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Join us on Wednesday, June 5, for our theme issue briefing on Reimagining Public Health. Authors featured in this special issue of Health Affairs will present their work, engage in discussions, and answer questions on this important topic.

Oh, how time flies.

We launched our membership program, Health Affairs Insider, back in 2022. We can’t believe how much it's grown since then!

Today, Insiders get exclusive insights and access to the sharpest minds in health care research through our virtual events and newsletter programs.

Will you be one of them?

To celebrate our milestone, enjoy $40 off an Insider membership with discount code InsiderAtTwo at check out.

Last year, Insiders gained access to 18 virtual events with policy makers and Health Affairs authors for professional development sessions, journal clubs, lunch & learns, and more.

In 2024, we secured a suite of health policy experts to write newsletters to unpack the pressing developments in health care, including:

• Brent Fulton from the University of California Berkeley on antitrust and private equity in health care
• Stacie Dusetzina from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine on drug pricing
• Zach Baron, Andrew Twinamatsiko, and Sheela Ranganathan from Georgetown University Law Center on health policy reform and developments
• Laura Tollen from Health Affairs on health care spending and prices
• Ryann Tanap from Health Affairs on health equity

Stay up-to-date on what health care experts are thinking and talking about by signing up for Health Affairs Insider.

A Health Podyssey: Christopher Cai on Responding To Challenges Posed By Private Equity

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christopher Cai of Brigham and Women's Hospital on his recent paper that explores the challenges posed by private equity acquisitions in health care delivery and the opportunities for policy to protect patients in this new era of private equity provider ownership.

Health Affairs This Week: Obesity Medications & What You'll Pay For Them — If You Can Get Them w/ Stacie Dusetzina

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers talks with Stacie Dusetzina of Vanderbilt University about the current state of medications used to treat obesity like Ozempic, the likelihood of insurance coverage, their costs, drug shortages, and how to ensure this medication finds its way to patients.

The 988 Crisis-Line Workforce: Lessons From Missouri

Danielle R. Adams et al.

The Supreme Court And The Future Of Expert Preventive Recommendations

Richard Hughes IV

The Role Of Payers In Achieving Environmentally Sustainable And Climate Resilient Health Care

Christopher P. Chen et al.

Health Affairs Reads: What Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets Can Tell Us About The State Of Global Health

Megan Schmidt-Sane

Join us Tuesday, June 18 from 3-4 p.m. ET for a Health Affairs Journal Club meeting with author Clara Long and Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander discussing a qualitative study from our June issue about how community groups can harness their power to address inequities in public health outcomes.

Celebrating Pride Month

It is Pride Month and we are highlighting those working to advance health equity and policy for the LGBTQIA+ community.

In a June 2023 article, Andrew Bolibol and coauthors examine trends in health insurance coverage and access to care for LGBT and non-LGBT adults in the years after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

The June 2024 issue of Health Affairs focuses on the topic "Reimagining Public Health."

In this issue, contributors set out to answer an important question: What might it look like to reimagine public health care and the systems that support the health of the community?

You are invited to join us on Wednesday, June 5, from 1-4 p.m. ET, for a virtual forum at which authors will present their work, engage in discussions, and answer questions on important issues.