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Scholar, our open-access journal, is excited to announce that authors can now request fast-track review for timely and high-impact manuscripts. The journal aims to bring fast-tracked papers from submission to publication within 4-7 weeks.

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Editor’s Choice

Gold standard research-reflections on the NIH announcement

Howard Bauchner and Frederick P. Rivara

How to make one line in the FDA Commissioner’s new drug review program into a force for affordable access for patients

Sarah K. Emond and Daniel A Ollendorf

part of an ongoing series “Insights from ICER: Drug Policy and Beyond”

Research Articles

Stranded in the emergency department: an analysis of boarding trends in older adults in the United States

Natalia Sifnugel et al.

part of an ongoing series on Emergency Department Boarding

Reconsidering risk: instrumental social support and 30-day utilization after discharge

Andrea S Wallace et al.

Research Articles

Models attempting to quantify the relationship between drug development and financial return are missing a key element: the effect on post-approval research

Dan Crippen and Kirsten Axelsen

part of an ongoing series “Understanding the Connection Between Health Policy and Investment in Drug Development”

Published Today

Trump Administration Targets Excepted Benefits For Fertility Coverage

Katie Keith

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

The Risks Of Using Patient And Provider Chat Histories To Train AI—And How To Mitigate Them

Nisarg Patel

The 340B Drug Pricing Program As A Capped Safety-Net Grant

Anthony B. DiGiorgio and Deborah Williams

The Influence Of Private Equity In Health Care

Nearly $5 trillion dollars flow through the health care system each year, representing more than 17 percent of the American economy. The figures are only expected to grow. 

Rising health care spending may bring challenges for consumers, but ongoing growth also invites entrepreneurs, such as private equity firms, to capitalize on health care’s unique financial opportunities.

Exclusive to Health Affairs Insiders, this new trend report examines the key factors surrounding private equity ownership of hospitals and physician practices, including:

• The impact of private equity ownership on practices and patients
• Existing policies, laws, and regulations surrounding private equity ownership
• Opportunities for future policy making