Health Affairs November 19, 2025
Audrey Ford, Kylie Brown, David Muhlestein, Robert S. Saunders, Mark B. McClellan, Frank McStay

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This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure patient-centered, cost-efficient care under the umbrella of accountable care. Additional articles will be published throughout 2025. Readers are encouraged to review the Call for Submissions for this featured topic. Health Affairs Forefront alone reviews all submissions then selects, edits, and publishes them only if they meet Forefront’s editorial standards. We are grateful to Arnold Ventures for their support of this work.

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