For the third year in a row, Alan Weil, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief, shares his own “Top Ten” favorite articles for 2017. His list of articles, in alphabetical order by first author, covers a broad range of topics. Many of these articles analyze the effects of a specific policy; others raise the profile of issues that deserve more attention. Some articles had unexpected findings. Their shared attribute is that the authors chose to focus on interesting and important questions. To read more details about the findings, please visit Alan’s blog post.