Dear John,

Last week, Health Affairs released an ahead-of-print article from Sean P. Keehan and coauthors at CMS that reviewed national health expenditure data for 2024–33 that will be in our July 2025 issue.

If you enjoy audio takes, the Health Affairs This Week podcast featured Michael Chernew breaking down the national health expenditure data.

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Today's Featured Articles

Transitional Care Management Associated With More Healthy Days At Home, Lower Spending After Hospital Discharge

MacKenzie L. Hughes et al.

Senate GOP Makes Last-Minute Health Care Changes To Budget Bill Ahead Of Scheduled Motion To Proceed

Katie Keith

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

President Trump’s Dangerous Executive Order On “Dangerous Gain-Of-Function Research”

Alexandra Finch and Lawrence O. Gostin

More from our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

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

Sara Rosenbaum (June 2025)

Taking Stock Of The Health Coverage Impacts Of The House Reconciliation Bill

Matthew Fiedler (June 2025)

Rolling Back Biden-Era Medicaid Rules Would Hurt Beneficiaries And Increase Costs

Jessica Schubel (April 2025)

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July 8: Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage: Understanding the Challenges, Improving Effectiveness

Kathleen Haddad, Eric T. Roberts, Narda Ipackhi, Claire Cruse, Chris Esguerra, and Andy Friedell (OPEN TO ALL)

July 9: Supreme Court Wrap-Up 

Sara Rosenbaum, William Sage, Barak Richman, and Renee Landers (INSIDER EXCLUSIVE)

August 20: 340B

Sayeh Nikpay and Jessica Bylander (INSIDER EXCLUSIVE)

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