The August issue of Health Affairs covers a broad range of topics including pharmaceuticals, with an emphasis on biosimilars; global health policy, particularly trust in governments; Medicare payment; Medicaid coverage; the effects of paid sick leave; and more.

Read Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil's preview, or check out our Table of Contents to see everything in this edition.

Multiple papers in the issue discuss pharmaceuticals. Authors dive into drug utilization management, examine patent litigation related to biosimilars, and analyze prices for biosimilars in France's market.

Global health papers cover the relationship between democratic quality and universal health coverage, trust in governments and health workers, and public attitudes toward COVID-19 public health regulations in Israel.

In this month’s Leading To Health article, Rebecca Gale takes readers to People’s Community Clinic, in Austin, Texas.

In 2018, after the Trump administration announced intentions to expand the definition of "public charge" to include Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients, People’s Community Clinic’s Medical-Legal Partnership sprang into action.

On Thursday, August 12, 2021, you are invited to join Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil when he welcomes Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the US Department of Health and Human Services. At CMS, Brooks-LaSure oversees programs including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the HealthCare.gov health insurance Marketplace.

There will be an opportunity for viewers to contribute questions before and during the live session.

Date:    Thursday, August 12, 2021
Time:    1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Place:    Online details will be shared with registrants 24 hours in advance of the event

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