Dear John,

The February issue of Health Affairs leads with seven articles from the National Academy of Medicine’s Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2025 project, which sets forth priorities for the new administration of President Donald J. Trump.

V I T A L   D I R E C T I O N S

Vital Directions For Health And Health Care: Priorities For 2025

Victor J. Dzau and J. Michael McGinnis

Four Opportunities To Revitalize The US Biomedical Research Enterprise

E. Albert Reece et al.

Updating US Public Health For Healthier Communities

Mark McClellan et al.

New Directions For Women’s Health: Expanding Understanding, Improving Research, Addressing Workforce Limitations

Paula A. Johnson et al.

Artificial Intelligence In Health And Health Care: Priorities For Action

Michael E. Matheny et al.

Critical Steps To Address Climate, Health, And Equity

William H. Frist et al.

From Laggard To Leader: Why Health Care In The United States Is Failing, And How To Fix It

Donald M. Berwick et al.

A G E - F R I E N D L Y   H E A L T H

The Number Of Family Caregivers Helping Older US Adults Increased From 18 Million To 24 Million, 2011–22

Jennifer L. Wolff et al.

N O T - F O R - P R O F I T   H O S P I T A L S

Oregon Community Benefit Reform Influenced Not-For-Profit Hospitals’ Charity Care And Medical Debt Write-Off

Tatiane Santos et al.

P R I V A T E   E Q U I T Y

Variation In Hospital Salary Expenditures And Utilization Changes After Private Equity Acquisition, 2005–19

Sneha Kannan and Zirui Song

Increases In Physician Professional Fees In Private Equity–Owned Gastroenterology Practices

Yashaswini Singh et al.

R E P R O D U C T I V E   H E A L T H

Abortion Rate Increased And Birth Rate Decreased After Introduction Of Medicaid Abortion Coverage In Illinois

Taehyun Kim et al.

Unraveling Progress: The US Exit From The WHO And Its Global Consequences

Bailey Johnson et al.

Improving Medicare Advantage By Accounting For Large Differences In Upcoding Across Plans

Steven M. Lieberman and Paul B. Ginsburg

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