Dear John,

ICYMI, Health Affairs published an ahead-of-print release, Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2025, featuring seven articles highlighting key areas for action and transformative change in US health care.

These articles will be in our upcoming February issue, which you can preorder now for $10 off.

Volume 3, Issue 1 of Health Affairs Scholar features the second installment of Health Workforce Issues and Challenges In The Post-Pandemic Era.

Developed by the federally funded Health Workforce Research Centers, the series explores pressing challenges facing the health workforce today- from shortages to regulatory changes to the physical and mental well-being of health care workers and more.

Featured Papers Series: Health Workforce Issues and Challenges In The Post-Pandemic Era

Health Workforce Issues and Challenges In The Post-Pandemic Era

David Armstrong

Family Physicians’ Perspectives On Outcomes, Processes, And Policies In Dementia Care

Alisssa B Sideman et al.

Aligning Training, Regulation, And Payment Policy To Advance The Behavioral Health Workforce

Brianna Lombardi et al.

Medicaid Billing For Community Health Worker Services Growing, But Remains Low, 2016-2020

Clese Erikson et al.

Workplace Factors Associated With Job Satisfaction Among Dental Hygienists And Assistants In The United States

Nozomi Sasaki et al.

Editor's Choice

Tracing Value From Social Determinant Solutions

Len M Nichols et al.

Also In The Issue

Research Articles

How Do Hospitals Exert Market Power? Evidence From Health Systems And Commercial Health Plan Prices

Suhui (Evelyn) Li et al.

Estimating Financial And Health Burden By Initial Medicare Plan Choice And History Of Cancer

Shelley A Jazowski et al.

Sanctuary Policies And Type 2 Diabetes Medication Prescription Trends Among Community Health Center Patients

Salome Goglichidze et al.

Research Letter

Services And Payments Associated With The Medicare New Technology Add-On Payment Program

Sarah Tsuruo et al.

Community & State is the business segment of UnitedHealthcare that provides health care coverage for the economically disadvantaged, the medically underserved and those without the benefit of employer-funded health plans. These state-based health plans meet local needs, while leveraging the national resources of UnitedHealthcare.

The Supreme Court Puts Access To Medicaid Family Planning Care On The Line

Sara Rosenbaum et al.

Paige Nong Tracks the Use Of AI & Predictive Models In US Hospitals

Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Paige Nong of the University of Minnesota about her recent paper that evaluates and explores the current use of artificial intelligence and predictive models in US hospitals.