Health Affairs ' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Leslie Erdelack back to the program to discuss the recently released 2023 health care spending report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) . Learn more about the report from our ahead-of-print article from Anne B. Martin and colleagues from CMS . Last week, Health Affairs announced that Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil will leave his role at the end of the year. Read about Weil's achievements during his tenure at Health Affairs . Related Articles: National Health Expenditures In 2023: Faster Growth As Insurance Coverage And Utilization Increased ( Health Affairs ) Beyond National Health Expenditure Data: Three Things I Wish Were Better Measured ( Health Affairs Forefront ) National Health Expenditure Projections, 2023–32: Payer Trends Diverge As Pandemic-Related Policies Fade ( Health Affairs )