Dear John,

ICYMI, Troyen A. Brennan of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and former CMO at CVS Health appeared on Health Affairs This Week to discuss his new book, Wonderful and Broken: The Complex Reality of Primary Care in the United States.

Today's Featured Articles

Public Benefit Avoidance And Safety Concerns Among Mixed-Status Latino Families In California, 2021–22

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President Trump’s Executive Orders On Prescription Drug Prices: What The Evidence Says

Jeromie Ballreich et al.

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

Step Therapy In MA: Mixed Evidence And An Uncertain Path Forward

G. Caleb Alexander

part of our Assessing The Evidence For MA Reform series

The Limitations Of Hospital Payment Cap Simulators For State Policy Applications

John Allison et al.

part of our Provider Prices In The Commercial Sector series

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Profits vs. Patient Care: Alexander Soltoff on Private Equity in Hospice Care

Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Alexander Soltoff of Emory University about his recent paper exploring how private equity-owned hospices reported higher profits and lower patient care spending when compared to other ownership models.