David Shactman is a Senior Fellow (retired) at the Heller School for Social Policy and Research at Brandeis University. He was Executive Director of the Council on ...

Immunization schedules work because they are grounded in evidence, continually reviewed, and adapted to the epidemiology and health system in which they operate.

In part 1 of this article below, we discuss the history of and legal issues regarding the interstate sale of insurance and ...

The OBBBA will substantially increase volatility in Medicaid Managed Care by increasing churn, generating pent-up demand, and ...

Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Roslyn Murray of Brown University to discuss her paper exploring how Oregon’s 2019 ...

In late 2025, our relationship with Project HOPE entered a new phase. Health Affairs became Health Affairs Publishing, LLC, a single-member limited liability company wholly owned by Project HOPE.

Patricia Pinckombe is a health care attorney with hands-on clinical experience as a firefighter and paramedic, which informs her perspective on healthcare policy and patient access.

Steven Joffe, MD, MPH, is a pediatric oncologist and bioethicist. He chairs the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, where he ...

Fenaba R. Addo is associate professor of public policy, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, Carolina Population Center Fellow, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.