Today is the final day of Health Affairs’ #BackToSchool Essentials series, in which we share content about health policy topics essential for future policymakers and health care leaders. Don’t miss these must-reads for all health policy students. (Thread)
📚 In the December 2020 theme issue, Climate & Health, Renee Salas and coauthors outlined how policy makers can integrate a climate lens as they develop interventions to protect vulnerabilities in the health system from the effects of climate change. bit.ly/3gTztm6
📰 Consumer Shopping: In a July 2017 blog, Rachel Dolan broke down what Health Affairs research tells us about consumer shopping for health care services. bit.ly/3mQC6co
🎧 Biosimilars: On a recent A Health Podyssey podcast from June 2021, Ariel Stern explained what biosimilars are and how the pharmaceutical market is evolving in response to their market entry. bit.ly/38xyx2r
📑 Heath, Income, & Poverty: A series of Health Policy Briefs in October 2018 explored the intersection of health, income, and poverty. Dhruv Khullar and Dave Chokshi found policies promoting economic equity can lead to positive downstream health effects. bit.ly/3DHhuco

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Today of our three-day #BackToSchool Essentials series, we are featuring a variety of Health Affairs content covering topics important for future health policy experts.

Be sure to subscribe to our Health Affairs Today newsletter to stay in-the-know: bit.ly/2USTIJ6
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Our recommended #BackToSchool essentials come from Katie Keith, an adjunct professor at the @oneillinstitute and contributing editor at Health Affairs focused on the Affordable Care Act (#ACA) and health reform. (Thread)
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