. Chernew et al. (December 2024)

The Promise And Pitfalls Of Site-Neutral Payments In Medicare

Christopher M. Whaley et al. (September 2024)

Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage: Understanding the Challenges, Improving Effectiveness

Join Health Affairs for a free virtual event featuring insights from a year-long special series, Supplemental Benefits In Medicare Advantage.

On July 8, Health Affairs’ Kathleen Haddad will moderate a discussion with a panel of experts on how well MA supplemental benefits fill the health care and non-medical health related needs of MA enrollees.

Speakers include:

• Narda Ipackhi, The SCAN Foundation
• Eric Roberts, University of Pennsylvania
• Claire Cruse, ATI Advisory
• Chris Esguerra, Health Plan of San Mateo
• Andy Friedell, Helper Bees

This event is open for all to attend.

Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits: What We've Learned

Celebrating Pride Month

Jessica McCann and coauthors examined the barriers that people who identify as women, including Black women and transgender women, have in accessing PrEP prescriptions.