Housing First has a strong and extensive evidence base demonstrating that it improves housing stability. Findings on health outcomes and costs are mixed, although it is not clear whether this reflects ...

Addiction science has produced practical, life-saving knowledge because federal research has been guided by rigorous peer review and content expertise. The Office of Management and Budget has proposed ...

Despite a lack of evidence of clinical benefit and substantial safety and quality concerns, an FDA advisory committee ...

Congress should give employers a more accountable and affordable option to administer their medical benefit plans.

The advent of cell and gene therapies heralds a powerful shift, but without deliberate attention to financing, delivery, data ...

The concept rests on assumptions that are unsupported by evidence. Consequently, current proposals for mandatory ...

As HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has selectively cherry-picked many of his long-standing interests and their purported ...

The rapid growth of private equity (PE) and publicly traded corporation (PTC) ownership in hospice has raised concerns that investor-driven profit incentives may undermine care quality. Evidence on ...

Responding to patient-initiated portal messages is a growing source of work for physicians, yet little is known about how these messages are distributed across patients and physicians. Understanding ...

Medicare Advantage (MA) has become a major source of dental coverage for older US adults. However, little is known about enrollment in plans with dental coverage or about the scope and continued ...

The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program exempts or delays negotiation for drugs with orphan indications. Whether these protections are necessary to sustain orphan drug development is unclear. We ...

The August issue of Health Affairs includes articles on pharmaceutical economics, physician practice, and hospitals. Many other topics are featured, including articles in our ongoing article series.