In the September 2026 Issue of the Quarterly

In this issue of the Quarterly, readers will find three Perspectives on such topics as: racial equity impact assessments as tools for advancing population health and equity; firearms as a market-driven epidemic; and chronic absence as a public health priority.Following these Perspectives are eight original scholarship articles that include: a legislative history of the 340B drug discount program; a study of how SNAP access prior to pregnancy affects maternal and infant health outcomes; the association of Medicaid estate recovery with homeownership, home equity, and Medicaid enrollment; Medicaid policies related to telehealth; the effects of recent polarized elections on self-reported mental health; an experiment on how health care experiences shape system trust; the use of participatory research to build narrative power; and the impacts of global cannabis policy changes on substance use.