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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott back to the program to discuss the 2024 election on the state level with ballot initiatives focused on reproductive health, cannabis restrictions, Medicaid work requirements, and more.
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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Leslie Erdelack back to the program to discuss the current state of retail clinics within retailers such as Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart, the challenges these operations have faced, and what the future implications for consumers might be as some retailers shutter some arms of these operations.
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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Ellen Bayer to the program to take a closer look at the health care-related topics tied to the upcoming US presidential election. The two cover home care, reproductive health, drug pricing, and more throughout their conversation.
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This week, Forefront debuted a new series focusing on "Ethics and Health System Change." The first article from M Gregg Bloche can be read here and information about submitting articles for the symposium can be found through our submission portal.
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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Michael Gerber back to the program to discuss Medicare open enrollment, the newly-announced 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings, and how large insurance companies may be scaling back Medicare Advantage product offerings.
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In preparation of our November 2024, explore a new ahead-of-print article from Gary Claxton and coauthors on employer strategies for covering GLP-1 agonists, mental health, substance use, and other family benefits as employer-sponsored health insurance premiums continue to increase.
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This episode was originally published on June 14, 2024.
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers is joined by Michael Chernew to discuss the recently released National Health Expenditures Projections for 2023–32 from the Office of the Actuary (OACT) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers is joined by Deputy Editor Chris Fleming and Rachel Sachs of Washington University, St. Louis to discuss a recent lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the country for rebating practices that the FTC claims resulted in inflating the list price of insulin.
Health Affairs just released an Election 2024 resource hub for research and studies associated with key issues in the upcoming US presidential election.
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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Brad Ryan, MD, Chief Growth Officer at NCQA, to the program to discuss the evolving state of EHRs, who owns the data, whether providers are excited about data standards, and what opportunities could be out there as health care embraces more digital efforts and arrangements.
Health Affairs released an ahead-of-print article this week by Gillian K. SteelFisher and coauthors examining the public awareness and perceptions of Paxlovid as well as discovering that a majority of Americans have limited awareness of the at-home COVID-19 treatment.
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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Kathleen Haddad back to the program to discuss the upcoming 2024 open enrollment season for Medicare and what changes to expect with recent news that large insurance companies may be scaling back Medicare Advantage offerings in the coming year.
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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Deputy Editor Jessica Bylander to the program to discuss a recent health advisory issued by US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declaring parental stress as a public health challenge. They also discuss the Murthy's focus on social media and its impact on mental health.
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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Deputy Editor Chris Fleming to the program to discuss the latest hurdle to the FTC's attempt to ban noncompete agreements in employment contracts, and what the implications are for the health care industry.
This week, Health Affairs released their September 2024 issue focusing on access to care, coverage, & more.
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Health Affairs also published a new health policy brief from Paula Lantz and Emma Carter about the role of direct democracy in state policy making as it relates to the drivers of population health and health disparities.
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