Dear John,

Happy New Year!

To begin what we hope will be a good year for all, we’re taking a look back at the previous year by presenting the most-read Health Affairs articles of 2023.

We invite readers to review the pieces listed below; we have opened them to all for 48 hours, until 8:00 AM ET on Thursday, January 4.

We also invite you to subscribe to Health Affairs for unlimited access to these articles and the entire Health Affairs archive.

1. National Health Expenditure Projections, 2022–31: Growth To Stabilize Once The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends 

Sean P. Keehan et al.

2. Health Care Impacts Of Resource Navigation For Health-Related Social Needs In The Accountable Health Communities Model

William Parish et al.

3. The Exodus Of State And Local Public Health Employees: Separations Started Before And Continued Throughout COVID-19

Jonathon P. Leider et al.

4. Adult Primary Care Physician Visits Increasingly Address Mental Health Concerns

Lisa S. Rotenstein et al.

5. Nonprofit Hospitals: Profits And Cash Reserves Grow, Charity Care Does Not

Derek Jenkins and Vivian Ho

6. National Health Care Spending In 2021: Decline In Federal Spending Outweighs Greater Use Of Health Care

Anne B. Martin et al.

7. Trust In US Federal, State, And Local Public Health Agencies During COVID-19: Responses And Policy Implications

Gillian K. SteelFisher et al.

8. Health Insurance For People Younger Than Age 65: Expiration Of Temporary Policies Projected To Reshuffle Coverage, 2023–33

Caroline Hanson et al.

9. Medicaid Expansion Led To Reductions In Postpartum Hospitalizations

Maria W. Steenland and Laura R. Wherry

10. Risk Adjustment And Promoting Health Equity In Population-Based Payment: Concepts And Evidence

J. Michael McWilliams et al.

And one more for good measure!

11. Measuring And Addressing Nutrition Security To Achieve Health And Health Equity

Dariush Mozaffarian

Watch Health Affairs Forefront tomorrow, Wednesday, January 3, for our Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil’s favorite journal articles of the year.

That will be followed by our most-read Forefront articles of 2023 on Thursday, January 4; our most popular podcasts on Friday, January 5; our best event moments (Tuesday, January 9); and the best of Health Affairs Scholar (Wednesday, January 10).

Applications for the 2024–2025 Health Equity Fellowship for Trainees cohort are open until February 15, 2024.

The purpose of the Fellowship is to increase the quantity and quality of manuscripts published by early-career researchers interested in addressing health inequities among underserved racial and ethnic populations, while cultivating future health equity research leaders.

In the program, fellows will receive multilayered mentorship from experienced Health Affairs authors and editorial staff for eighteen months (July 2024–December 2025).

Balancing Autonomy And Public Safety: A Call For Medical And Regulatory Oversight Of Drivers With Cognitive Decline

Sharona Hoffman and Cassandra Robertson