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Join Health Affairs Wednesday October 15 for an exclusive Insider virtual event exploring immigration policies and their impact on health care.

Our October 2025 issue features a range of topics, including vaccine economics, the role of private equity in health care, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and more.

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P R I V A T E   E Q U I T Y

Hospital- And Private Equity–Affiliated Specialty Physicians Negotiate Higher Prices Than Independent Physicians

Alexander P. Philips et al.

Private Equity–Owned Hospices Report Highest Profits, Lowest Patient Care Spending Compared With Other Ownership Models

Alexander Soltoff et al.

M E D I C A R E   A D V A N T A G E

Reduced Medicare Advantage Insurer Concentration Associated With Small Improvements In Market Outcomes, 2013–23

Bowen Garrett and John Holahan

Inpatient Prices In Medicare Advantage Vary Modestly Across And Within Hospitals

Grace Mackleby et al.

Health Affairs This Week: Future of Primary Care: Bright or Broken? w/ Troyen Brennan

A Health Podyssey:  Can Challenge Prizes Transform Drug Discovery? w/ Tris Dyson

What Drives Beneficiaries To Switch Between MA And FFS Plans?

William V. Padula

part of our Assessing The Evidence For MA Reform series

How States Are Using Hospital Price Caps To Save Money

Nathan Hostert et al.

part of our Provider Prices In The Commercial Sector series

State Efforts To Monitor Outpatient Facility Fees

Julia Burleson et al.

part of our Provider Prices In The Commercial Sector series

Administration Releases Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Final Guidance For 2028

Kristi Martin and Rachel Sachs

Skin Substitutes: A Case For How ACOs Can Help Prevent Fraud, Waste, And Abuse

Mara McDermott

part of our Accountable Care For Population Health series

The New Vaccine Federalism In The US

Ana Santos Rutschman and Jacqueline Penrod

Also from Forefront

• Damage From Inaction On ACA Tax Credits Has Begun And Will Grow With Further Delays
• Mpox Is Out of Control. The US Retreat From Foreign Aid Is Making It Worse
• Medicare Can Leverage Home-Based Care To Optimize Value For Homebound Beneficiaries
• Expanding Prior Authorization In FFS Medicare: Three Implementation Priorities
• As An Alternative To Federal Research Funding, Private Investment Brings Significant Risks
• The 'Patients Deserve Price Tags' Act Would Empower Employers With Information—Is That Enough?

Immigration Policies and Their Impact on Health Care

Join Health Affairs on October 15 for an exclusive Insider virtual event exploring immigration policies and their impact on health care.

A panel of experts will discuss how immigration policies affect the health care economy and workforce, health insurance coverage and access for immigrants, and immigrant health.