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JAMA Health Forum Conversations

JAMA Health Forum Conversations

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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.2025 American Medical Association. All rights reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Science
Episodes
  • In Search of US Pharmaceutical Policy Innovation
    Jan 16 2026

    Pharmaceuticals are a central—and costly—element of the US health care system. Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH, of Brigham and Women's Hospital joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss the challenge and opportunity of delivering affordable drugs to as many people as possible.

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    20 mins
  • The Future of Primary Care in the US
    Dec 12 2025

    Historically, there has been less focus on primary care than on specialist care in US health care. What are the challenges and opportunities in primary care today? What might it look like in the coming decades? Robert Phillips, MD, MSPH, of The American Board of Family Medicine joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss the future of primary care in the US.

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    • Back to the Future of Primary Care
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    29 mins
  • Changes in Policy and the Health of LGBTQ+ Populations
    Nov 14 2025

    There is abundant evidence that sexual minority groups have worse health indicators than sexual majority groups. Gilbert Gonzales, PhD, MHA, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss the current policy landscape and its potential impact on the health of LGBTQ+ populations.

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    • Health Implications of Recent Policy Changes Affecting LGBTQ+ Populations
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    26 mins
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