# Health Affairs * **Definition:** Health Affairs is a peer-reviewed academic journal that focuses on health policy and health services research, providing a platform for the dissemination of scholarly articles, commentary, and analysis on issues affecting health care systems and public health. * **Taxonomy:** Key Sources / Healthcare Publications / Health Affairs ## News * Selected news from the source **Health Affairs**, for healthcare technology leaders * 153 news items are in the system for this source * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Topics | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/26/2025 | [**Defaulting Into Medicare Advantage: What It Could Mean For Medicare And Its Beneficiaries**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/defaulting-into-medicare-advantage-could-mean-medicare-and-its-beneficiaries) | [[Medicare]]; [[Medicare Advantage]] | | 5/14/2025 | [**Administration Releases Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Draft Guidance For 2028**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/administration-releases-medicare-drug-price-negotiation-program-draft-guidance-2028) | [[Medicare]]; [[Health]]; [[Drug Price Negotiation]] | | 4/28/2025 | [**South Korea's Physician Shortage Crisis: Lessons For US Policy Makers**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/south-korea-s-physician-shortage-crisis-lessons-us-policy-makers) | [[Pediatrics]]; [[Dermatology]]; [[Healthcare Access]] | | 4/16/2025 | [**History Repeats? Faced With Medicaid Cuts, States Reduced Support For Older Adults And Disabled People**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/history-repeats-faced-medicaid-cuts-states-reduced-support-older-adults-and-disabled) | [[Medicaid]] | | 4/11/2025 | [**Rescinding Health-Related Social Needs Guidance Undermines Trump's Own Economic Goals**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/rescinding-health-related-social-needs-guidance-undermines-trump-s-own-economic-goals) | [[Cost Reduction]]; [[Health]]; [[Medicaid]] | | 4/2/2025 | [**Addressing Malnutrition Through Advances In Value-Based Care**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/addressing-malnutrition-through-advances-value-based-care) | [[Patient Outcomes]]; [[Collaboration]]; [[Healthcare Costs]] | | 3/5/2025 | [**Supporting Family Caregivers In Hospital At Home**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/supporting-family-caregivers-hospital-home) | [[Home Health Care]]; [[Strategy]]; [[Patient Payments]] | | 3/2/2025 | [**Rewarding Medicare Advantage D-SNPs That Provide The Best Value**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/rewarding-medicare-advantage-d-snps-provide-best-value-dually-eligible-individuals) | [[Healthcare Providers]]; [[Medicaid]]; [[Medicare Advantage]] | | 2/24/2025 | [**The Challenge Of Medicare And Medicaid Integration For Dual Eligible Individuals Under 65**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/challenge-medicare-and-medicaid-integration-dual-eligible-individuals-under-65) | [[Rural Healthcare Access]]; [[Behavioral Health]]; [[Quality of Care]] | | 2/24/2025 | [**Dual Certification Of Community Health Workers And Certified Peer Support Specialists Can Better Address Syndemics**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/dual-certification-community-health-workers-and-certified-peer-support-specialists-can) | [[Public Health]]; [[Health Equity Research]]; [[Training]] | | 2/20/2025 | [**Medicare's Drug Price Negotiation And Innovation: What's Off The Table Matters Too**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/medicare-s-drug-price-negotiation-and-innovation-s-off-table-matters-too) | [[Healthcare Legislation]]; [[Negotiations]]; [[Sustainability]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**Fulfilling The Promise Of AI To Reduce Clinician Burnout - Health Affairs Forefront**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20250210.120366/full/) | [[Healthcare Informatics]]; [[Staff Burnout]]; [[AI in Medicine]] | | 2/11/2025 | [**Patient Engagement In Health Care Safety: An Overview Of Mixed-Quality Evidence**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0716) | [[Health Equity]]; [[Patient Engagement Solutions]]; [[Patient Engagement Technology]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**We Need More Robust Post-Market Surveillance For Health Care AI**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20250129.238631/full/) | [[Predictive Analytics]]; [[AI in Medical Diagnostics]]; [[AI-Driven Automation]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**We Need More Robust Post-Market Surveillance For Health Care AI**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/we-need-more-robust-post-market-surveillance-health-care-ai) | [[Care Access]]; [[AI-Driven Predictive Analytics]]; [[Algorithm Biases]] | | 1/30/2025 | [**Future Of Accountable Care: Lessons Learned And Potential Paths Forward During A Time Of Transition**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/future-accountable-care-lessons-learned-and-potential-paths-forward-during-time) | [[Telemedicine Expansion]]; [[Kidney Care]]; [[Healthcare Affordability]] | | 1/22/2025 | [**Medicare Negotiations Could Fuel, Not Stifle, Innovation**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/medicare-negotiations-could-fuel-not-stifle-innovation) | [[Healthcare Affordability]]; [[Healthcare Providers]]; [[Drug Development]] | | 1/22/2025 | [**Vital Directions For Health And Health Care: Priorities For 2025 - Health Affairs**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2024.01200) | [[Mental Health Crisis]]; [[Telehealth Integration]]; [[Telehealth Solutions]] | | 1/16/2025 | [**We Need A Federal Framework For Health Care AI**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20250114.858960/full/) | [[Medical Device]]; [[Telehealth Services]]; [[Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics]] | | 1/14/2025 | [**Medicare Accountable Care Organizations In 2023: Large Savings With Increasing Value-Based Programmatic Competition**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/medicare-accountable-care-organizations-2023-large-savings-increasing-value-based) | [[Healthcare Consolidation]]; [[Healthcare SaaS Market]]; [[Healthcare Innovations]] | | 1/9/2025 | [**A Stronger Medicare Program-Now And Into The Future**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/stronger-medicare-program-now-and-into-future) | [[Smart Healthcare Solutions]]; [[Quality of Care]]; [[Access Disparities]] | | 1/7/2025 | [**The Top Ten Health Affairs Articles Of 2024**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20250105.602934) | [[Generative AI in Drug Development]]; [[Medicaid]]; [[High Costs]] | | 12/16/2024 | [**A Value-Based Primary Care Model That Doubles Primary Care Investment - Health Affairs**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20241212.213721) | [[Healthcare Communications]]; [[Healthcare Education]]; [[Health]] | | 12/16/2024 | [**A Value-Based Primary Care Model That Doubles Primary Care Investment**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/value-based-primary-care-model-doubles-primary-care-investment) | [[Health Equity]]; [[Healthcare Legislation]]; [[Health Equity Research]] | | 12/12/2024 | [**The IRA And Post-Approval Clinical Research For Cancer Medicines**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/ira-and-post-approval-clinical-research-cancer-medicines) | [[Investment Costs]]; [[Oncology]]; [[AI in Biotechnology]] | ## Recent Stories (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Topics Covered - **Medicaid Eligibility Reassessment**: States are reviewing the eligibility of 94 million Medicaid enrollees as they unwind the continuous coverage requirement from the COVID-19 emergency, with significant declines in children's enrollment. - **CMS Draft Notice for ACA**: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a draft Notice of Benefit & Payment Parameters for 2026, addressing standards for insurers and health insurance marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act. - **Affordable Housing and Health**: An overview paper emphasizes the urgent need for increased affordable housing to alleviate homelessness and its negative health impacts on low-income households. - **AI in Healthcare**: Generative AI is discussed as a tool to enhance public health functions, while concerns about its effectiveness and safety in clinical settings persist. - **Drug Pricing and Negotiation**: Rising drug prices prompt policymakers to seek sustainable solutions, including Medicare price negotiations introduced by the Inflation Reduction Act. - **Accountable Care and Policy Changes**: The transition of presidential administrations presents opportunities to assess and improve federal policies in accountable care. - **Syndemics and Community Health Workers**: Public health crises can converge to create syndemics, highlighting the need for community health workers to address health disparities. - **Disability Data Collection**: The expanded collection of disability data at the state level is crucial for informing public health policy and addressing health disparities. - **Healthcare System Effectiveness**: Studies on the effectiveness of the healthcare system in meeting people's needs, including insulin copay caps and pharmaceutical policies. - **Nurse Staffing Regulations**: Debate over hospital nurse-to-patient ratios intensified post-COVID-19, with significant national variation in state-level regulations. - **Private Equity in Healthcare**: Increased involvement of private equity in healthcare, particularly in dental practices, raising concerns about access and quality of care. - **Medical Debt Collection Practices**: Investigation into aggressive medical debt collection practices, highlighting issues of awareness among healthcare providers. - **Social Drivers of Health**: CMS's focus on social drivers of health and the challenges faced by ACOs in addressing vulnerable patient needs. - **Primary Care Challenges**: Decline in primary care spending and the impact of corporate acquisitions on the primary care system. - **Value-Based Care**: Efforts to transition Medicare patients to value-based care by 2030, with insights from existing models. - **Patient Engagement**: Importance of patient engagement in improving healthcare quality and the role of PFACs in Massachusetts. - **Health Disparities**: Discussion on health disparities, particularly among marginalized communities, and the role of NIH in addressing these issues. - **Maternal Mortality**: Critical issues surrounding maternal mortality in the U.S., particularly affecting Black women. - **Clinical Trials and Representation**: Underrepresentation of minority and rural populations in clinical trials and the need for a national action plan. - **Crisis Pregnancy Centers**: Concerns over the misleading practices of CPCs regarding HIPAA compliance and patient privacy. ### Organizations Mentioned - **Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)**: A federal agency that administers the nation's major healthcare programs including Medicare and Medicaid. - **National Academy of Medicine**: An organization that provides expert guidance on health care issues to inform policy and practice. - **Congress**: The legislative body of the United States responsible for making laws, including healthcare-related legislation. - **Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)**: A national public health institute in the United States that focuses on disease prevention and control. - **Health Affairs**: A peer-reviewed journal that publishes studies and articles on health policy and research. - **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)**: A federal agency that administers the nation's major healthcare programs including Medicare and Medicaid. - **National Institutes of Health (NIH)**: The primary agency of the U.S. government responsible for biomedical and public health research. - **Montefiore Health System**: A healthcare organization that has been involved in shaping and implementing value-based payment models.