Almost one-third of U.S. counties have experienced an overall decline in local brick-and-mortar pharmacies—impacting medication access for over 91 million people and making it harder for them to ...

For decades, chronic disease management in Medicare has been hampered by a fee-for-service payment system that rewards volume and activity rather than true clinical improvement. This model created ...

CMS introduced several new care and payment models in 2025, many focused on drug pricing, chronic disease management and prevention: 1. CMS published plans Dec. 23 for its voluntary “Better Approaches ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...