FDA's Proposed Ban on Menthol Cigarettes, Explained
“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 ...
13 Mai 202210min
Unpacking the Supreme Court Abortion Draft Decision
Early this week, Politico published a draft opinion from the Supreme Court that would overturn abortion rights in the United States.On today's episode of Health Affairs This Week, Health Affairs' Seni...
6 Mai 202213min
Headlines: Childhood Vaccinations, Title 42, and National Drug Control Strategy
Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Rob Lott go over the big health policy headlines from this week, including details on childhood vaccinations, Title 42 and the intersection of public heal...
29 Apr 202213min
A Health Podyssey: Stacie Dusetzina Shares Why Medicare Beneficiaries May Not Fill Specialty Drug Prescriptions
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 lead...
22 Apr 202231min
Advancing Health Equity in Health Policy & Publishing
Listen to Health Affairs' Senior Editor Kathleen Haddad and Health Equity Director Vabren Watts discuss advancing health equity in health policy and publishing.“Once you start advancing one aspect of ...
15 Apr 202211min
Biden Wants to Fix The ACA's Family Glitch. What Is That? w/ Katie Keith
President Joe Biden's administration this week published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the "family glitch" in the Affordable Care Act. In essence, the rule would revise the eligibility for ...
8 Apr 202214min
The Latest Trajectory of National Health Spending
A new ahead-of-print from Health Affairs features the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) annual projections of national health expenditures. John Poisal and colleagues estimate national ...
1 Apr 202212min
Medical Debt Changes & Health Impacts
This month, three US credit reporting agencies - Equifax, Experian and TransUnion - announced changes to medical collection debt reporting, which will remove nearly 70% of medical collection debt trad...
25 Mar 202212min
