NEJM Interviews

Irene Papanicolas is a professor of health services, policy, and practice at the Brown University School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. I. Papanicolas and J.F. Figueroa. Private Health Insurance and Profit — Lessons for the United States. N Engl J Med 2026;395:1773-1775.

Anjali Deshmukh is an associate professor of law at Seton Hall University School of Law and a pediatrician. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.D. Deshmukh and J.H. Krause. The Future of Health Agency Enforcement Fines. N Engl J Med 2026;395:1669-1671.

Matthew Vogel is a professor at the Brown University School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Vogel, R. Yaeger, and O.J. Wouters. Clinical Trial Prediction Markets — Information, at What Cost? N Engl J Med 2026;395:1565-1567.

Lena Makaroun is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. L.K. Makaroun, T.W. Farrell, and M.E. Betz. Firearm-Related Discussions as an Age-Friendly Intervention. N Engl J Med 2026;395:1461-1463.

Sarah Schmitz is an obesity medicine specialist at Weill Cornell Medicine and an assistant attending physician at New York–Presbyterian Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S.H. Schmitz. Beyond Percentage of Weight Lost — Protecting Participants in Obesity Trials. N Engl J Med 2026;395:1355-1357.

Benjamin Scher is a lecturer and postdoctoral research associate in the Global Health Program at Princeton University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. B.D. Scher and H.H. Howard. Opioid-Settlement Funds — Lessons from Tobacco. N Engl J Med 2026;395:1249-1251.

Christopher Forrest is a professor of pediatrics and the director of the Applied Clinical Research Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C.B. Forrest and N. Halfon. Declining Child Health in the United States — Addressing the Developmental Ecosystem. N Engl J Med 2026;395:1147-1149.

Dhruv Khullar is an associate professor of population health sciences and of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Khullar. Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the Clinical Workforce. N Engl J Med 2026;395:1041-1043.

Elizabeth Kaplan is a clinical instructor and the director of health care access at the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Kaplan and C. Shachar. The Future of the USPSTF and Evidence-Based Recommendations. N Engl J Med 2026;395:937-939.

Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler is a professor of health services, policy and practice at the Brown University School of Public Health and of family medicine and medical science at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Tobin-Tyler and G. Chalker. Telehealth Access to Mifepristone — Evaluating Reproductive-Coercion Arguments. N Engl J Med 2026;395:833-835.