Dear John,

Each summer at Health Affairs, we get to hear from readers about what it means to live their best health wonk life.

With that in mind, we were thrilled at the responses to our second annual You’re a Health Policy Wonk If… contest.

We received 87 submissions, but in the end there can only be one winner.

• “You plan your retirement around CBO’s latest Medicare Trust Fund insolvency date.” - Austin Barselau

FYI, from July 16-20, we are having a flash sale on Health Affairs Insider membership. Use the code HealthWonkLife for $30 off the normal Insider price.

Thanks to everyone who submitted. The runners-up were:

• “You're not surprised when you get a surprise medical bill.” - Anthony Wright

• “You give your friends medical advice based on CMS quality metrics” - Chip Chambers

Check out some of the highlights from the rest of the submissions!

Liz Fowler on the Future of Specialty and Primary Care Integration

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil welcomes Liz Fowler from CMMI to A Health Podyssey to discuss the future of health care payments, CMMI's specialty care strategy, mandatory models versus voluntary alternative payment models, CMS' newly proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2025, and more!

Restructuring Medicare Payments To Address Homelessness

Priyanka A. Abraham et al.