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FDA's Controversial Pregnancy Drug Decision, Explained Oct 28, 2022

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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.

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FDA Panel Recommends Pulling Preterm Birth Drug From the Market (New York Times)
Accelerated Approval of Cancer Drugs: No Economic Reward For Drug Makers That Conduct Confirmatory Trials (Health Affairs)
Delays in Confirmatory Trials for Drug Applications Granted FDA's Accelerated Approval Raise Concerns (Office of Inspector General)
Podcast: Prescription Drug Policy, Drug Pricing & Aduhelm With Rachel Sachs (Health Affairs This Week)

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A Health Podyssey: Tara Lagu on Physicians’ Attitudes on People With Disabilities Oct 21, 2022

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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.

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Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Northwestern University's Tara Lagu on the paper she published in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining physicians attitudes toward patients with disabilities.

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Disability and Health Spotlight: Art Enables Oct 14, 2022

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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.

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Disability and Health Theme Issue
Creating Income Opportunities for Artists with Disabilities (Health Affairs Forefront)
Health Affairs Sunday Update Sign-Up
Art Studio Helps Adults With Disabilities Turn Their Passion Into a Career (NPR)
Disability & Health in 10 Exhibits: Themes from Health Affairs' October 2022 Issue (Health Affairs Forefront)

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Behind the Pages: Disability and Health Issue Oct 07, 2022

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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.

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Disability and Health Theme Issue
Tara Lagu on Physicians’ Attitudes on People With Disabilities (A Health Podyssey)
Patient And Coworker Mistreatment Of Physicians With Disabilities (Health Affairs)
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Health Policy Litigation: A Quick Tour on Current Events Sep 30, 2022

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Health Affairs' Kathleen Haddad and Chris Fleming conduct a whistle-stop tour of the current health policy litigations flowing through the courts.

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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 Affairs Forefront)
Will The US Supreme Court Strike Down The ACA's Preventive Services Coverage Requirement? (Health Affairs Forefront)

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Improving Health Outcomes for Dual Eligibles Sep 23, 2022

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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 staff; the opinions expressed are those of the authors. The series will run through October 31, 2022; submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.

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Medicare and Medicaid Integration Landing Page
To Advance Health Equity For Dual-Eligibles Beneficiaries, We Need Culturally Appropriate Services (Health Affairs Forefront)
Congress Considers Strategies To Improve Medicare and Medicaid Integration For Dual-Eligible Individuals (Health Affairs Forefront)
Integrating Care In Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans: A Bigger Toolbox For States (Health Affairs Forefront)
Podcast: Eric Roberts on Dual Eligibles Coverage (A Health Podyssey)

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Walmart and Retailers Continue To Make Moves in Health Care Sep 16, 2022

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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.

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State of the Health Care Workforce Sep 09, 2022

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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.

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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-19 Pandemic on the Hospital and Outpatient Clinician Workforce (HHS)

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Moderna Fires Shots in mRNA Wars Sep 02, 2022

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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.

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Covid Vaccine ‘Windfall Profits’ Under Attack by Patent Holders (Bloomberg Law)

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CDC Looks To Reshape Itself Aug 26, 2022

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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.

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