Dear John,

ICYMI, we published an ahead-of-print article this week from Grace Lin and coauthors exploring how almost one-half of health plan coverage denials appealed to independent medical review were overturned.

This week, six more states supported SNAP benefit restrictions for junk food as part of the Make America Health Again agenda.

For Flashback Friday, let's look at what we have published on the topic of food and health.

What Is ‘Food Is Medicine,’ Really? Policy Considerations On The Road To Health Care Coverage

Colin M. Schwartz et al. (April 2025)

Low-Income Asian Americans: High Levels Of Food Insecurity And Low Participation In The CalFresh Nutrition Program

Milkie Vu et al. (September 2023)

A Cautionary Note On Food Is Medicine

Jody L. Sindelar (October 2024)

Will The White House’s Pledge To End Hunger And Reduce Diet-Related Diseases Succeed?

William H. Dietz (November 2022)

SNAP Will Also Unwind

Leighton Ku et al. (July 2022)

Request For Submissions: Age-Friendly Health Series

Health Affairs is refreshing its series on Age-Friendly Health with a new cycle of papers that will run through June 30, 2028.

The overarching goal of the series is to improve care for older adults by helping to guide the federal, state, and local policy agenda through empirical studies and thoughtful, incisive commentary.

We are grateful to The John A. Hartford Foundation for its support for our ongoing coverage of these topics since 2015.

Published Today

The Cure Hepatitis C Act Of 2025: Critical Questions And Policy Design Considerations

M. Christopher Roebuck and Carl E. Schmid II