Increased health insurance coverage in the US has had a broad range of positive impacts on US health, including increases in preventive care and better chronic disease management. Larry Levitt, MPP, of KFF joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss challenges facing US health insurance coverage today.
The Potential Repercussions of Disinvestment in Health in the US
The first months of the Trump administration have been marked by a flurry of actions, many that have affected agencies directly related to health domestically and globally. Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss the contemporary threats to the health of the American public.
The US, the World Health Organization, and a New Era in Global Health
US withdrawal from the World Health Organization will have significant implications for global health. Lawrence Gostin, JD, JAMA Legal and Global Health Correspondent and Faculty Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss global health in an era of new uncertainty.
What’s Next for JAMA Health Forum and for Health Policy?
In this episode, JAMA Health Forum introduces new editorial leadership and looks ahead to the future of health policy research. Editor-in-Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, is joined by Senior Associate Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, and new Deputy Editor Julie Donohue, PhD, to discuss emerging priorities including AI regulation, federal funding shifts, and the journal's expanding global lens.