Dear John,

Join Health Affairs this Tuesday April 8 for a virtual event exploring our April 2025 theme issue on food, nutrition, and health.

This event is free and open for all to attend. 

This week, the Department of Health and Human Services members that oversaw the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), an annual survey on infant and maternal health, were placed on administrative leave.

For Flashback Friday, let's take a look back at research papers that Health Affairs has published over the years using PRAMS data.

Perinatal Health Insurance And Health Care Use By Immigration Status In 6 US States, 2020–22

Maria W. Steenland and Jamie R. Daw (November 2024)

Racial And Ethnic Inequities In Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, Diagnosis, And Care In 7 US Jurisdictions

Sarah C. Haight et al. (April 2024)

The Health And Social Needs Of Medicaid Beneficiaries In The Postpartum Year: Evidence From A Multistate Survey

Jamie R. Daw (November 2023)

Addressing The Maternal Health Crisis Through Improved Data Infrastructure: Guiding Principles For Progress

Andre Chappel et al. (August 2021)

Understanding The Impact Of Prenatal Care: Improving Metrics, Data, And Evaluation

Rebecca A. Gourevitch et al. (February 2020)

Published Today

The Politics of Alternative Payment Models

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Michael Gerber back to the program to discuss the recent announcement from the Trump administration to cancel certain alternative payment models, their previous impact on health spending, and the difficult task of measuring success over a long period of time and across different administrations.

Expanding Home- And Community-Based Services For Dually Eligible Adults With Behavioral Health Needs

Dennis Heaphy and Ellen Breslin

part of our Medicare And Medicaid Integration series

Site-Neutral Payments: A Quick Primer

Join Health Affairs on April 23 for an exclusive Insider virtual event exploring site-neutral payments.

This event is for Health Affairs Insiders only.

Brady Post, a health economist and health services researcher at Northeastern University, joins Health Affairs’ Meg Winchester to get Insiders up to speed on site-neutral payments, what they are, how they’re used, and what to expect regarding future health care policies.