We are pleased to share Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil’s "top ten" Health Affairs articles from 2021. The list goes beyond our "most-read" articles and spotlights those that explore particularly interesting questions or use unique methods or data sources. Happy reading, and thank you for another rewarding year at Health Affairs.

1. The Effect Of The Affordable Care Act On Cancer Detection Among The Near-Elderly by Fabian Duarte et al.

2. Annual Out-Of-Pocket Spending Clusters Within Short Time Intervals: Implications For Health Care Affordability by Steven Chen et al.

3. High Nursing Staff Turnover In Nursing Homes Offers Important Quality Information by Ashvin Gandhi et al.

4. Growth In Medicare Advantage Greatest Among Black And Hispanic Enrollees by David Meyers et al.

5. Adolescent Exposure To Deadly Gun Violence Within 500 Meters Of Home Or School: Ethnoracial And Income Disparities by Sarah James et al.

6. Noncitizen Children Face Higher Health Harms Compared With Their Siblings Who Have US Citizen Status by Mariellen Jewers and Leighton Ku

7. Trust In Governments And Health Workers Low Globally, Influencing Attitudes Toward Health Information, Vaccines by Corrina Moucheraud et al.

8. Family Care Availability And Implications For Informal And Formal Care Used By Adults With Dementia In The US by HwaJung Choi et al.

9. Patients’ Perceptions Of Perinatal Depression Screening: A Qualitative Study by Wan-Jung Hsieh et al.

10. The Association Between Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage And Children’s Oral Health by Brandy Lipton et al.

If you want to go deeper on the Chen, James, or Choi studies, be sure to check out their episodes on our A Health Podyssey podcast.

Today in Health Affairs Forefront, Dean Schillinger and coauthors discuss how the National Clinical Care Commission report has the potential to contribute to meaningful change across the diabetes continuum and beyond.

Katie Keith discusses how a drop in new, as opposed to returning, marketplace enrollees reflects higher enrollment of new consumers earlier in 2021.

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