Copublished with the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy Abstract  Recent federal policy reforms and funding reductions pose significant

This Viewpoint discusses how real-world evidence studies could help the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services align spending with value in their drug price negotiations.

Twelve former commissioners of the FDA express concern that the agency’s recent moves will undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure vaccine safety, effectiveness, and availability.

Home-based primary care (HBPC), which provides longitudinal interdisciplinary primary care to functionally impaired patients at home, rather than in traditional ambulatory clinics, improves patient outcomes, but remains relatively invisible to key stakeholders and has not scaled. Practice recognition programs are formal processes that evaluate and formally acknowledge a health care practice for achieving specific standards and have been developed for various fields. The aim of this study was to assess key stakeholder views on the potential benefits and challenges, unintended consequences of implementation, and potential core components of an HBPC practice recognition program.

As Health Evolution's unparalleled community of executives gathered for the 15th Summit, they focused on the changes leaders must make now to build a tech-enabled health care system that’s more proactive, sustainable, and trustworthy by 2040. Leaders reflected on lessons learned, shared strategies for navigating uncertainties, and engaged in bold, progress-focused conversations led by distinguished experts.

With accountable care more widespread than ever, the potential benefits of rapid learning collaboratives for accountable care have never been greater, both to improve outcomes and performance and to increase the confidence of organizations to participate.