Legislative Trajectory of Mental Health and Substance Use-Focused Bills in the US Congress, 1989-2023 Bismarck C Odei, MD , Sonu Bae, MD , Mackenzie Paxton, MPH , Brooklyn Richins, BS , Caroline McLeskey, BS , Olinto Linares-Perdomo, PhD , Damon Klebe, PhD

https://academic.oup.com/healthaffairsscholar/advance-article/doi/10.1093/haschl/qxag263/8836464?rss=1&login=false

Physician Transitions Out of Clinical Practice: Age, Sex, Generational and Specialty Effects Erin Fraher, PhD MPP

https://academic.oup.com/healthaffairsscholar/advance-article/doi/10.1093/haschl/qxag257/8836463?rss=1&login=false

Private Equity Ownership and Artificial Intelligence Adoption by Hospitals in the United States Rocco Friebel, PhD , Daniel Arnold, PhD , Michael Anderson, PhD , Jonathan Cantor, PhD , Yashaswini Singh, PhD, MPA

https://academic.oup.com/healthaffairsscholar/advance-article/doi/10.1093/haschl/qxag261/8835447?rss=1&login=false

Cash Transfers And Child Health In The US: What Is Known And What Questions Remain Aditi Vasan,Meredith Matone,Jordan I. Wood,andRebecka Rosenquist July 16, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/briefs/cash-transfers-and-child-health

Housing First And Health: What The Evidence Says Leah Robinson,Kyle Moon,Sabriya L. Linton,andCraig Evan Pollack August 13, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/briefs/housing-first-and-health-evidence 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 a true absence of health effects or challenges with research and implementation.

Same-Insurer Coverage Associated With Fewer Hospitalizations, More Outpatient Visits Among Dual-Eligible Enrollees Authors: Hyunjee Kim kihy@ohsu.edu, Angela Senders, Maanyatha Cheekati, Sara Edelstein, Stephan Lindner, Sheldon M. Retchin, and Jeah Jung

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2025.01411

New Medicaid State-Directed Payment Limits Are Likely To Decrease Medicaid Spending By 10–25 Percent In 17 States Author: Debra J. Lipson

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2026.00116