There is abundant evidence that sexual minority groups have worse health indicators than sexual majority groups. Gilbert Gonzales, PhD, MHA, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss the current policy landscape and its potential impact on the health of LGBTQ+ populations.
JAMA Health Forum Conversations: The Centrality of Women’s Health to a Population Health Research Agenda
Both sex- and gender-based factors influence the health of women. A fully realized population health agenda needs to center women’s health as an area of conceptual and pragmatic focus. Rosa M Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, RN, joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss women’s health, inequities, and how women’s many and different identities shape their health.
JAMA Health Forum Conversations: National Policy to Support Better Mental Health in the US
About 1 in 5 adults in the US live with a mental health condition. In 2023, approximately 32% of US adults reported symptoms of depression and anxiety. Ruth Shim, MD, MPH, of the University of California, Davis, joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss how national policy can better support mental health in the US.
JAMA Health Forum Conversations: The Impact of Nonhealth Policies in a Time of Policy Disruption
The second Trump administration launched several actions in 2025 that directly affect the health of populations. Sara Bleich, PhD, of Harvard Chan School of Public Health joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss the nonhealth policies that may matter most to health and warrant ever-more attention, particularly in a moment of policy turbulence.
JAMA Health Forum Conversations: The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence and Regulation
The evolution of artificial intelligence technology has outstripped most health policy oversight in the US. Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD, Professor of Law and Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University, discusses this and more with JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH.
JAMA Health Forum Conversations: Improving Health and Health Care Affordability in the US with David Cutler
The US is an outlier in health system performance, spending more than other peer countries while performing worse. US economist David Cutler, who is the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics at Harvard University, discusses this and more with JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH.
JAMA Health Forum Conversations: The Threat to Health Insurance Coverage in the US
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.
JAMA Health Forum Conversations: 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.
JAMA Health Forum Conversations: 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.
JAMA Health Forum Conversations: 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.