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Learn more about the factors contributing to rising health care costs and strategies to improve health care affordability.

Learn more about the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in health and health care, the potential impact on affordability, health equity, and other factors that may influence care access and quality.

Learn more about the wide-ranging effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and actionable strategies to improve outcomes for vulnerable populations.

Learn more about health care costs as they relate to the quality of care, as well as private and public sector strategies to improve the value of health care spending.

Learn more about the relationships between people and their environment, promoting human health and well-being, and fostering healthy and safe communities.

Learn more about health care coverage, including private insurance, employer-sponsored insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, and efforts to reduce uninsurance.

Learn more about the impact of changes in health care delivery and payment on access, cost, and quality. Explore research and analysis on the Affordable Care Act and health care reform proposals.

Learn more about health problems affecting women, children and their families, and public- and private-sector efforts to improve reproductive health and child well-being.

Learn more about overuse of health care, the provision of low-value or no-value care, and how it is contributing to high health care costs.

Learn more about private equity’s increasing and significant role in the financing of health care in the United States, and the impact of these acquisitions on cost, quality, and utilization of care.

Learn more about spending and pricing for prescription drugs, the dangers of opioid abuse arising from prescribed opioids and illicit substances, and solutions to lower spending.

Learn more about how hospitals, physicians and other providers are increasingly joining forces, the impact on health care prices, spending, practice patterns and quality, and government and private-sector efforts to counter provider market power.

Learn more about the evolving challenges in rural communities and workable solutions to address health disparities, provider shortages and access to broadband and technology.

Learn more about how food, housing, education and other social determinants impact health, and effective programs and policies that address unmet needs.

Learn more about prevalence and trends in drug use and strategies to prevent and treat substance use disorders.