JAMA Health Forum Conversations podcast

JAMA Health Forum Conversations

JAMA Health Forum is an international, peer-reviewed, online, open access journal that addresses policies, structures, and systems that affect health, medicine, and health care. The journal publishes original research, evidence-based reports, and opinion about national and global health policy; structures and systems that affect health and health care; and health care delivery, economics, access, quality, safety, equity, and reform.

JAMA Health Forum is an international, peer-reviewed, online, open access journal that addresses policies, structures, and systems that affect health, medicine, and health care. The journal publishes original research, evidence-based reports, and opinion about national and global health policy; structures and systems that affect health and health care; and health care delivery, economics, access, quality, safety, equity, and reform.

 

#58

The Future of Primary Care in the US

Historically, there has been less focus on primary care than on specialist care in US heal... more

Yesterday

28 MINS

28:32

Yesterday


#57

Changes in Policy and the Health of LGBTQ+ Populations

There is abundant evidence that sexual minority groups have worse health indicators than s... more

14 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:33

14 Nov 2025


#56

The Centrality of Women's Health to a Population Health Research Agenda

Both sex- and gender-based factors influence the health of women. A fully realized populat... more

17 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:48

17 Oct 2025


#55

National Policy to Support Better Mental Health in the US

About 1 in 5 adults in the US live with a mental health condition. In 2023, approximately ... more

12 Sep 2025

19 MINS

19:17

12 Sep 2025


#54

The Impact of Nonhealth Policies in a Time of Policy Disruption

The second Trump administration launched several actions in 2025 that directly affect the ... more

15 Aug 2025

22 MINS

22:43

15 Aug 2025


#53

The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence and Regulation

The evolution of artificial intelligence technology has outstripped most health policy ove... more

11 Jul 2025

26 MINS

26:27

11 Jul 2025


#52

Improving Health and Health Care Affordability in the US with David Cutler

The US is an outlier in health system performance, spending more than other peer countries... more

13 Jun 2025

22 MINS

22:15

13 Jun 2025


#51

The Threat to Health Insurance Coverage in the US

Increased health insurance coverage in the US has had a broad range of positive impacts on... more

16 May 2025

14 MINS

14:33

16 May 2025


#50

The Potential Repercussions of Disinvestment in Health in the US

The first months of the Trump administration have been marked by a flurry of actions, many... more

11 Apr 2025

15 MINS

15:36

11 Apr 2025


#49

The US, the World Health Organization, and a New Era in Global Health

US withdrawal from the World Health Organization will have significant implications for gl... more

14 Mar 2025

20 MINS

20:23

14 Mar 2025


#48

What's Next for JAMA Health Forum and for Health Policy?

Incoming Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, discusses the journal and the state of he... more

03 Jan 2025

13 MINS

13:58

03 Jan 2025


#47

Farewell Conversation With JAMA Health Forum Founding Editor in Chief John Ayanian

Founding Editor in Chief John Ayanian, MD, MPP, reflects on the origins and the highlights... more

27 Dec 2024

19 MINS

19:45

27 Dec 2024


#46

Impact of US Tobacco 21 Policies on Potential Mortality Reductions by State

Research shows that Tobacco 21 (T21) policies with a minimum legal age to purchase tobacco... more

20 Dec 2024

16 MINS

16:44

20 Dec 2024


#45

Extreme Heat Health Consequences

Extreme heat in the US led to deaths and hospital admissions among community-dwelling olde... more

08 Nov 2024

15 MINS

15:49

08 Nov 2024


#44

Physician Altruism and Quality of Care

The use of care by patients of physicians considered more altruistic differs from the use ... more

11 Oct 2024

12 MINS

12:42

11 Oct 2024


#43

Health Care–Related Savings Accounts, Health Care Expenditures, and Tax Expenditures

JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, spo... more

20 Sep 2024

14 MINS

14:27

20 Sep 2024


#42

Highlights From the AcademyHealth 2024 Annual Research Meeting

AcademyHealth CEO Aaron Carroll, MD, MS, shares highlights from the AcademyHealth 2024 Ann... more

26 Jul 2024

17 MINS

17:12

26 Jul 2024


#41

Health Care–Based Voter Registration: A New Venue to Increase Voter Participation

More than 50 million adults in the US are eligible to vote but not registered. Alister F. ... more

21 Jun 2024

17 MINS

17:29

21 Jun 2024