Dear John,

Yesterday, Health Affairs released our January issue with articles that focus on Medicare and its risk-adjustment program.

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A new year brings time for reflection. As we look forward into 2025, we wanted to look back and highlight the most-read Health Affairs articles of 2024.

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Here are the most read articles in 2024, in no particular order:

Homelessness And Health: Factors, Evidence, Innovations That Work, And Policy Recommendations

Cheyenne Garcia et al.

National Health Expenditure Projections, 2023–32: Payer Trends Diverge As Pandemic-Related Policies Fade

Jacqueline A. Fiore et al.

Health Insurance Coverage Projections For The US Population And Sources Of Coverage, By Age, 2024–34

Jessica Hale et al. 

National Health Expenditures In 2023: Faster Growth As Insurance Coverage And Utilization Increased

Anne B. Martin et al.

Spirituality As A Determinant Of Health: Emerging Policies, Practices, And Systems

Katelyn N. G. Long et al.

Transforming Public Health Practice With Generative Artificial Intelligence

Monica Bharel et al.

The Impact Of Telemedicine On Medicare Utilization, Spending, And Quality, 2019–22

Carter M. Nakamoto et al.

Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment In The US: Uneven Access, Waitlists, And High Costs

Caroline A. King et al.

Medicare Part D Plans Greatly Increased Utilization Restrictions On Prescription Drugs, 2011–20

Geoffrey Joyce et al.

More US Pharmacies Closed Than Opened In 2018–21; Independent Pharmacies, Those In Black, Latinx Communities Most At Risk

Jenny S. Guadamuz et al.

What Makes A Drug Special?: Understanding PBMs’ Pharmacy Definitions

Dylan Kacerek and T. Joseph Mattingly II