JHPPL at 50

This special issue commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, honoring its legacy as a pioneering interdisciplinary forum for scholarship on health policy-making. Reflecting the journal’s enduring commitment to methodological and theoretical diversity, the issue features articles that explore a wide range of contemporary topics—from health care reform and long-term care policy to misinformation, political polarization, and LGBTQ health—highlighting both the journal’s historical impact and its vision for the future.

Contributors: Heidi Allen, Sachini Bandara, Clara B. Barajas, Mollyann Brodie, Timothy Callaghan, Ciara E. Duggan, Jose F. Figueroa, Erika Franklin Fowler, Sarah E. Gollust, Gilbert Gonzalez, Elizabeth Hamel, Allison K. Hoffman, Marian Jarlenski, Karen E. Joynt Maddox, Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, Paul Espinoza Kissell, R. Tamara Konetzka, Yujin Kim, Aresha Martinez-Cardoso, Caitlin L. McMurtry, Leesh Menard, Alex Montero, Matt Motta, Kevin H. Nguyen, Jonathan Oberlander, Alexander R. Ortega, Alexandra C. Rivera-González, Rachel E. Sachs, Brendan Saloner, Arturo Vargas Bustamante, Rachel M. Werner, Maria-Elena Young