Dear John,

ICYMI, we released an ahead-of-print article yesterday featuring the 2024 CMS health care spending report from Micah Hartman and colleagues.

Today's Featured Articles

When Safety-Net Programs Compete: Medicaid, 340B, And The Battle Over Drug Discounts

Sayeh Nikpay et al.

Growth In National Health Expenditures: It’s Not The Prices, Stupid

Michael E. Chernew

Tomorrow, Michael E. Chernew will join Health Affairs This Week to breakdown the 2024 National Health Expenditures report.

AI In Health Care: Balancing Clinical Utility With Environmental Sustainability

Manijeh Berenji et al.

How Federal Cuts Are Dismantling Children’s Behavioral Health Systems

Sunny Patel and Matthew Biel

More on National Health Expenditures

National Health Expenditure Projections, 2024–33: Despite Insurance Coverage Declines, Health To Grow As Share Of GDP

Sean P. Keehan et al. (June 2025)

National Health Expenditures In 2023: Faster Growth As Insurance Coverage And Utilization Increased

Anne B. Martin et al. (December 2024)

US Health Care Spending 2009–2019: What Changed? (Sherry Glied)

Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Sherry Glied of New York University on her paper that explores how U.S. health spending growth slowed to less than half its historical rate, driven by lower utilization, slower price growth, and shifts in care delivery and administration.

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