The US, the World Health Organization, and a New Era in Global Health
JAMA Health Forum Conversations
Release Date: 03/14/2025
The Impact of Nonhealth Policies in a Time of Policy Disruption
JAMA Health Forum Conversations
The second Trump administration launched several actions in 2025 that directly affect the health of populations. Sara Bleich, PhD, of Harvard Chan School of Public Health joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to...
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The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence and Regulation
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The evolution of artificial intelligence technology has outstripped most health policy oversight in the US. Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD, Professor of Law and Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University, discusses this and more with...
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Improving Health and Health Care Affordability in the US with David Cutler
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The US is an outlier in health system performance, spending more than other peer countries while performing worse. US economist David Cutler, who is the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics at Harvard University, discusses this and...
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The Threat to Health Insurance Coverage in the US
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Increased health insurance coverage in the US has had a broad range of positive impacts on US health, including increases in preventive care and better chronic disease management. Larry Levitt, MPP, of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation...
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The Potential Repercussions of Disinvestment in Health in the US
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The first months of the Trump administration have been marked by a flurry of actions, many that have affected agencies directly related to health domestically and globally. Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of...
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The US, the World Health Organization, and a New Era in Global Health
JAMA Health Forum Conversations
US withdrawal from the World Health Organization will have significant implications for global health. Lawrence Gostin, JD, JAMA Legal and Global Health Correspondent and Faculty Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global...
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What’s Next for JAMA Health Forum and for Health Policy?
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Incoming Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, discusses the journal and the state of health policy with Deputy Editor Julie Donohue, PhD, and Senior Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD.
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Farewell Conversation With JAMA Health Forum Founding Editor in Chief John Ayanian
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Founding Editor in Chief John Ayanian, MD, MPP, reflects on the origins and the highlights of the journal’s first 5 years, including seminal publications, the journal’s current No. 1 slot in the rankings, and the amazingly collegial...
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Impact of US Tobacco 21 Policies on Potential Mortality Reductions by State
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Research shows that Tobacco 21 (T21) policies with a minimum legal age to purchase tobacco products of 21 years reduce youth smoking, yet their potential long-term impact varies across US states. Jamie Tam, MPH, PhD, of the Yale University...
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Extreme Heat Health Consequences
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Extreme heat in the US led to deaths and hospital admissions among community-dwelling older adults with low incomes. Hyunjee Kim, PhD, of the Oregon Health & Science University, and Jose F. Figueroa, MD, MPH, of Harvard University,...
info_outlineUS withdrawal from the World Health Organization will have significant implications for global health. Lawrence Gostin, JD, JAMA Legal and Global Health Correspondent and Faculty Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss global health in an era of new uncertainty.
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