To Improve Prostate Cancer Outcomes, Screen Black Men At 40 Taiwo Opeyemi Aremu October 19, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/improve-prostate-cancer-outcomes-screen-black-men-40a?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--8Z1voP2pUqI02sscF5Z-6uheYh1cAKWRScRthMo6ADpzG3_WsN-WMj7IXv-2OXFiYXMbYBUkaIcAQy7uQaJPPjNNL6g&_hsmi=445751573&utm_source=hasu Equity and national performance are not competing goals. Improving outcomes in the population bearing the greatest prostate cancer burden is one pathway to improving the US’s overall cancer outcomes.

The Case for Designating ‘National Security Hospitals’ Paul Friedrichs,Vikhyat S. Bebarta,andArthur L. Kellermann October 21, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/case-designating-national-security-hospitals?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-97codtnbN9Vdzy7TFqcD3-ExUK-eoUTVgDjafk9rG3erNa5fhr8qtY0CT2NnELHqMxcv19Zw3UhYc7D3YBiWFtnb90qA&_hsmi=445751573&utm_source=hasu By expanding the “Mission Zero” framework into a cohesive network of National Security Hospitals, Congress and the White House can strengthen military medical readiness and disaster preparedness and improve day-to-day care of trauma patients.

Proposed Changes To The US Census Raise A Fundamental Question: Who Counts? Fernando De MaioandDavid Ansell October 23, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/proposed-changes-us-census-raise-fundamental-question-counts?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_FUdtBarZCxqJbILELGeiM_ZuvH5nOFqEEdwZCoav1Y3yW8_E5LVKsEXc3EPOAVg971n0f1WvuDlJMKEfNfEp1UBwoqw&_hsmi=445751573&utm_source=hasu If we stop measuring differences within the population, those differences do not disappear. We simply diminish our ability to see them, understand them, and determine whether they are getting better or worse.

To Break Down The Silos Of LTSS, Build The Infrastructure For Shared Care Chanee D. Fabius,Katherine Miller,Nancy L. Schoenborn,Valecia Hanna,Jennifer L. Wolff,andKatherine A. Ornstein October 22, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/break-down-silos-ltss-build-infrastructure-shared-care?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Hx5Iu-si9hEzGPnKcvmaEGVDpv-9hPdx-yE7nKWJCXFq--Kzry8uGmmfX05xI0P-lo_b_EWPwvU8GpSofsZ6yPED9Zw&_hsmi=445751573&utm_source=hasu Current and pending Medicaid cuts already reshaping the long-term services and supports landscape and creating new stressors for family caregivers and direct care workers. It's time to build a system that invests in and prioritizes shared care.

Building And Sustaining Safety-Net Workforce Capacity Yara A. Halasa-Rappel,Diana M. Hernandez,Carolyn Brown-Kaiser,Ying Wang,Gary Sing,Donald S. Shepard,andMatthew Alcusky October 20, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/building-and-sustaining-safety-net-workforce-capacity?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_QwSntgxeCi6ppYwv05TxaxGKs-rocjIMawELo490XXZ9jBOSLyKhYm-qW4Wtn0X_Dj_wfbEwktmfUBbOGdDadk1IAXQ&_hsmi=445751573&utm_source=hasu CMS’s decision to no longer allow Medicaid 1115 waiver funding for workforce initiatives will challenge state efforts to recruit and retain safety-net clinicians.

Advancing Social Risk Adjustment In Value-Based Payment Danielle S. Browne,Jenny Zhang,Austin S. Kilaru,Amol S. Navathe,andJoshua M. Liao October 23, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/advancing-social-risk-adjustment-value-based-payment?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-80Z4VTMXC6574paBM8cZuXnU-ecTXk1Dk59dFHFlDC5912rvV9x1BqnjZCXF7VbuaT3bLlqfDfxXGafAzvqepzdzz0YA&_hsmi=445751573&utm_source=hasu To appropriately hold participants accountable for population outcomes, value-based payment models must account for the factors that drive variation in outcomes outside of participant performance.

From Fragmentation To Coordination: Rethinking Health Care Cost Management With Insurance Incentives Kenneth E. ThorpeandKirsten Axelsen October 20, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/fragmentation-coordination-rethinking-health-care-cost-management-insurance-incentives?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--dgWEnKrTF0X14EZkbIQH1oQg3VJRbZXtl5COGfAqr8EDUTBkljTGjHvqEthIk_I_PkB86sR6iTk7cQ39FU2NcX2xalA&_hsmi=445751573&utm_source=hasu Reducing health care spending and improving population health needs a comprehensive approach to replace the current fragmented silo-based approaches.