Health Affairs This Week

Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander discuss the FDA's efforts to pull the pregnancy drug Makena from the market and the implications for drug policy. Join us in D.C. for an in-person happy hour event on November 17 Related Links: FDA Panel Recommends Pulling Preterm Birth Drug From the Market ( New York Times ) Accelerated Approval of Cancer Drugs: No Economic Reward For Drug Make...

Health Affairs This Week is on a break this week. Today, we are publishing an episode from A Health Podyssey , where Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil brings you in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry. Health Affairs This Week will return next week. Subscribe to A Health Podyssey : RSS | Apple Podca...

Health Affairs' Ryann Tanap and Vabren Watts interview Tony Brunswick, executive director of Art Enables, about his organization and its work and impact on artists with disabilities. Health Affairs thanks the Ford Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for their financial support of this issue. Related Links: Disability and Health Theme...

Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Ellen Bayer give a peek behind the curtain on Health Affairs' new Disability and Health theme issue. Health Affairs thanks the Ford Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for their financial support of this issue. Related Links: Disability and Health Theme Issue Tara Lagu on Physicians’ Attitudes on P...

Health Affairs' Kathleen Haddad and Chris Fleming conduct a whistle-stop tour of the current health policy litigations flowing through the courts. Related Links: Providers Sue (Again) Over No Surprises ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Lawsuit Challenges Federal Copay Accumulator Policy ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Court Holds That Key ACA Preventive Services Requirements Are Unconstitutional ( Health...

Listen to Marianne Amoss and Rob Lott talk about Health Affairs' Forefront series on Medicare and Medicaid Integration and some of their favorite articles about the dual eligible population. The series is produced with the support of Arnold Ventures . Included articles are reviewed and edited by Health Affairs Forefront s taff; the opinions expressed are those of the authors. The series will run t...

Listen to Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Vabren Watts discuss a new partnership between Walmart and UnitedHealth Group - which will include efforts across retail health centers, Medicare Advantage plans, and social determinants of health - as well as other health care moves from big retailers like Amazon and CVS. Related Links: Press Release: Walmart and UnitedHealth Group Collaborate To Del...

Listen to Health Affairs' Ellen Bayer and Rob Lott review the state of the health care workforce in this Labor Day themed episode of Health Affairs This Week. Related Links: Primary Care Beyond COVID-19 ( Health Affairs Forefront ) New Behavioral Health Workforce Database Paints A Stark Picture ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Addressing Health Worker Burnout (U.S. Surgeon General) Impact of the COVID...

Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Chris Fleming discuss the Moderna lawsuit against Pfizer regarding its mRNA technology in relation to the COVID-19 vaccine and its potential impact on the future of biopharmaceutical markets. Related Links: Covid Vaccine ‘Windfall Profits’ Under Attack by Patent Holders ( Bloomberg Law ) C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely availab...

Listen to Health Affairs' Kathleen Haddad and Jessica Bylander discuss the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's steps to revamp the agency, citing mistakes the agency made during the COVID-19 pandemic. Related Links: Walensky, Citing Botched Pandemic Response, Calls for CDC Reorganization ( New York Times ) A Vision For Supporting and Reforming The CDC ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Fix The...

Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Rob Lott dive into the health care and climate change provisions in the newly signed Inflation Reduction Act. Related Links: Understanding The Democrats’ Drug Pricing Package ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Congress Poised To Extend Enhanced Marketplace Subsidies Through 2025 ( Health Affairs Forefront ) FACT SHEET: Inflation Reduction Act Advances Environmental Ju...

Health Affairs' Vabren Watts discusses the latest on monkeypox with Syra Madad and Andrew Wallach, both from NYC Health + Hospitals . C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone. Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castro |...

This week, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) updated measures in the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS). This year, the organization included measures related to health equity for data and quality measurement. NCQA Executive Vice President Eric Schneider joins Health Affairs' Rob Lott on today's episode of Health Affairs This Week to discuss the measurement...

Listen to Katie Keith, Jessica Bylander, and Leslie Erdelack unpack the latest proposed rule from HHS implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability in certain health programs and activities. The proposed rule would reinstate civil rights protections for patients and consumers after...

Listen to Health Affairs' Kathleen Haddad and Ellen Bayer discuss the new hotline and mental health initiatives in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. If interested in the Amazon-One Medical news from the week, listen to the limited podcast series Piecemeal produced for Health Affairs by Lalita Abhyankar. C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to keep...

Listen to Health Affairs' Rob Lott and Vabren Watts discuss the federal and state aftermath following the Supreme Court overturn of Roe v. Wade . C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone. Related Links: Women's Live and Health:...

Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Kathleen Haddad discuss the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services latest measures regarding rural emergency hospitals and price transparency for hospitals and payers. C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront...

Listen to Health Affairs' Chris Fleming interview Manatt Health 's Cindy Mann on budget neutrality requirements for Medicaid 1115 demonstrations. This episode was recorded on June 23, 2022. Related Links: Rethinking The Budget Neutrality Requirement for Medicaid 1115 Demonstrations ( Health Affairs Forefront ) C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to k...

As part of Pride Month, listen to Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Kathleen Haddad discuss the White House's executive order on LGBTQI+ equality and its impact on health care. Related Links: Privately Insured Transgender People Are At Elevated Risk For Chronic Conditions Compared With Cisgender Counterparts ( Health Affairs ) Podcast: A Health Podyssey with Landon Hughes Lesbian, Gay, And Bise...

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission launched a formal inquiry into pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Vabren Watts discuss the FTC's probe into PBMs and how vertical integration and consolidation may affect patients and health care consumers. Related Links: FTC Launches Investigation Into Major Pharmacy Benefit Managers' Business Practices ( FierceH...

Listen to Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Ellen Bayer go over the big health policy headlines from this week, including what we know about Monkeypox, the implications of the latest Medicare Trustees Report, and nursing home workforce shortages. Related Links: 2022 Medicare Trustees Report (CMS) Medicare's Supplementary Medical Insurance Fund: A Growing Burden on Taxpayers ( Health Affairs For...

Listen to Health Affairs' Rob Lott and Chris Fleming put the FDA under the microscope on user fees and baby formula shortages. Related Links: FDA User Fee Reauthorization Bill Emerges In Both Chambers ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Fact Sheet: President Biden Announces New Actions to Address Infant Formula Shortage (White House) Biden Invokes the Defense Production Act for the Baby Formula Shortage...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses the subject of gun violence and death. Health Affairs's Jessica Bylander and Vabren Watts discuss this week's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas and the recent history of gun policy in the United States. Violence permeates our society. One response to violence is to better understand its origins and how to prevent it. We invite you to read the Violence and Hea...

Listen to Health Affairs' Chris Fleming and Tim Jost discuss Supreme Court cases that could strip enrollees in Medicaid and other programs of the right to sue to enforce their rights. Related Links: Is The Supreme Court Poised To Wipe Out Legal Rights For Medicaid Beneficiaries? ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castro | Stitcher | Deezer | Overcast

“In addition to this being a public health issue, these questions around health equity appear to have motivated FDA’s decision to move on developing these new product standards.” – Leslie Erdelack On today's episode of Health Affairs This Week , Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Ellen Bayer unpack the FDA's proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and its public health implications including concerns...