Dear John,

Last week, we released an ahead-of-print article from Ellen Latsko and coauthors exploring how mandates applied to Medicaid coverage in 2020 led to greater methadone distribution for treating opioid use disorder.

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Today's Featured Articles

Targeted Regulations Of Abortion Providers Associated With Significant Decreases In OB-GYN Density, 1993–2021

Aline Vandenbroeck and Justin H. Markowski

Like A Wrecking Ball: Why The Hit To Disparate Impact Analysis Is A Blow To Public Health

Sean Darling-Hammond and Gilbert C. Gee

The Substantial Costs Of The No Surprises Act Arbitration Process

Jack Hoadley and Kennah Watts

part of our Provider Prices In The Commercial Sector series

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State Spotlight: The Use Of Provider-Based Reference Pricing In Oklahoma And South Carolina

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The Politics & Business of mRNA Vaccine Investment Cuts

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Kathleen Haddad back to the pod to take a look at recent news that HHS terminated 22 mRNA projects. The two explore the agency's reasoning, political and Wall Street reactions, and what it could mean for health care innovation.

Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector: Independent Dispute Resolution

Join Health Affairs tomorrow August 26 for an open access virtual event examining takeaways from the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) public use files and related litigation from Jack Hoadley and his team at Georgetown University.

Confirmed speakers include Katie Keith, Kennah Watts, Katie Berge, Lindsey Murtagh, Troy Oeschsner, and Patrick Pinnell.