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This month, we released a theme issue focusing on climate, health, and equity with support from The Kresge Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Extreme Heat, Health Care Use, And Costs: Evidence From Commercial Insurance, Medicaid, And Medicare Advantage ([link removed] )

Jeff Romine et al.

Extreme heat is associated with increased emergency department use and some inpatient utilization driving higher health care costs overall while showing little effect on outpatient care.

Climate-Related Health Risks In US Hospital Community Health Needs Assessments: A Mixed-Methods Analysis ([link removed] )

Sara Locke et al.

Climate-related health risks are rarely addressed in nonprofit hospitals’ community health needs assessments highlighting a gap between federal requirements and emerging public health threats.

Aligning Health Policy With Climate Action: Evidence-Based Interventions To Decarbonize Care, Improve Climate Resilience ([link removed] )

Stefan Wheat et al.

Fragmented policy approaches have limited progress toward more climate-responsive health care, though a range of proposed strategies could support greater sustainability and system resilience.

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Using Nutritious Food MA Supplemental Benefits To Fight Chronic Disease ([link removed] )

Alice Hm Chen et al.

Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits have significant potential to support chronic disease prevention and management, but policy changes and greater data transparency may be needed to better align these benefits with evidence, value, and patient needs.

Modernizing The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What Problem Are We Trying to Solve? ([link removed] )

Christopher P. Childers et al.

Proposals to shift physician payment toward primary care through the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rest on limited evidence and may not improve population health while potentially affecting access to specialty care.

Value-Based Insurance Design In The Modern Era ([link removed] )

Kimberly Westrich et al.

Growing scrutiny of pharmacy benefit managers has highlighted misaligned incentives in drug coverage, prompting reforms and renewed interest in value-based insurance design as a framework to better align costs, access, and clinical value.

Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector: Reaching a Common Understanding ([link removed] )

Theme Issue Briefing: Climate, Health, and Equity ([link removed] )

Understanding ICHRA With Jason Levitis ([link removed] )

Private Equity Acquisitions In Primary Care: Changes In Utilization, Spending, And Workforce ([link removed] )

Yashaswini Singh et al.

Health Affairs This Week: Healthcare Price Transparency 2.0: Proposed Federal Updates Explained ([link removed] )

Age-Friendly Health Series: How the One Big Beautiful Bill Changes Medicaid for Older Adults and State Health Policy ([link removed] )

A Health Podyssey: How Climate Change Is Affecting Farmers’ And Ranchers’ Mental Health ([link removed] )

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