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Sunday, February 5, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs

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For more than forty years, questions about health care spending levels and growth have been an important focus of Health Affairs.

Recently, the journal announced a first-of-its-kind project intended to build on this rich history of scholarship on health care spending: The Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending and Value.

This week, the council released recommendations to achieve higher-value health care spending and growth in the US.

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Our events in February will cover topics including health spending and financing of nursing homes, plus a fun Happy Hour for Insider members to meet Health Affairs leaders and each other.

Lunch and Learn: How to Make the Editor’s Top Ten List on February 8
Journal Club: "The Role Of Real Estate Investment Trusts In Staffing US Nursing Homes" on February 16
Virtual Happy Hour on February 28

Upcoming Events

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A Health Podyssey: Loren Adler on Surprise Ambulance Bills and Beyond

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Loren Adler from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy about pricing and billing for ground ambulance transportation.

This Week: Medicare Advantage Targeted By CMS For Overpayment

Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Kathleen Haddad explain the complexities of the CMS final rule on Medicare Advantage risk adjustment.

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Featured This Week

Building Resilience Into US Prescription Drug Supply Chains

Minje Park et al.

Requiring Integrated Care Plans To Offer Spiritual Care To Dually Eligible Individuals

Dennis Heaphy and Sasha Shenk

340B: Good Intentions In Need Of Reform

Anthony M. DiGiorgio

Organizing Around Vital Conditions Moves The Social Determinants Agenda Into Wider Action

Bobby Milstein et al.

Insurer Price Transparency Rule: What Has Been Disclosed?

Yang Wang et al.

A Midterm Assessment Of President Biden’s Promise To Build On The ACA

Sabrina Corlette and Joan Alker

Smoothing Medicare Part D Out-Of-Pocket Costs Under The Inflation Reduction Act

Jalpa A. Doshi and Amy Niles

Getting Government To Work For Public Health

Thomas E. Dobbs et al.

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Every week, we'll send out a quiz question covering Health Affairs history and health policy trivia. Test your knowledge today on the question below:

What year was Medicare signed into law?

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About Health Affairs

Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal is available in print and online. Late-breaking content is also found through healthaffairs.org, Health Affairs Today, and Health Affairs Sunday Update.

Project HOPE is a global health and humanitarian relief organization that places power in the hands of local health care workers to save lives across the globe. Project HOPE has published Health Affairs since 1981.

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