Senate Fails To Extend Enhanced ACA Subsidies; Focus Turns To House Katie Keith

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/senate-fails-extend-enhanced-aca-subsidies-focus-turns-house

A MAHA Check-Up: Is The United States Getting Healthier? Ada Peters Richard Hughes IV

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/maha-check-up-united-states-getting-healthier

Addressing Low-Value Care In Traditional Medicare Michael E. Chernew A. Mark Fendrick

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/addressing-low-value-care-traditional-medicare

Use Of Independent Medical Review: Almost One-Half Of Coverage Denials Overturned Grace A. Lin, Janet M. Coffman, Michael P. Douglas, and Kathryn A. Phillips

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2025.00716?utm_campaign=january+2026+issue&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_ZgaR760lcFywfHCU5wtpmRCJDlDqS9j5WclMhPLdGdEBoUEZlvGvreo7Odk0CfZ1-RtJM2Gh49S5jGmm15kds3X_E1w&_hsmi=395290423&utm_content=ahead+of+print&utm_source=hasu

White House unveils largest batch of drug pricing agreements yet With nine more deals, only three other drugmakers pressed by Trump have yet to announce pacts

https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/19/trump-drug-prices-new-medicaid-deals-nine-pharmaceutical-companies/ By Daniel Payne and John WilkersonDec. 19, 2025

Kennedy vaccine adviser to take a new role at CDC on children’s health research William Thompson is expected to take a temporary promotion to oversee research around adverse events

https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/19/william-thompson-cdc-rfk-adviser/ By Daniel PayneDec. 19, 2025 Washington Correspondent

Drugmakers promise to stockpile certain drugs as part of new drug pricing deals Few details are available, including whether companies are sending products to the government or maintaining their own reserves

https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/19/drugmakers-stockpile-certain-drugs-most-favored-nation-deals/ By John WilkersonDec. 19, 2025 Washington Correspondent