Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Paige Nong of the University of Minnesota about her recent paper that evaluates and explores the current use of artificial intelligence and ...

We can do better. We can build a system that provides coordinated high-quality care to every patient who needs it.

President Trump reinstated an expanded version of the so-called “Mexico City policy,” which prevents organizations that receive federal global health funding from providing access to abortion-related ...

Transforming physical design. Hospitals are also dangerous; patients are exposed to infection and injuries that could be prevented if hospitals had better designs. 16 An analysis of more than 600 ...

Health Affairs presents a new collection of commentary articles in 2025 from the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM’s) Vital Directions for Health and Health Care project, offering actionable ...

Given forthcoming changes to Medicare Part D plans under the Inflation Reduction Act, CMS should collect and publish ...

In 2016, ahead of the US presidential election, the National Academy of Medicine launched the strategic initiative Vital Directions for Health and Health Care—a series of papers on critical areas of ...

Transparency in the program is more than just a mechanism for fair pricing—it is a driving force that diminishes the returns ...

Climate change is a public health crisis. It poses a present, fundamental threat to the food, air, water, and shelter of Americans. Climate events can induce disruptions to societies and stress ...

Health care in the United States is among the most technologically advanced in the world, yet it is failing to meet the needs of the nation. Millions of Americans do not have access to the health ...

Efforts to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into health care have been under way for decades. Recently, rapid evolution in the development of AI technologies has provided new ...