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Today's Featured Articles

Commercial Insurers Paid More For Procedures At Hospital Outpatient Departments Than At Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Matthew P. Maughan et al.

The Unintended Consequences Of The ACA’s Medical Loss Ratio Requirement

Randolph W. Pate et al.

Going Local: Opportunities To Address The Opioid And Overdose Crisis In Communities

Kenneth Shatzkes et al.

More on Insurance Market Regulation

How Insurers That Own Providers Can Game The Medical Loss Ratio Rules

January Angeles and Michael Bailit (September 2025)

The Final 2022 Payment Notice: Exchanges, Medical Loss Ratios, Special Enrollment Periods, And More

Katie Keith (May 2021)

Diminishing Insurance Choices In The Affordable Care Act Marketplaces: A County-Based Analysis

Kevin Griffith et al. (October 2018)

Health Benefits in 2025: Insights from the KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey

Join Health Affairs and KFF’s Matthew Rae on November 5 for an exclusive Insider virtual event exploring the findings from the KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey, reporting on benefits in 2025.

Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight 

In a May 2025 paper, Jenny S. Guadamuz and coauthors shed insight on why independent pharmacies and those located in low-income, Black, and Latinx neighborhoods were more likely to be excluded from Medicare Part D plans.