A Year in Health Policy Review

<p>With 2021 about to be in the rearview mirror, <em>Health Affairs</em>' Jessica Bylander and Ellen Bayer gather on <em>Health Affairs This Week </em>to quickly chat about some of the biggest developments in health policy for the year.</p><p>Looking back, they talk about the Biden administration's health agenda - which includes a focus on health equity and innovation - as well as the Build Back Better measure, how infrastructure relates to health policy, and where we move from here.</p><p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20210812.211558/full/">Innovation At The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services: A Vision For The Next 10 Year </a>(<em>Health Affairs Blog</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20211115.537685/full/">A Strategic Vision For Medicaid And The Children's Health Insurance Program</a> (<em>Health Affairs Blog</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11/19/health-care-biden-spending-bill/">How the House Spending Bill Would Expand Health Care Benefits</a> (<em>The Washington Post</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government/">Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government</a> (White House)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.cms.gov/blog/my-first-100-days-and-where-we-go-here-strategic-vision-cms">My First 100 Days and Where We Go From Here: A Strategic Vision for CMS</a> (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)</li> </ul><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/health-affairs-this-week">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-affairs-this-week/id1542851834?uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6PrckGFlwVI1QTNASEtaNQ">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://castro.fm/itunes/1542851834">C