[영문]Over the past twenty-five years, Health Affairs has become a visibly important source of information for policymakers. In addition, academic readers of Health Affairs have learned that the real world of policy making is complex; rarely involves decisions based on the thinking of a single discipline; and includes political, historical, and administrative factors in its outcome. Health Affairs has also made members of the academic community more appreciative of interdisciplinary work and more aware of other factors, such as health politics, that need to be addressed if their research is to be meaningful to decision-makers