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Join Health Affairs on July 9 for an exclusive Insider virtual event discussing health and health care policy decisions that are expected in the closing days of the Supreme Court’s 2024-2025 term.

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In an ahead-of-print article released this week, Sean P. Keehan and coauthors at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services review national health expenditure data for 2024–33.

Among their findings, the researchers found that national health expenditures are projected to have grown 8.2 percent in 2024 and to increase 7.1 percent in 2025, reflecting continued strong growth in the use of health care services and goods.

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.

A Health Podyssey: Robert Burke on The Impact of Value-Based Purchasing Programs on Skilled Nursing Facilities

Health Affairs This Week: US Health Spending Projections Back on the Rise w/ Michael Chernew

HHS Finalizes ACA Marketplace Rule

Part 1: Enrollment Restrictions, Premiums, Actuarial Value, And More

Part 2: Income And SEP Verification, ‘Failure To Reconcile,’ And More

Katie Keith

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

No Surprises Act Arbitrators Vary Significantly In Their Decision Making Patterns

Kennah Watts and Jack Hoadley

part of our Provider Prices In The Commercial Sector series

Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors: The Meaning Of US v Skrmetti

Sara Rosenbaum

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

Learning From The Failure Of A CMS Emergency Medical Services Model

Erik Blutinger et al.

Making Health Spending Sustainable Means Targeting Increasingly Excessive Price Growth

Irene Papanicolas et al.

Congress Should Remove The Rare Disease Carve-Out From Medicare Drug Price Negotiation, Not Expand It

Helen Mooney et al.

Medicare Advantage Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleges Insurer And Broker Misconduct

Neil Patil et al.

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

Improving Health Care Access For Youth Aging Out Of Foster Care

Aaliyah Moore et al.

Medicare Advantage Dental Benefits: Steady Improvement Is More Of The Same

Michael Adelberg and Mark Jurkovich

part of our Supplemental Benefits In Medicare Advantage series

The Dental Divide: Addressing The South’s Oral Health Crisis As A Health Equity Imperative

Zachary W. Schulz

In Measuring Disability, Do Not Abandon Established US Standards

Scott D. Landes et al.

As Medicare Progress Stalls Nationally, Can States Advance Site-Neutral Payment Policies?

Elisabeth Benjamin