Dear John,

ICYMI, Forefront published an article from Rachel Sachs highlighting key developments in prescription drug policy from 2024 and items to watch for in 2025.

Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2025

In 2016, ahead of the US presidential election, the National Academy of Medicine launched the strategic initiative Vital Directions for Health and Health Care.

The initiative provides a series of papers on critical areas of US health care written by the nation’s experts and intended to provide nonpartisan guidance to the incoming administration.

As an ahead-of-print release published today, this year's series, Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2025, features six articles highlighting key areas for action and transformative change in US health care:

• Revitalizing the biomedical research enterprise
• Modernizing public health
• Charting new directions for women's health
• Safely integrating artificial intelligence throughout the health care system
• Addressing the impact of climate change on health and equity
• Transforming the US health care system to one that performs at par with the systems of other industrialized nations

Medicare Negotiations Could Fuel, Not Stifle, Innovation

Chuanzi Yue and Marisa Miraldo

Health Policy At A Crossroads: What To Watch In 2025

Katie Keith

part of our Health Policy at a Crossroads series

Call For Articles: The Practice of Medicine Series

Last week, Health Affairs announced their continued partnership with the Physicians Foundation to publish articles focusing on the practice of medicine through 2027.

Learn more on what topics the series will focus on and how interested authors can submit articles.