State-directed payments are an effective mechanism for Medicaid programs to ensure adequate reimbursement for providers, but ...

The best analyses of the impact of Medicaid work requirements have been based largely on older, voluntary state models. These ...

While the Trump administration is focused on cutting costs, addressing the gaps in care for millions of Americans with ...

Private equity (PE) firms have increased their ownership stake across health care sectors in the US. PE’s focus on short-term profitability may decrease the provision of unprofitable services, ...

President Trump signed a new presidential memorandum that encourages federal agencies to be less transparent and sidestep ...

Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Shuyue (Amy) Deng of Tufts University to discuss her recent paper ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care ...

A wave of new “tough-on-crime” state laws across the country criminalizes substance use and homelessness, raising serious public health concerns. For example, 2024’s “Safer Kentucky Act ...

Hello and welcome to Health Affairs This Week. I am your host, Jeff Beyers. We're recording on 04/24/2025. This week, we published an ahead of print article by Yasha Sweeney Singh titled private ...

Data Sources And Study Population We obtained person-level Medicare Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) data for 2012 and 2013 from CMS. These data included information about ...