Dear John,

Join Penn LDI and Health Affairs on July 22 for a half-day in-person conference to highlight and deepen our understanding of how policy makers are working toward fully integrated care for dually eligible beneficiaries of Medicaid and Medicare.

The United States is facing a national epidemic of diet-related chronic disease—including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and obesity.

While a range of diet and lifestyle interventions have been implemented to address these issues, there is widespread recognition that much more work remains to be done at the federal, state, and local levels to improve access to healthy, safe, and affordable foods; eradicate hunger; and reduce health disparities.

Health Affairs is planning a theme issue on food, nutrition, and health to be published in April of 2025. In this issue, we aim to provide evidence from research on policy interventions to show what works and what holds promise.

Read the preliminary Request for Abstracts now.

The submissions portal will open on July 8 and the deadline to submit an abstract is July 29.

We would like to thank The Kresge Foundation, The Kaiser Permanente Funds at East Bay Community Foundation, and Episcopal Health Foundation for their generous support of the issue.

Scene Report from AcademyHealth's ARM Conference

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers chats with Senior Editors Kathleen Haddad and Meg Winchester about their recent trip to AcademyHealth's 2024 Annual Research Meeting (ARM) in Baltimore and the main takeaways that the two found regarding private equity, opioid use, and solutions-orientated research.

New Anti-Obesity Medications Should Be Considered Preventive Health Care

William Walters and Richard Hughes IV

Health Affairs Scholar is celebrating its one-year anniversary.

The digital journal published its first issue in July 2023 with a dedication to emerging policy trends and global health.

Its presence is growing. Cited by Congress and national media outlets like the New York Times, NPR, and the Los Angeles Times, Scholar has published papers on health care costs, access, quality, and equity. High-impact papers have included:

• Active steps to reduce administrative spending associated with financial transactions in US health care
• Food and Drug Administration novel drug decisions in 2017: transparency and disclosure prior to and 5 years following approval
• Has the fall of Roe changed contraceptive access and use? New research from four US states offers critical insights

Read about Scholar’s first year from Editor-in-Chief Kathryn Phillips on Forefront.