A Health Podyssey Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/a-health-podyssey Each week, Health Affairs' Rob Lott brings you in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry. A Health Podyssey goes beyond the pages of the health policy journal Health Affairs to tell stories behind the research and share policy implications. Learn how academics and economists frame their research questions and journey to the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Health policy nerds rejoice! This podcast is for you. Health Affairs ee656828-935a-5ea7-a8e5-18e24f0a808d no en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:19:02 -0400 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:19:16 -0400 https://www.healthaffairs.org/podcasts https://img.transistorcdn.com/CA0GVoNR-7-repgsjaV9h8eCWrF2C-P6WydGA5djdoE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE0ODU4LzE2MDE0/MDI1NzEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg A Health Podyssey https://www.healthaffairs.org/podcasts episodic Health Affairs Each week, Health Affairs' Rob Lott brings you in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry. A Health Podyssey goes beyond the pages of the health policy journal Health Affairs to tell stories behind the research and share policy implications. Learn how academics and economists frame their research questions and journey to the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Health policy nerds rejoice! This podcast is for you. Each week, Health Affairs' Rob Lott brings you in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance Health Affairs No No 2027 Medicare Advantage Final Payment Rule: Key Changes Explained | David Meyers 2027 Medicare Advantage Final Payment Rule: Key Changes Explained | David Meyers bonus 6d5416bf-9f5f-444b-ba1a-1c3996cab0b6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/23986350 On a special emergency pod episode of Health Affairs This Week coming to you on the A Health Podyssey feed, Health Affairs Publishing’s Jeff Byers welcomes Brown University's David Meyers to the pod to unpack the 2027 Medicare Advantage final payment rule, including the higher-than-anticipated rate increase, changes to risk adjustment models, what is V28, and the tradeoffs between market stability and long-term program sustainability.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Ashish Jha on Public Health Policy, Affordability & Preparedness 259 259 Ashish Jha on Public Health Policy, Affordability & Preparedness full 5c4b52de-dd0b-4010-9144-c480302877e8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/63c727c9 Health Affairs Publishing's Rob Lott interviews Dr. Ashish Jha about the future of public health education, the growing threat of engineered pathogens and building a bio-intelligence company, and practical approaches to slowing health care spending while preserving access and innovation.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No What Rising Disenrollment Rates Reveal About Medicare Advantage 258 258 What Rising Disenrollment Rates Reveal About Medicare Advantage full 6ab09cda-a12a-48d8-bca1-3d013683c995 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d9c031c2 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Em Balkan of Brown University about their recent paper showing that rapid disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans tripled from 2017 to 2022, with higher rates among dual‑eligible beneficiaries and certain racial and ethnic groups  — raising questions about how well plans are meeting beneficiaries’ needs.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Medicare, Disability Insurance & Mortality During A Two-Year Waiting Period 257 257 Medicare, Disability Insurance & Mortality During A Two-Year Waiting Period full 65911a94-4886-4c1b-915e-88b093c9e691 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3b9466d1 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews David Powell of the University of Pennsylvania about his recent paper exploring new research showing SSDI beneficiaries face significantly elevated mortality during the mandatory two‑year waiting period for Medicare for such beneficiaries, why the waiting period exists, how it affects access to care, and what policy options could better serve this vulnerable population.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No How AI Changed Cardiac Clinical Practice and Outcomes 256 256 How AI Changed Cardiac Clinical Practice and Outcomes full de268904-d986-496b-95d2-480f4f0e815e https://share.transistor.fm/s/c2767959 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Anna Zink of Tufts University about on her recent paper examining studies of an FDA‑approved cardiac diagnostic AI tool, fractional flow reserve derived from computed tomography. They discuss how the tool shifts testing patterns, raises some costs, reduces invasive procedures, and may improve outcomes—along with what it all means for Medicare reimbursement and the future of AI regulation.

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]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1241 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Anna Zink of Tufts University about on her recent paper examining studies of an FDA‑approved cardiac diagnostic AI tool, fractional flow reserve derived from computed tomography. They discuss how the tool shifts testing patterns, raises some costs, reduces invasive procedures, and may improve outcomes—along with what it all means for Medicare reimbursement and the future of AI regulation.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Zeke Emanuel on Rethinking Longevity, Wellness & Aging 255 255 Zeke Emanuel on Rethinking Longevity, Wellness & Aging full ab8ec56b-60b5-420b-93f6-c40bf4338b72 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c800d48a Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel about his new book, Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life. He explains why he wrote a wellness guide for the general public, what frustrates him about today’s “wellness industrial complex,” and why evidence‑based habits — not trendy supplements or extreme routines — are key to long‑term health.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel about his new book, Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life. He explains why he wrote a wellness guide for the general public, what frustrates him about today’s “wellness industrial complex,” and why evidence‑based habits — not trendy supplements or extreme routines — are key to long‑term health.

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]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1721 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel about his new book, Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life. He explains why he wrote a wellness guide for the general public, what frustrates him about today’s “wellness industrial complex,” and why evidence‑based habits — not trendy supplements or extreme routines — are key to long‑term health.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Optum’s Vertical Integration: Impact on Healthcare Pricing & Referrals 254 254 Optum’s Vertical Integration: Impact on Healthcare Pricing & Referrals full 1b4e8325-6c86-4907-afcc-0342a77f740f https://share.transistor.fm/s/2f49fa04 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Derek T. Lake on his recent paper exploring new research on Optum’s acquisitions, finding the company tended to buy physician practices already using ambulatory surgery centers and that its ASC acquisitions were followed by higher prices for competing insurers.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No How Drug Price Negotiation Is Reshaping Clinical Trial Pipelines 253 253 How Drug Price Negotiation Is Reshaping Clinical Trial Pipelines full ce88bd49-f4c9-4f57-866a-bead6ff9e85b https://share.transistor.fm/s/13d8613e Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews So-Yeon Kang of Georgetown University about her recent paper exploring trends in biopharmaceutical clinical trials after The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 authorized Medicare to negotiate prices for selected drugs.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Ghost Doctors in the Medicaid System 252 252 Ghost Doctors in the Medicaid System full 79877209-abeb-4756-adda-5a5e23573755 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1a8357cc Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Jane Zhu of Oregon Health & Science University about her recent paper exploring how many physicians enrolled in Medicaid see few or no Medicaid beneficiaries as patients, highlighting a greater need for targeted policies to boost participation and improve access.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Jane Zhu of Oregon Health & Science University about her recent paper exploring how many physicians enrolled in Medicaid see few or no Medicaid beneficiaries as patients, highlighting a greater need for targeted policies to boost participation and improve access.

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]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1262 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Jane Zhu of Oregon Health & Science University about her recent paper exploring how many physicians enrolled in Medicaid see few or no Medicaid beneficiaries as patients, highlighting a greater need for targeted policies to boost participation and improve access.

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]]> medicaid, providers, provider networks, access to care No Medical Debt After Hospitalization: The Financial Fallout 251 251 Medical Debt After Hospitalization: The Financial Fallout full 61eb2eee-2e7e-40e2-9cdb-f2bfc4114ab3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6e13acde Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews John Scott of the University of Washington about his recent paper exploring findings on the financial fallout from traumatic injuries, highlighting persistent medical debt burdens and the policy gaps that leave many patients unprotected.

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]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1150 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews John Scott of the University of Washington about his recent paper exploring findings on the financial fallout from traumatic injuries, highlighting persistent medical debt burdens and the policy gaps that leave many patients unprotected.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Will AI Fix Health Care? Robert Wachter Weighs In 250 250 Will AI Fix Health Care? Robert Wachter Weighs In full 0f10e156-a42d-49b2-9fac-f2d42c19e613 https://share.transistor.fm/s/999ace2a Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Dr. Robert Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, about his new book A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future. Wachter reflects on his own daily use of AI as a clinician, the reasons he has grown optimistic about its potential, and the challenges of regulating fast‑evolving technologies.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Dr. Robert Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, about his new book A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future. Wachter reflects on his own daily use of AI as a clinician, the reasons he has grown optimistic about its potential, and the challenges of regulating fast‑evolving technologies.

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1745 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Dr. Robert Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, about his new book A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future. Wachter reflects on his own daily use of AI as a clinician, the reasons he has grown optimistic about its potential, and the challenges of regulating fast‑evolving technologies.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Medicaid vs. 340B: A Drug Pricing Clash (Sayeh Nikpay) 249 249 Medicaid vs. 340B: A Drug Pricing Clash (Sayeh Nikpay) full f65f51a2-f18c-4704-822e-3ded1bde442f https://share.transistor.fm/s/b4020a72 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Sayeh Nikpay of the University of Minnesota about her recent paper exploring how The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and the 340B Program interact in ways that can unintentionally increase costs, the adoption of cost-saving strategies to mitigate these interactions, and how policymakers can act to balance Medicaid savings with revenue impacts on 340B-participating safety-net providers.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Sayeh Nikpay of the University of Minnesota about her recent paper exploring how The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and the 340B Program interact in ways that can unintentionally increase costs, the adoption of cost-saving strategies to mitigate these interactions, and how policymakers can act to balance Medicaid savings with revenue impacts on 340B-participating safety-net providers.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No How Oregon’s Hospital Payment Cap Brought Stability Amid Change 248 248 How Oregon’s Hospital Payment Cap Brought Stability Amid Change full f6391a1f-6221-4c8f-b53d-13d15d18cc79 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0da285be Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Roslyn Murray of Brown University to discuss her paper exploring how Oregon’s 2019 hospital payment cap saved $50 million annually while having little impact on hospital finances, operations, or patient care.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No US Health Care Spending 2009–2019: What Changed? (Sherry Glied) 247 247 US Health Care Spending 2009–2019: What Changed? (Sherry Glied) full c32fff07-7371-470d-a63d-31e39db9237e https://share.transistor.fm/s/68ed2dd4 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Sherry Glied of New York University on her paper that explores how U.S. health spending growth slowed to less than half its historical rate, driven by lower utilization, slower price growth, and shifts in care delivery and administration.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No BEST OF: J. Michael McWilliams on the Effects of Patient Survey Data on Risk Adjustment 206 206 BEST OF: J. Michael McWilliams on the Effects of Patient Survey Data on Risk Adjustment full 00e3829e-af6b-4d10-9938-b63637a42361 https://share.transistor.fm/s/511b938f Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews J. Michael McWilliams of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital on his recent paper that explores opportunities for the use of patient health survey data for risk adjustment to limit distortionary coding incentives in Medicare.

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]]> Tue, 30 Dec 2025 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2218 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews J. Michael McWilliams of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital on his recent paper that explores opportunities for the use of patient health survey data for risk adjustment to limit distortionary coding incentives in Medicare.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No BEST OF: Steven Lieberman on The Meteoric Rise Of Medicare Advantage 231 231 BEST OF: Steven Lieberman on The Meteoric Rise Of Medicare Advantage full a82637a2-8446-4406-85aa-55bab0a85e05 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bd65c07e Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Steven M. Lieberman of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles on his recent paper that explores how Medicare Advantage has seen significant enrollment growth and what reform efforts can be attempted to rebalance traditional Medicare and MA.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No BEST OF: Zirui Song on Private Equity’s Effect on Hospital Costs and Utilization 207 207 BEST OF: Zirui Song on Private Equity’s Effect on Hospital Costs and Utilization full 8dc4c2b3-8fb6-4812-94af-7a93af2c8e88 https://share.transistor.fm/s/49dc94fa Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Zirui Song of Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital on his recent paper that explores how private equity acquisition impacts hospital costs and utilization and what variations were seen throughout 2005–19.

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]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1395 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Zirui Song of Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital on his recent paper that explores how private equity acquisition impacts hospital costs and utilization and what variations were seen throughout 2005–19.

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]]> private equity, venture capital, health care, healthcare No BEST OF: Don Berwick on How to Fix US Health Care 204 204 BEST OF: Don Berwick on How to Fix US Health Care full 65df615b-712f-4479-87f5-541c2c69595d https://share.transistor.fm/s/ce640d78 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Don Berwick of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement about his paper as part of the Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2025 package that proposes strategies for how health care in the US could be transformed.

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]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1825 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Don Berwick of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement about his paper as part of the Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2025 package that proposes strategies for how health care in the US could be transformed.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No BEST OF: Eric Topol on the Science of Super-Aging and Longevity 217 217 BEST OF: Eric Topol on the Science of Super-Aging and Longevity full c9bdd74e-ddc9-4b95-9263-bb6d419a3137 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3bb8d21b Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Eric Topol, Executive Vice President of Scripps Research, on his new book, Super Agers, which provides an evidence-based approach on extending healthy lifespans.

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]]> Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Eric Topol, Executive Vice President of Scripps Research, on his new book, Super Agers, which provides an evidence-based approach on extending healthy lifespans.

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]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1893 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Eric Topol, Executive Vice President of Scripps Research, on his new book, Super Agers, which provides an evidence-based approach on extending healthy lifespans.

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]]> wellness, aging, age-friendly health, nutritional science No Job Lock’s Hidden Health Costs w/ Tiffany Lemon 246 246 Job Lock’s Hidden Health Costs w/ Tiffany Lemon full 4dc9eb2d-873a-41c8-b12e-031f7485defc https://share.transistor.fm/s/9f02bd43 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Tiffany Lemon of Arizona State University on her recent paper exploring the concept of job-lock as it pertains to employer-sponsored health insurance and its impacts on adult physical and mental health.

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]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1860 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Tiffany Lemon of Arizona State University on her recent paper exploring the concept of job-lock as it pertains to employer-sponsored health insurance and its impacts on adult physical and mental health.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Does UnitedHealthcare Pay Optum Providers Differently? w/ Dan Arnold 245 245 Does UnitedHealthcare Pay Optum Providers Differently? w/ Dan Arnold full ade3e7c5-a4ee-4421-ba45-36d01e94a3be https://share.transistor.fm/s/4983a2a3 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Dan Arnold of Brown University to discuss his recent paper exploring higher payments within UnitedHealth’s Optum network, which found UHC Paid Optum providers more than non-Optum Providers using price transparency data.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Dan Arnold of Brown University to discuss his recent paper exploring higher payments within UnitedHealth’s Optum network, which found UHC Paid Optum providers more than non-Optum Providers using price transparency data.

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]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:01:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1473 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Dan Arnold of Brown University to discuss his recent paper exploring higher payments within UnitedHealth’s Optum network, which found UHC Paid Optum providers more than non-Optum Providers using price transparency data.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No How Employers Are Navigating Rising Health Care Costs 244 244 How Employers Are Navigating Rising Health Care Costs full 4e8e1451-f06f-4a2a-bfdf-c1abd7d2e00c https://share.transistor.fm/s/320326e3 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Matthew Rae, Associate Director of the Health Care Marketplace Program at KFF, about his recent paper exploring the findings from the KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey, reporting on benefits in 2025.

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]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1539 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Matthew Rae, Associate Director of the Health Care Marketplace Program at KFF, about his recent paper exploring the findings from the KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey, reporting on benefits in 2025.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Protecting Public Health in a Politicized Era w/ Michael Osterholm 243 243 Protecting Public Health in a Politicized Era w/ Michael Osterholm full f7d95bff-2683-4e13-98e0-ded130baf0e4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4786b2cc Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Michael T. Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), about the future of U.S. public health, the politicization of vaccine oversight, and why fragmented state guidance threatens pandemic preparedness. He also discusses his new book, The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Michael T. Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), about the future of U.S. public health, the politicization of vaccine oversight, and why fragmented state guidance threatens pandemic preparedness. He also discusses his new book, The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics.

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]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2039 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Michael T. Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), about the future of U.S. public health, the politicization of vaccine oversight, and why fragmented state guidance threatens pandemic preparedness. He also discusses his new book, The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Inside U.S. Generic Drug Approvals: Risk, Regulation & Policy w/ Jennifer Kao 242 242 Inside U.S. Generic Drug Approvals: Risk, Regulation & Policy w/ Jennifer Kao full 009de16c-b10c-4d3c-bddf-df6690e54d3f https://share.transistor.fm/s/1810c842 In this episode, Rob Lott interviews Jennifer Kao of the UCLA Anderson School of Management in front of a live audience about her paper in the October 2025 issue of Health Affairs exploring the impact of risk evaluation and mitigation strategies on generic approvals of US pharmaceutical products.


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]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1886 In this episode, Rob Lott interviews Jennifer Kao of the UCLA Anderson School of Management in front of a live audience about her paper in the October 2025 issue of Health Affairs exploring the impact of risk evaluation and mitigation strategies on generic approvals of US pharmaceutical products.


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]]> REMS, generic drugs, generics, big pharma, jennifer kao, biosimliars No The Different Costs — and Sites — of Care for Commercial Insurers w/ Matthew Maughan 241 241 The Different Costs — and Sites — of Care for Commercial Insurers w/ Matthew Maughan full b8dfe6b3-e08c-4bde-a2d1-d076565dab7d https://share.transistor.fm/s/1c590821 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Matthew Maughan of Brown University about his paper exploring how commercial insurers paid more for procedures at hospital outpatient departments as compared to ambulatory surgical centers.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Matthew Maughan of Brown University about his paper exploring how commercial insurers paid more for procedures at hospital outpatient departments as compared to ambulatory surgical centers.

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]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1207 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Matthew Maughan of Brown University about his paper exploring how commercial insurers paid more for procedures at hospital outpatient departments as compared to ambulatory surgical centers.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Profits vs. Patient Care: Alexander Soltoff on Private Equity in Hospice Care 240 240 Profits vs. Patient Care: Alexander Soltoff on Private Equity in Hospice Care full 703c3de2-16e0-434a-ac32-9f1ad7d6c588 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a6d6807c Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Alexander Soltoff of Emory University about his recent paper exploring how private equity-owned hospices reported higher profits and lower patient care spending when compared to other ownership models.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Alexander Soltoff of Emory University about his recent paper exploring how private equity-owned hospices reported higher profits and lower patient care spending when compared to other ownership models.

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]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1559 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Alexander Soltoff of Emory University about his recent paper exploring how private equity-owned hospices reported higher profits and lower patient care spending when compared to other ownership models.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Can Challenge Prizes Transform Drug Discovery? w/ Tris Dyson 239 239 Can Challenge Prizes Transform Drug Discovery? w/ Tris Dyson full 2c948253-8c90-42f8-b6a8-a8fb5ea401f0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/70b24e17 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Tris Dyson, Founder of Challenge Works on his efforts in cultivating challenge prizes as an opportunity to nurture innovation in science and health care, the newly launched Longitude Prize on ALS, the transformation of drug discovery, and more.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Tris Dyson, Founder of Challenge Works on his efforts in cultivating challenge prizes as an opportunity to nurture innovation in science and health care, the newly launched Longitude Prize on ALS, the transformation of drug discovery, and more.

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]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1800 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Tris Dyson, Founder of Challenge Works on his efforts in cultivating challenge prizes as an opportunity to nurture innovation in science and health care, the newly launched Longitude Prize on ALS, the transformation of drug discovery, and more.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Medicaid’s Role in Rising Buprenorphine Use w/ Stephen Crystal 238 238 Medicaid’s Role in Rising Buprenorphine Use w/ Stephen Crystal full b10bddc1-c5e9-4e79-8e01-8ff989498f1b https://share.transistor.fm/s/f73258b6 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Stephen Crystal of Rutgers University about his recent paper exploring how states with substantial increases in buprenorphine uptake as an opioid use disorder treatment response grew alongside increased Medicaid prescribing from 2018–24.

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]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1762 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Stephen Crystal of Rutgers University about his recent paper exploring how states with substantial increases in buprenorphine uptake as an opioid use disorder treatment response grew alongside increased Medicaid prescribing from 2018–24.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Treatment Courts and Health Outcomes w/ Elizabeth Van Nostrand 237 237 Treatment Courts and Health Outcomes w/ Elizabeth Van Nostrand full 37840196-7625-42c7-bcce-87a9bccb4fec https://share.transistor.fm/s/407cb323 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Elizabeth Van Nostrand of Temple University about her recent paper exploring how Indiana adults participating in treatment court program tended to have better health outcomes than individuals who applied and were accepted but chose not to participate.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Elizabeth Van Nostrand of Temple University about her recent paper exploring how Indiana adults participating in treatment court program tended to have better health outcomes than individuals who applied and were accepted but chose not to participate.

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]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1249 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Elizabeth Van Nostrand of Temple University about her recent paper exploring how Indiana adults participating in treatment court program tended to have better health outcomes than individuals who applied and were accepted but chose not to participate.

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]]> opioid crisis, opioid, opioid epidemic, treatment courts No Aimee Moulin on Expanding Opioid Treatment in Emergency Departments 236 236 Aimee Moulin on Expanding Opioid Treatment in Emergency Departments full e673bf9a-9235-4fd0-8301-95d19c721f95 https://share.transistor.fm/s/902e67b7 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Aimee Moulin of the University of California Davis about her recent paper exploring a model for low-barrier treatment of opioid use disorder that could increase emergency department patient navigation and Buprenorphine use.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Aimee Moulin of the University of California Davis about her recent paper exploring a model for low-barrier treatment of opioid use disorder that could increase emergency department patient navigation and Buprenorphine use.

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]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1457 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Aimee Moulin of the University of California Davis about her recent paper exploring a model for low-barrier treatment of opioid use disorder that could increase emergency department patient navigation and Buprenorphine use.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Nora Volkow on the Science, Stigma, and Future of Addiction Research 235 235 Nora Volkow on the Science, Stigma, and Future of Addiction Research full 7a6c32e2-8762-411f-bde5-dd2726da118b https://share.transistor.fm/s/a7e7c251 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health, to discuss addiction as a brain disorder, treatments for opioid use disorder, and what’s next in addiction research.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health, to discuss addiction as a brain disorder, treatments for opioid use disorder, and what’s next in addiction research.

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]]> Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1808 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health, to discuss addiction as a brain disorder, treatments for opioid use disorder, and what’s next in addiction research.

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]]> addiction policy, opioid crisis, opioids, opioid policy, leon trotsky, drug misuse, drug abuse, substance use disorder No Brendan Saloner Explains the Opioid Crisis & What Can Be Done 234 234 Brendan Saloner Explains the Opioid Crisis & What Can Be Done full 245b6051-bf98-4547-b444-fd92b33fc7b2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e1366ad7 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Brendan Saloner of Brown University about his recent paper exploring how scaling up opioid treatment and harm reduction programs could reach more people.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Brendan Saloner of Brown University about his recent paper exploring how scaling up opioid treatment and harm reduction programs could reach more people.

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]]> Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1571 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Brendan Saloner of Brown University about his recent paper exploring how scaling up opioid treatment and harm reduction programs could reach more people.

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]]> opioid epidemic” “substance abuse policy” “public health crisis” “Brendan Saloner interview” “drug overdose solutions” No Kenton Johnston on Value-Based Payment Clinician Participation Trends 233 233 Kenton Johnston on Value-Based Payment Clinician Participation Trends full 7a72f9bb-e96a-458f-bee8-424c5c3986c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/feed3ddf On August 12, A Health Podyssey's Rob Lott chatted with Kenton Johnston of Washington University about his paper in the August 2025 edition of Health Affairs that explores changes in clinician's participation across Medicare value-based payment models.

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]]> On August 12, A Health Podyssey's Rob Lott chatted with Kenton Johnston of Washington University about his paper in the August 2025 edition of Health Affairs that explores changes in clinician's participation across Medicare value-based payment models.

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]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2677 On August 12, A Health Podyssey's Rob Lott chatted with Kenton Johnston of Washington University about his paper in the August 2025 edition of Health Affairs that explores changes in clinician's participation across Medicare value-based payment models.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Cal Fang on Wage Gaps Between Nonprofit Hospital CEOs & Employees 232 232 Cal Fang on Wage Gaps Between Nonprofit Hospital CEOs & Employees full fbd4a700-f17b-4f0c-b4f8-a116efa58ef9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/785aeac7 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Cal Chengqi Fang of the University of Chicago about his recent paper that explores how pay gaps grew between nonprofit hospital CEOs and employees from 2009–23.

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]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1123 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Cal Chengqi Fang of the University of Chicago about his recent paper that explores how pay gaps grew between nonprofit hospital CEOs and employees from 2009–23.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jonathan Perlin on Today's Fight to Improve Health Care Quality & Standards 230 230 Jonathan Perlin on Today's Fight to Improve Health Care Quality & Standards full e8011704-4d47-43ae-816e-1b594652c806 https://share.transistor.fm/s/46f02a90 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Jonathan Perlin of The Joint Commission about the origins of this commission, the impacts made on health care through quality improvement and patient safety, the role of accreditation, the public policy levers that drive change, and more.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Jonathan Perlin of The Joint Commission about the origins of this commission, the impacts made on health care through quality improvement and patient safety, the role of accreditation, the public policy levers that drive change, and more.

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]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:01:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2224 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Jonathan Perlin of The Joint Commission about the origins of this commission, the impacts made on health care through quality improvement and patient safety, the role of accreditation, the public policy levers that drive change, and more.

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]]> quality, safety, standards, joint commission, healthcare quality, healthcare standards No Margaret Sieger on How a Novel Policy Shift Reduced Child Protective Services Reports & Foster Placements 229 229 Margaret Sieger on How a Novel Policy Shift Reduced Child Protective Services Reports & Foster Placements full 300c6367-632e-4cbd-a9e4-02793a76c184 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5e46023c Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Margaret Sieger of the University of Kansas Medical Center about her recent paper that reviews how Connecticut's novel prenatal substance exposure policy was associated with declining Child Protective Services reports and foster placements.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Margaret Sieger of the University of Kansas Medical Center about her recent paper that reviews how Connecticut's novel prenatal substance exposure policy was associated with declining Child Protective Services reports and foster placements.

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]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1577 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Margaret Sieger of the University of Kansas Medical Center about her recent paper that reviews how Connecticut's novel prenatal substance exposure policy was associated with declining Child Protective Services reports and foster placements.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No J. Wyatt Koma on the Latest Medicare Enrollment Patterns 228 228 J. Wyatt Koma on the Latest Medicare Enrollment Patterns full 0bd700de-c34b-494c-a949-6f689797f720 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6cf8b9e5 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews J. Wyatt Koma of Harvard University about his recent paper that explores enrollment trends and characteristics of low-income beneficiaries within Medicare Savings Programs.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews J. Wyatt Koma of Harvard University about his recent paper that explores enrollment trends and characteristics of low-income beneficiaries within Medicare Savings Programs.

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]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1275 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews J. Wyatt Koma of Harvard University about his recent paper that explores enrollment trends and characteristics of low-income beneficiaries within Medicare Savings Programs.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Bohan Li on Two Decades of Medicaid Managed Care Market Changes 227 227 Bohan Li on Two Decades of Medicaid Managed Care Market Changes full cd1181fe-4d3b-450e-a02a-99828ee3d98c https://share.transistor.fm/s/b7635651 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Bohan Li of Harvard University about her recent paper that explores substantial shifts in market landscape and acquisitions in Medicaid managed care.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Bohan Li of Harvard University about her recent paper that explores substantial shifts in market landscape and acquisitions in Medicaid managed care.

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]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1378 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Bohan Li of Harvard University about her recent paper that explores substantial shifts in market landscape and acquisitions in Medicaid managed care.

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]]> medicaid cuts, medicaid, managed medicaid, BBB, big beautiful bill, Trump healthcare No Paula Chatterjee on Rural Hospital Finances Under Pennsylvania's Health Model 226 226 Paula Chatterjee on Rural Hospital Finances Under Pennsylvania's Health Model full 21430f26-71b1-4897-a7f5-917292c47a55 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4b3fe96a Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Paula Chatterjee of the University of Pennsylvania about her recent paper that explores whether or not rural hospitals saw financial improvements from participation in the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Paula Chatterjee of the University of Pennsylvania about her recent paper that explores whether or not rural hospitals saw financial improvements from participation in the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model.

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]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1708 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Paula Chatterjee of the University of Pennsylvania about her recent paper that explores whether or not rural hospitals saw financial improvements from participation in the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Uché Blackstock on The Multi-Faceted Policies to Achieve Health Equity 225 225 Uché Blackstock on The Multi-Faceted Policies to Achieve Health Equity full 7a8888d9-01f0-45f8-941a-5e8edd741612 https://share.transistor.fm/s/00c8ff21 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Uché Blackstock, CEO and Founder of Advancing Health Equity (AHE), on her experiences founding AHE in 2019, the mission statement of the organization to pursue health equity in health care, and her generational memoir, LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Uché Blackstock, CEO and Founder of Advancing Health Equity (AHE), on her experiences founding AHE in 2019, the mission statement of the organization to pursue health equity in health care, and her generational memoir, LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine.

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]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1669 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Uché Blackstock, CEO and Founder of Advancing Health Equity (AHE), on her experiences founding AHE in 2019, the mission statement of the organization to pursue health equity in health care, and her generational memoir, LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Robert Burke on The Impact of Value-Based Purchasing Programs on Skilled Nursing Facilities 224 224 Robert Burke on The Impact of Value-Based Purchasing Programs on Skilled Nursing Facilities full de14d010-0452-4d60-b525-d8dcefdd634a https://share.transistor.fm/s/e2cfe0f0 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Robert Burke of the University of Pennsylvania about his recent paper which evaluates outcomes for skilled nursing facilities value-based purchasing programs.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Robert Burke of the University of Pennsylvania about his recent paper which evaluates outcomes for skilled nursing facilities value-based purchasing programs.

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]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1351 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Robert Burke of the University of Pennsylvania about his recent paper which evaluates outcomes for skilled nursing facilities value-based purchasing programs.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No MacKenzie Hughes on Health Outcomes and Costs Associated with Transitional Care 223 223 MacKenzie Hughes on Health Outcomes and Costs Associated with Transitional Care full e6f749e9-4196-4dce-820a-e456439c69fb https://share.transistor.fm/s/feddf3b4 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews MacKenzie Hughes of NORC at the University of Chicago about her recent paper reviewing how transitional care management was associated with healthier days at home and lower spending after hospital discharges for patients.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews MacKenzie Hughes of NORC at the University of Chicago about her recent paper reviewing how transitional care management was associated with healthier days at home and lower spending after hospital discharges for patients.

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]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1291 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews MacKenzie Hughes of NORC at the University of Chicago about her recent paper reviewing how transitional care management was associated with healthier days at home and lower spending after hospital discharges for patients.

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]]> transitional care, transition care, patient management, patients, health outcomes No Keith Drake on How Authorized Generics Shape Drug Competition 222 222 Keith Drake on How Authorized Generics Shape Drug Competition full eb502f5c-037b-426f-8caa-5cc0b1b97db7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2203eac4 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Keith Drake of Greylock McKinnon Associates about his recent paper that explores trends in authorized generic drug launches and the effects observed on competition in pharmaceutical markets in the US.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Keith Drake of Greylock McKinnon Associates about his recent paper that explores trends in authorized generic drug launches and the effects observed on competition in pharmaceutical markets in the US.

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]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1197 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Keith Drake of Greylock McKinnon Associates about his recent paper that explores trends in authorized generic drug launches and the effects observed on competition in pharmaceutical markets in the US.

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]]> pharma, big pharma, drugs, drug pricing, pharmaceuticals, drug spending No Thomas Dobbs on the Backsliding of Public Health Funding, the Field's Current Career Potential, & Being Attached to That One Supreme Court Case 221 221 Thomas Dobbs on the Backsliding of Public Health Funding, the Field's Current Career Potential, & Being Attached to That One Supreme Court Case full 7ac081de-bc24-483c-a777-bdc7984459bc https://share.transistor.fm/s/f0067c1a Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Thomas Dobbs of the University of Mississippi Medical Center to offer observations on the current state of public health funding, current career potential in the public health field, and reflections from being the namesake on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court Case.

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]]> Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Thomas Dobbs of the University of Mississippi Medical Center to offer observations on the current state of public health funding, current career potential in the public health field, and reflections from being the namesake on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court Case.

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]]> Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2032 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Thomas Dobbs of the University of Mississippi Medical Center to offer observations on the current state of public health funding, current career potential in the public health field, and reflections from being the namesake on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court Case.

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]]> dobbs, women's health, maternal health, misogyny, patriarchy, sexism, Dobbs, women's right, public health No Andrew Ryan on State Affordability Standards' Impact on Hospital Prices and Insurance Premiums 220 220 Andrew Ryan on State Affordability Standards' Impact on Hospital Prices and Insurance Premiums full 4ea4d98a-8dd9-48c5-b9ac-8bbfd28453c1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf1a7df1 On May 13, A Health Podyssey's Rob Lott chatted with Andrew Ryan of Brown University about his paper in the May 2025 edition of Health Affairs that explores how Rhode Island's affordability standards impacted hospital prices and insurance premiums. 


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]]> On May 13, A Health Podyssey's Rob Lott chatted with Andrew Ryan of Brown University about his paper in the May 2025 edition of Health Affairs that explores how Rhode Island's affordability standards impacted hospital prices and insurance premiums. 


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]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2592 On May 13, A Health Podyssey's Rob Lott chatted with Andrew Ryan of Brown University about his paper in the May 2025 edition of Health Affairs that explores how Rhode Island's affordability standards impacted hospital prices and insurance premiums. 


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]]> rhode island, lil' rhody, insurance, hospital prices, hospitals, health care costs No The Digital Health Industry is So Back w/ Christina Farr | Health Affairs This Week The Digital Health Industry is So Back w/ Christina Farr | Health Affairs This Week bonus 3604d806-fa71-4d5c-b948-031c466f6886 https://share.transistor.fm/s/59d878f7 Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Christina Farr, advisor, investor, editor-in-chief of Second Opinion Media, to the pod to discuss recent moves by Omada Health and Hinge Health to take the companies public, how the IPOs could impact the digital health market, and what gains her attention when companies make their investment pitches.

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]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1192 Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Christina Farr, advisor, investor, editor-in-chief of Second Opinion Media, to the pod to discuss recent moves by Omada Health and Hinge Health to take the companies public, how the IPOs could impact the digital health market, and what gains her attention when companies make their investment pitches.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Thomas Buchmueller on Prescription Coverage After Medicaid Unwinding 219 219 Thomas Buchmueller on Prescription Coverage After Medicaid Unwinding full a37ec67e-64dc-4642-9dc6-9466cefb3d85 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b7c05283 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Thomas Buchmueller of the University of Michigan to discuss his recent paper that explores how during the Medicaid 'Unwinding' of 2023, the reduction in Medicaid-paid prescriptions was offset by increased commercial coverage.

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]]> Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1112 Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Thomas Buchmueller of the University of Michigan to discuss his recent paper that explores how during the Medicaid 'Unwinding' of 2023, the reduction in Medicaid-paid prescriptions was offset by increased commercial coverage.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Trump's Deregulation Era & The Big Budget Reconciliation's Health Care Impact w/ Katie Keith | Health Affairs This Week Trump's Deregulation Era & The Big Budget Reconciliation's Health Care Impact w/ Katie Keith | Health Affairs This Week bonus 71cb7eb5-7ead-46a7-9442-b343b1bab4dc https://share.transistor.fm/s/b2353e49 Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Katie Keith of Georgetown Law back to the pod to discuss President Trump's potential changes to the rulemaking process, how that may impact rulemaking at HHS, and break down the house Republican budget reconciliation bill and the impacts it could have on Medicaid and more.

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]]> Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1359 Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Katie Keith of Georgetown Law back to the pod to discuss President Trump's potential changes to the rulemaking process, how that may impact rulemaking at HHS, and break down the house Republican budget reconciliation bill and the impacts it could have on Medicaid and more.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Caitlin Carroll on Hospital Closures Ultimately Causing Higher Prices 218 218 Caitlin Carroll on Hospital Closures Ultimately Causing Higher Prices full 6e21f459-48d7-4ffb-b96b-bfd357e92a82 https://share.transistor.fm/s/39adc9f0 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Caitlin Carroll of the University of Minnesota to discuss her recent paper that explores how rural hospital closures led to an increase in prices for nearby remaining hospitals.

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]]> Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1258 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Caitlin Carroll of the University of Minnesota to discuss her recent paper that explores how rural hospital closures led to an increase in prices for nearby remaining hospitals.

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]]> consolidation, hospital market power, hospital markets, markets, M&A, private equity, rural health care No Health Affairs This Week: What's On Farzad Mostashari's Mind for Health Policy Health Affairs This Week: What's On Farzad Mostashari's Mind for Health Policy bonus 5451fe35-fb9d-4809-ae2b-6f03480240c3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7233113d Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Farzad Mostashari, founder & CEO of Aledade and the former National Coordinator for Health IT, to the pod to break down insights in the latest MedPAC report, quality measurement reform, and areas of opportunity for value-based care.

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]]> Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1350 Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Farzad Mostashari, founder & CEO of Aledade and the former National Coordinator for Health IT, to the pod to break down insights in the latest MedPAC report, quality measurement reform, and areas of opportunity for value-based care.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Health Affairs This Week: How Federal Restructuring Affects Data That Affects Health Policy Health Affairs This Week: How Federal Restructuring Affects Data That Affects Health Policy bonus 3b323c06-a5ae-470f-96ee-8b7c04d91986 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6ce6f698 Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Akilah Wish to the program to discuss the impacts of preserving the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the effects of physical exercise on health, and how this type of data helps inform policy making.

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]]> Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Akilah Wish to the program to discuss the impacts of preserving the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the effects of physical exercise on health, and how this type of data helps inform policy making.

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]]> Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 971 Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Akilah Wish to the program to discuss the impacts of preserving the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the effects of physical exercise on health, and how this type of data helps inform policy making.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Mary Kathryn Poole on How Economic Assistance Models Impact Food Security & Diet 216 216 Mary Kathryn Poole on How Economic Assistance Models Impact Food Security & Diet full f98e5536-6435-4424-a367-6ed52b6b51dd https://share.transistor.fm/s/4d03a866 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Mary Kathryn Poole of Harvard University to discuss her recent paper that breaks down and compares economic assistance models on food security and diet quality.

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]]> Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1256 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Mary Kathryn Poole of Harvard University to discuss her recent paper that breaks down and compares economic assistance models on food security and diet quality.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Shuyue Deng on Medically-Tailored Meals' Impact on Health Care 215 215 Shuyue Deng on Medically-Tailored Meals' Impact on Health Care full 1d3b5719-2141-41db-9929-dedff98d13cb https://share.transistor.fm/s/555ddd9b Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Shuyue (Amy) Deng of Tufts University to discuss her recent paper that takes a closer look at the estimated impact of medically tailored meals on health care use and expenditures in the US.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Food, Nutrition, & Health: A Different Type of Hunger w/ Heather Thomas Food, Nutrition, & Health: A Different Type of Hunger w/ Heather Thomas bonus d0ff7320-74c7-44ef-a0ee-17199e68d83b https://share.transistor.fm/s/1a4ba0cb Welcome to the final episode in a special four-part series from Health Affairs on the intersection of food, nutrition, and health. This special series compliments the release of a theme issue on food, nutrition, and health, which is currently available to read.

In this episode, Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Ellen Bayer speak with Heather Thomas from the nonprofit A Place to Stand about her Narrative Matters essay from the issue, "A Different Type of Hunger."

The essay explores Thomas' experience fighting to access and maintain food benefits in the US as a mother of six whose family is food insecure.

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In this episode, Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Ellen Bayer speak with Heather Thomas from the nonprofit A Place to Stand about her Narrative Matters essay from the issue, "A Different Type of Hunger."

The essay explores Thomas' experience fighting to access and maintain food benefits in the US as a mother of six whose family is food insecure.

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]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1524 Welcome to the final episode in a special four-part series from Health Affairs on the intersection of food, nutrition, and health. This special series compliments the release of a theme issue on food, nutrition, and health, which is currently available to read.

In this episode, Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Ellen Bayer speak with Heather Thomas from the nonprofit A Place to Stand about her Narrative Matters essay from the issue, "A Different Type of Hunger."

The essay explores Thomas' experience fighting to access and maintain food benefits in the US as a mother of six whose family is food insecure.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Kurt Hager on Medicaid Nutrition Supports Linked To Reduced Hospital & ED Use 214 214 Kurt Hager on Medicaid Nutrition Supports Linked To Reduced Hospital & ED Use full ba99e9c6-5046-4eb1-9c1f-a7442cf5ac56 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f91481d6 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Kurt Hager of the University of Massachusetts to discuss his recent paper that explores how Medicaid nutrition supports were associated with reductions in hospitalizations and emergency department visits in Massachusetts through 2020–23.

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]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1588 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Kurt Hager of the University of Massachusetts to discuss his recent paper that explores how Medicaid nutrition supports were associated with reductions in hospitalizations and emergency department visits in Massachusetts through 2020–23.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Elizabeth Popp-Berman on How the U.S. Can Build a Just Political Economy for Health Elizabeth Popp-Berman on How the U.S. Can Build a Just Political Economy for Health bonus 4cbf89d4-c085-4a03-b309-e9d1ffdff057 https://share.transistor.fm/s/44c0657d In a special podcast episode, Health Affairs Scholar Associate Editor Loren Adler interviews Elizabeth Popp-Berman about the Health and Political Economy series of papers recently published in Health Affairs Scholar.

 

The series asks how might the U.S. build a more just and inclusive political economy for health rather than take the status quo for granted.

 

This paper collection was developed in partnership with the The New School’s Health and Political Economy Project (HPEP), a field catalyst initiative advancing a just and inclusive economy for health, and supported by the Commonwealth Fund.

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]]> In a special podcast episode, Health Affairs Scholar Associate Editor Loren Adler interviews Elizabeth Popp-Berman about the Health and Political Economy series of papers recently published in Health Affairs Scholar.

 

The series asks how might the U.S. build a more just and inclusive political economy for health rather than take the status quo for granted.

 

This paper collection was developed in partnership with the The New School’s Health and Political Economy Project (HPEP), a field catalyst initiative advancing a just and inclusive economy for health, and supported by the Commonwealth Fund.

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]]> Mon, 14 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1837 In a special podcast episode, Health Affairs Scholar Associate Editor Loren Adler interviews Elizabeth Popp-Berman about the Health and Political Economy series of papers recently published in Health Affairs Scholar.

 

The series asks how might the U.S. build a more just and inclusive political economy for health rather than take the status quo for granted.

 

This paper collection was developed in partnership with the The New School’s Health and Political Economy Project (HPEP), a field catalyst initiative advancing a just and inclusive economy for health, and supported by the Commonwealth Fund.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Food, Nutrition, & Health: Behind the Pages Food, Nutrition, & Health: Behind the Pages bonus e9e1c2b7-12e7-41ba-8e99-98a79f545835 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ca2fb3e2 Welcome to the third episode in a special four-part series from Health Affairs on the intersection of food, nutrition, and health. This special series compliments the release of a theme issue on food, nutrition, and health to be released this week.

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]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 592 Welcome to the third episode in a special four-part series from Health Affairs on the intersection of food, nutrition, and health. This special series compliments the release of a theme issue on food, nutrition, and health to be released this week.

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]]> food policy, rfk jr, rfk, food, nutrition, wellness, wellness influencer No Seth Berkowitz on the Intersection of Income, Food, & Health 213 213 Seth Berkowitz on the Intersection of Income, Food, & Health full 48b9ddfb-aa5c-45f3-ae70-f520a2046e69 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e8feb950 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Seth Berkowitz of the UNC School of Medicine to discuss his recent paper that explores a new approach to help guide research and policy at the intersection of income, food, nutrition, and health.

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]]> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1641 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Seth Berkowitz of the UNC School of Medicine to discuss his recent paper that explores a new approach to help guide research and policy at the intersection of income, food, nutrition, and health.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Food, Nutrition & Health: Food Support Programs w/ Diane Schanzenbach Food, Nutrition & Health: Food Support Programs w/ Diane Schanzenbach bonus 1d221f81-d210-44b1-ae9e-be64ba554010 https://share.transistor.fm/s/578d14a7 Welcome to the second episode in a special four-part series from Health Affairs on the intersection of food, nutrition, and health. This special series compliments the release of a theme issue on food, nutrition, and health to be released April 7, 2025.

In this episode, Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander speaks with Diane Schanzenbach from Northwestern University on the topic of food support programs and their impacts on very young children.

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]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1284 Welcome to the second episode in a special four-part series from Health Affairs on the intersection of food, nutrition, and health. This special series compliments the release of a theme issue on food, nutrition, and health to be released April 7, 2025.

In this episode, Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander speaks with Diane Schanzenbach from Northwestern University on the topic of food support programs and their impacts on very young children.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Meena Seshamani on the Journey from CMS to Maryland's Department of Health 212 212 Meena Seshamani on the Journey from CMS to Maryland's Department of Health full 10d4ab8c-63c6-4a05-ad19-8caf7691cfee https://share.transistor.fm/s/be7caa4c Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Dr. Meena Seshamani, the incoming Maryland Secretary of Health, to discuss her time as the director of Medicare at the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services and what the future holds in her new role.

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]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1644 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Dr. Meena Seshamani, the incoming Maryland Secretary of Health, to discuss her time as the director of Medicare at the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services and what the future holds in her new role.

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]]> meena seshamani, medicare advantage, CMMI, CMS, medicare innovation, medicare, medicaid No Food, Nutrition, & Health: Water Insecurity w/ Na'Taki Osborne Jelks Food, Nutrition, & Health: Water Insecurity w/ Na'Taki Osborne Jelks bonus f496b925-a8f0-467a-9083-eb2de8afa5e8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/03127d09 Welcome to a special four-part series from Health Affairs on the intersection of food, nutrition, and health. This special series compliments the release of a theme issue on food, nutrition, and health to be released April 7, 2025.

In the first episode, Health Affairs' Ellen Bayer speaks with Na'Taki Osborne Jelks from Spelman College on the topic of water insecurity.

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]]> Welcome to a special four-part series from Health Affairs on the intersection of food, nutrition, and health. This special series compliments the release of a theme issue on food, nutrition, and health to be released April 7, 2025.

In the first episode, Health Affairs' Ellen Bayer speaks with Na'Taki Osborne Jelks from Spelman College on the topic of water insecurity.

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]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1222 Welcome to a special four-part series from Health Affairs on the intersection of food, nutrition, and health. This special series compliments the release of a theme issue on food, nutrition, and health to be released April 7, 2025.

In the first episode, Health Affairs' Ellen Bayer speaks with Na'Taki Osborne Jelks from Spelman College on the topic of water insecurity.

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]]> water insecurity, food policy, health policy, nutrition policy, SNAP, water health, water security, Flint water crisis No LIVE with Yashaswini Singh on Private Equity's Effect on Health Care Staff Turnover 211 211 LIVE with Yashaswini Singh on Private Equity's Effect on Health Care Staff Turnover full 4b3ff483-0721-4aad-9441-9fd4ff53ef33 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7a39533f On March 12th, A Health Podyssey's Rob Lott invited Yashaswini Singh of Brown University to the program for a virtual podcast taping to discuss her paper on the effect of private equity on physician turnover. The two discussed the paper and took questions from the audience in attendance.


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]]> On March 12th, A Health Podyssey's Rob Lott invited Yashaswini Singh of Brown University to the program for a virtual podcast taping to discuss her paper on the effect of private equity on physician turnover. The two discussed the paper and took questions from the audience in attendance.


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]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2457 On March 12th, A Health Podyssey's Rob Lott invited Yashaswini Singh of Brown University to the program for a virtual podcast taping to discuss her paper on the effect of private equity on physician turnover. The two discussed the paper and took questions from the audience in attendance.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Erica Eliason on Children’s Health Coverage Loss During Medicaid Unwinding 210 210 Erica Eliason on Children’s Health Coverage Loss During Medicaid Unwinding full 5ca7369d-b4cc-42bd-87f9-eeb65fb8ff10 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8321d636 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Erica Eliason of Rutgers University on her recent paper that explores how continuous eligibility policies and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) structure affected children's coverage loss during Medicaid unwinding.

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]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1132 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Erica Eliason of Rutgers University on her recent paper that explores how continuous eligibility policies and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) structure affected children's coverage loss during Medicaid unwinding.

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]]> medicaid, medicaid unwinding, unwinding, children's health, CHIP, children health No Richard Leuchter on ED Underuse Among Disadvantaged Communities 209 209 Richard Leuchter on ED Underuse Among Disadvantaged Communities full 8d1c6de2-15ee-4655-a94a-4fc04ac2f034 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d4e6d4f7 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Richard Leuchter from the University of California Los Angeles on his recent paper that explores how socioeconomically disadvantaged groups may have underused emergency departments for non-avoidable visits.

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]]> Tue, 11 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1402 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Richard Leuchter from the University of California Los Angeles on his recent paper that explores how socioeconomically disadvantaged groups may have underused emergency departments for non-avoidable visits.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jihye Han Compares First-In-Class Drug Regulation in the US and Europe 208 208 Jihye Han Compares First-In-Class Drug Regulation in the US and Europe full 45181c4b-4759-4fd4-9170-5db61d4a4dfd https://share.transistor.fm/s/1bbbc2cd Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Jihye Han of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University on her recent paper that takes a closer look at the regulatory treatments for first-in-class drugs and how those differ between the US and Europe.

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]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1498 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Jihye Han of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University on her recent paper that takes a closer look at the regulatory treatments for first-in-class drugs and how those differ between the US and Europe.

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]]> drug pricing, drug regulation, international drug regulations No Jennifer Wolff on The Growing Number of Family Caregivers for Older Adults 205 205 Jennifer Wolff on The Growing Number of Family Caregivers for Older Adults full f93641bb-7f61-4431-9cad-524ccc742d9b https://share.transistor.fm/s/b150629e Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Jennifer Wolff of John Hopkins University about her recent paper that explores the increasing number of family caregivers that are assisting older US adults, including adults with dementia.

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]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1446 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Jennifer Wolff of John Hopkins University about her recent paper that explores the increasing number of family caregivers that are assisting older US adults, including adults with dementia.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Paige Nong Tracks the Use Of AI & Predictive Models In US Hospitals 203 203 Paige Nong Tracks the Use Of AI & Predictive Models In US Hospitals full 4f3de16c-9db9-4a5c-98fb-51df867fea72 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6a9aca63 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Paige Nong of the University of Minnesota about her recent paper that evaluates and explores the current use of artificial intelligence and predictive models in US hospitals.

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]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1558 Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Paige Nong of the University of Minnesota about her recent paper that evaluates and explores the current use of artificial intelligence and predictive models in US hospitals.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Michael Lens on Low-Density Zoning and Neighborhood Segregation Michael Lens on Low-Density Zoning and Neighborhood Segregation bonus 5ad4e930-4cfc-48db-b68c-8b91ca78c1c1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/41415e55 A Health Podyssey is taking a holiday break. We will return to regular production on January 14, 2025.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Research and Justice For All: AAMC Is Working To Thread Healthy Outcomes Through Health Equity Research and Justice For All: AAMC Is Working To Thread Healthy Outcomes Through Health Equity bonus 90c36382-1758-4d61-850e-3fb9aa957267 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f467448a Guest: Philip Alberti, Founding Director, AAMC Center for Health Justice & Senior Director, Health Equity Research & Policy at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Philip Alberti from the AAMC to discuss health outcomes and what it means to achieve health equity across sectors.


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]]> Guest: Philip Alberti, Founding Director, AAMC Center for Health Justice & Senior Director, Health Equity Research & Policy at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Philip Alberti from the AAMC to discuss health outcomes and what it means to achieve health equity across sectors.


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]]> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2453 Guest: Philip Alberti, Founding Director, AAMC Center for Health Justice & Senior Director, Health Equity Research & Policy at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Philip Alberti from the AAMC to discuss health outcomes and what it means to achieve health equity across sectors.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Ingrid Gould Ellen on Housing Mobility and Health Ingrid Gould Ellen on Housing Mobility and Health bonus 15d86f25-98ca-4e5f-ad86-4440b7af2bf3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/770030a7 A Health Podyssey is taking a holiday break. We will return to regular production on January 14, 2025.

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]]> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 953 A Health Podyssey is taking a holiday break. We will return to regular production on January 14, 2025.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Research and Justice For All: Insight Garden Program Connects Incarcerated Populations with Nature Research and Justice For All: Insight Garden Program Connects Incarcerated Populations with Nature bonus 0dd687c4-2409-44f5-95e4-2ae10d82253d https://share.transistor.fm/s/11472dc4 Guest: Andrew Winn, Executive Director, Insight Garden Program

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Andrew Winn from the Insight Garden Program about the relationship between the environment and people in incarcerated spaces and access to nature as a human right.


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]]> Guest: Andrew Winn, Executive Director, Insight Garden Program

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Andrew Winn from the Insight Garden Program about the relationship between the environment and people in incarcerated spaces and access to nature as a human right.


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]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2371 Guest: Andrew Winn, Executive Director, Insight Garden Program

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Andrew Winn from the Insight Garden Program about the relationship between the environment and people in incarcerated spaces and access to nature as a human right.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Craig Pollack on Low Income Housing Tax Credits Craig Pollack on Low Income Housing Tax Credits bonus 14298e7c-5740-4fda-854f-777c526d204b https://share.transistor.fm/s/da98d9c8 A Health Podyssey is taking a holiday break. We will return to regular production on January 14, 2025.

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]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 977 A Health Podyssey is taking a holiday break. We will return to regular production on January 14, 2025.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Research and Justice For All: Thread Unites Community & Combats Childhood Loneliness Research and Justice For All: Thread Unites Community & Combats Childhood Loneliness bonus a345ebb1-089e-40db-8c16-9f63c386ddc2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0579ba01 Guest: Sarah Hemminger, Co-Founder and CEO, Thread

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Sarah Hemminger of Thread about social isolation and wellbeing, particularly for young people. They discuss innovative ways to connect people and achieve transformational change. 


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]]> Guest: Sarah Hemminger, Co-Founder and CEO, Thread

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Sarah Hemminger of Thread about social isolation and wellbeing, particularly for young people. They discuss innovative ways to connect people and achieve transformational change. 


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]]> Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2649 Guest: Sarah Hemminger, Co-Founder and CEO, Thread

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Sarah Hemminger of Thread about social isolation and wellbeing, particularly for young people. They discuss innovative ways to connect people and achieve transformational change. 


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Corianne Scally Gives an Overview on Housing and Health Corianne Scally Gives an Overview on Housing and Health bonus 17e14955-0ab1-4a4c-b592-40cef8a8ba81 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6b12f612 A Health Podyssey is taking a holiday break. We will return to regular production on January 14, 2025.

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]]> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:12:16 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 975 A Health Podyssey is taking a holiday break. We will return to regular production on January 14, 2025.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Research and Justice For All: Fenway Health Advances LGBTQIA+ Health Efforts Through Workforce Education Research and Justice For All: Fenway Health Advances LGBTQIA+ Health Efforts Through Workforce Education bonus bdc1141c-942a-4d1e-9b1f-048ace3fbdf5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6d10e0fb Guest: Alex Keuroghlian, Director, Division of Education and Trainings, The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Alex Keuroghlian from Fenway Health about the role that identity plays in the health care workforce. They also discuss best practices for creating safe spaces of care for LGBTQIA+ populations and health policies critical to providing nondiscriminatory care.


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]]> Guest: Alex Keuroghlian, Director, Division of Education and Trainings, The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Alex Keuroghlian from Fenway Health about the role that identity plays in the health care workforce. They also discuss best practices for creating safe spaces of care for LGBTQIA+ populations and health policies critical to providing nondiscriminatory care.


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]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 3010 Guest: Alex Keuroghlian, Director, Division of Education and Trainings, The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Alex Keuroghlian from Fenway Health about the role that identity plays in the health care workforce. They also discuss best practices for creating safe spaces of care for LGBTQIA+ populations and health policies critical to providing nondiscriminatory care.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Richard Hughes IV on States' Response to Federal Vaccine Recommendations for Schools 202 202 Richard Hughes IV on States' Response to Federal Vaccine Recommendations for Schools full 588bb5aa-deee-4106-be6c-9afb15ea5d29 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a73018ed Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Richard Hughes IV of Epstein Becker Green and George Washington University about his recent paper that reviewed school-entry vaccine policies on a state level and observed how the responses to federal recommendations varied.


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]]> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1282 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Richard Hughes IV of Epstein Becker Green and George Washington University about his recent paper that reviewed school-entry vaccine policies on a state level and observed how the responses to federal recommendations varied.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Research and Justice For All: Washington Housing Conservancy Shapes Health via Housing Reform Research and Justice For All: Washington Housing Conservancy Shapes Health via Housing Reform bonus 9367fcdb-bea2-41ce-881d-b64979a83b02 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b4c0c878 Guest: Kimberly Driggins, Executive Director, Washington Housing Conservancy

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Kimberly Driggins from the Washington Housing Conservancy about the connections between housing security, economic mobility, and health outcomes. They also explore what it will take to reinvent an equitable, anti-racist housing system. 


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]]> Guest: Kimberly Driggins, Executive Director, Washington Housing Conservancy

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Kimberly Driggins from the Washington Housing Conservancy about the connections between housing security, economic mobility, and health outcomes. They also explore what it will take to reinvent an equitable, anti-racist housing system. 


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]]> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2717 Guest: Kimberly Driggins, Executive Director, Washington Housing Conservancy

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Kimberly Driggins from the Washington Housing Conservancy about the connections between housing security, economic mobility, and health outcomes. They also explore what it will take to reinvent an equitable, anti-racist housing system. 


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jared Walker on Eliminating Your Medical Debt 201 201 Jared Walker on Eliminating Your Medical Debt full 31ccb377-46b4-45a5-91a4-4e6b66a5fd12 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e85c7e08 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jared Walker of Dollar For about his recent paper that explores the widely varying criteria amongst US nonprofit hospitals to determine who qualifies for free and discounted charity care.


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]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1397 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jared Walker of Dollar For about his recent paper that explores the widely varying criteria amongst US nonprofit hospitals to determine who qualifies for free and discounted charity care.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Research and Justice For All: Dion's Chicago Dream Fights Food Insecurity One Meal At A Time Research and Justice For All: Dion's Chicago Dream Fights Food Insecurity One Meal At A Time bonus 67ad0d6d-db0b-4262-8a59-4473513b046f https://share.transistor.fm/s/85f22726 Guest: Dion Dawson, Chief Dreamer and CEO, Dion's Chicago Dream

In the first episode of the second season of Research and Justice For All, host Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Dion Dawson from Dion's Chicago Dream about innovative ways to address food insecurity. They also explore the nonprofit industrial complex and the systemic link between hunger and profit in the US.

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]]> Guest: Dion Dawson, Chief Dreamer and CEO, Dion's Chicago Dream

In the first episode of the second season of Research and Justice For All, host Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Dion Dawson from Dion's Chicago Dream about innovative ways to address food insecurity. They also explore the nonprofit industrial complex and the systemic link between hunger and profit in the US.

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]]> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2594 Guest: Dion Dawson, Chief Dreamer and CEO, Dion's Chicago Dream

In the first episode of the second season of Research and Justice For All, host Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Dion Dawson from Dion's Chicago Dream about innovative ways to address food insecurity. They also explore the nonprofit industrial complex and the systemic link between hunger and profit in the US.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Leemore Dafny Joins Our 200th Episode 200 200 Leemore Dafny Joins Our 200th Episode full 92ae74d0-980a-4377-8ae4-f7b5b1daf9c7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/24ad2bda Welcome to the 200th episode of A Health Podyssey!

For our 200th episode, Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil invites Leemore Dafny of the Harvard Business School back to the program to discuss vertical integration in the health care sector, observations on what impacts it may have on the future state of markets, and what the regulatory response has been so far.

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]]> Welcome to the 200th episode of A Health Podyssey!

For our 200th episode, Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil invites Leemore Dafny of the Harvard Business School back to the program to discuss vertical integration in the health care sector, observations on what impacts it may have on the future state of markets, and what the regulatory response has been so far.

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]]> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2234 Welcome to the 200th episode of A Health Podyssey!

For our 200th episode, Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil invites Leemore Dafny of the Harvard Business School back to the program to discuss vertical integration in the health care sector, observations on what impacts it may have on the future state of markets, and what the regulatory response has been so far.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Janice Jhang on Policy & Market Forces Driving Biosimilar Adoption 199 199 Janice Jhang on Policy & Market Forces Driving Biosimilar Adoption full cd7cd731-6a77-4e7f-8adb-45333f8a9314 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8dd0269f Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Janice Jhang of Harvard University about her recent paper that explores how regulatory and market forces are driving adoption of biosimilars.


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]]> Tue, 05 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1629 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Janice Jhang of Harvard University about her recent paper that explores how regulatory and market forces are driving adoption of biosimilars.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Naomi Zewde on the Equity Impacts Of High-Deductible Plans and Health Savings Accounts 198 198 Naomi Zewde on the Equity Impacts Of High-Deductible Plans and Health Savings Accounts full 9aa9956c-d361-45c3-a001-507be057f3a9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a5e97d55 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Naomi Zewde of the University of California, Los Angeles about her recent paper exploring how high-deductible health insurance plans may exacerbate racial and ethnic wealth disparities.


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]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1429 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Naomi Zewde of the University of California, Los Angeles about her recent paper exploring how high-deductible health insurance plans may exacerbate racial and ethnic wealth disparities.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Avni Gupta on Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Through an Equity Lens 197 197 Avni Gupta on Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Through an Equity Lens full 62bf3a22-53af-43d9-9959-a70e7ec84687 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bebee4ee Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Avni Gupta of the Commonwealth Fund about her recent paper that explores cost-associated unmet dental, vision, and hearing needs among low-income Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries.


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]]> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1478 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Avni Gupta of the Commonwealth Fund about her recent paper that explores cost-associated unmet dental, vision, and hearing needs among low-income Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Allison Hoffman on Simplifying Medicaid Long-Term Services & Supports 196 196 Allison Hoffman on Simplifying Medicaid Long-Term Services & Supports full ef587e56-d31b-479e-bb76-43fc991d763e https://share.transistor.fm/s/f2e23d99 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Allison Hoffman of University of Pennsylvania about her recent paper that explores opportunities to simplify Medicaid home and community-based services in the age of rebalancing.


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]]> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2224 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Allison Hoffman of University of Pennsylvania about her recent paper that explores opportunities to simplify Medicaid home and community-based services in the age of rebalancing.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Pragya Kakani on How Protected-Class Policy Impacts Medicare Drug Rebates 195 195 Pragya Kakani on How Protected-Class Policy Impacts Medicare Drug Rebates full 71f0135a-60b4-4b84-aa04-4020a8fcb8fc https://share.transistor.fm/s/7b4a6607 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Pragya Kakani of Cornell University about her recent paper exploring the association between Medicare Part D protected-class policy and lower drug rebates.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jay Bhatt on the Social Drivers of Health 194 194 Jay Bhatt on the Social Drivers of Health full 11d3d13f-7489-4863-947b-f129369379c1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3a1f7a81 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dr. Jay Bhatt, Managing Director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions and the Deloitte Health Equity Institute, to highlight the upcoming season of Research & Justice For All that focuses on social drivers of health and the role that Deloitte has played in pursuing health equity goals across the life sciences and health care industry.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Melissa Aldridge on Private Equity Acquisitions Of Hospices 193 193 Melissa Aldridge on Private Equity Acquisitions Of Hospices full ad07ef9c-c322-4728-b69f-2fad8e376dba https://share.transistor.fm/s/c07da8a3 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Melissa Aldridge of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and James J. Peters Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center about her recent paper exploring the increasing trend of private equity acquisitions of hospices and how ownership structures still remain complex and opaque.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Andrew Feher on The Effects Of Email For Insurance Engagement Efforts 192 192 Andrew Feher on The Effects Of Email For Insurance Engagement Efforts full 021b164b-f856-45c1-9025-0672b4383edd https://share.transistor.fm/s/5a805f54 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Andrew Feher of Department of Health Care Access and Information about his recent paper exploring how the incorporation of email reminders saw increases in eligibility verification and continued subsidy receipt for enrollees in California's Affordable Care Act marketplace.


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]]> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1395 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Andrew Feher of Department of Health Care Access and Information about his recent paper exploring how the incorporation of email reminders saw increases in eligibility verification and continued subsidy receipt for enrollees in California's Affordable Care Act marketplace.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Benedic Ippolito on the Once and Future Costs of Anti-Obesity Drugs 191 191 Benedic Ippolito on the Once and Future Costs of Anti-Obesity Drugs full 6e83bef0-b632-4b6d-8098-3ad18abbbaf3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/648caadc Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Benedic Ippolito of American Enterprise Institute about his recent paper exploring how expanding Medicare coverage of anti-obesity medicines could result in increased annual spending.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jiani Yu on the Current Telehealth Landscape & Opportunities 190 190 Jiani Yu on the Current Telehealth Landscape & Opportunities full 54e1a527-1033-45b3-a8eb-845015e34d08 https://share.transistor.fm/s/baeedf9e Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jiani Yu of Cornell University about her recent paper that explores how telehealth use and delivery differs significantly by physician and practice characteristics.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Dongzhe Hong on Biosimilar Uptake in the US 189 189 Dongzhe Hong on Biosimilar Uptake in the US full e1273c62-9dc0-42c0-a4b1-609858839348 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3639b87c Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dongzhe Hong of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard University on his recent paper that explores how patient and prescriber factors play into biosimilar uptake in the US.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Kamyar Nasseh on the Growing Role of Private Equity in Dentistry 188 188 Kamyar Nasseh on the Growing Role of Private Equity in Dentistry full c479350e-a1d8-4740-aef5-e54b4101d55a https://share.transistor.fm/s/dd660016 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Kamyar Nasseh of the American Dental Association on his recent study that identifies the growing role of private equity in dental practices.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Sanjay Basu on How Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Can Perpetuate Health Disparities 187 187 Sanjay Basu on How Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Can Perpetuate Health Disparities full bdf42728-437d-42a1-8dd8-1df6d0dce1f3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/31db00fe Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sanjay Basu of Waymark on his recent study that considers a potential risk of perpetuating health disparities with the continued utilization of cost-effectiveness analyses to inform health care and public health policy decisions.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Brandy Lipton on the Medicaid Coverage Gaps of Eye Care 186 186 Brandy Lipton on the Medicaid Coverage Gaps of Eye Care full 2650a874-d463-4e76-b7f2-c88e3fe82523 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e166c45a Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brandy Lipton of the University of California, Irvine on her recent paper exploring how most state Medicaid programs offer coverage for routine eye exams for adults, but noticeable coverage discrepancies of other routine vision care services remain.


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]]> Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1374 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brandy Lipton of the University of California, Irvine on her recent paper exploring how most state Medicaid programs offer coverage for routine eye exams for adults, but noticeable coverage discrepancies of other routine vision care services remain.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jennifer Kao on How an FDA Program Reduced Clinical Development Times for Some Drugs 185 185 Jennifer Kao on How an FDA Program Reduced Clinical Development Times for Some Drugs full df5658bd-2410-45c1-b9a0-57db8eeef242 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9e43c519 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jennifer Kao of the University of California Los Angeles on her recent paper that explores the impact of the Food and Drug Administration's breakthrough therapy designation program on the reduction of late-stage drug development time.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Christina Andrews on States' Role in Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Medicaid 184 184 Christina Andrews on States' Role in Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Medicaid full abb3710f-65e1-4796-a4ca-c827cccb2397 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f5898232 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christina Andrews of the University of South Carolina on her recent paper that explores how substance use disorder benefits vary across Medicaid managed care plans (MCP) and better understand the role states play in coverage activities.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Liz Fowler on the Future of Specialty and Primary Care Integration 183 183 Liz Fowler on the Future of Specialty and Primary Care Integration full eb94cdb0-9fb2-4dcb-80b2-c1ed8c762480 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8eef8fc2 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil welcomes Liz Fowler, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to A Health Podyssey to discuss the future of health care payments, CMMI's specialty care strategy, mandatory models versus voluntary alternative payment models, CMS' newly-proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2025, and more!

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Renee Hsia on Inequities in Cardiac Intervention Availability 181 181 Renee Hsia on Inequities in Cardiac Intervention Availability full 4e4c6634-7213-403c-a9aa-24de604c178a https://share.transistor.fm/s/b2e7ed79 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Renee Hsia of the University of California San Francisco on her recent paper that explores the structural inequities in the adoption of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) services by US hospitals.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Ross Brownson on The Path to Public Health Transformation 180 180 Ross Brownson on The Path to Public Health Transformation full 646234a7-112e-4518-83d5-fe8774e2692c https://share.transistor.fm/s/770495d7 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ross Brownson of Washington University on his recent paper that details the path towards a transformed public health system and how a focus on social determinants of health and partnerships with diverse sectors can help overcome challenges in the current system.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Nir Menachemi on How States Can Actually Invest in Public Health 179 179 Nir Menachemi on How States Can Actually Invest in Public Health full f41b959a-830f-4c91-b0a7-a0d53dbc748b https://share.transistor.fm/s/671ca284 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Nir Menachemi of Indiana University on his recent paper that explores how Indiana increased their public health spending, the resulting legislative victories, and how this approach to strengthening funding could offer insights to other states.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Cory Cronin on Hospitals’ Needs Assessments & Community Health In Ohio 178 178 Cory Cronin on Hospitals’ Needs Assessments & Community Health In Ohio full a89f43bc-8266-447a-98e1-22e573ecd1a5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e8221881 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Cory Cronin of Ohio University on his recent paper on identifying opportunities and understanding how to best align hospitals’ needs assessments and community health In Ohio.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Chelsey Kirkland on Building New Models for the Public Health Workforce 177 177 Chelsey Kirkland on Building New Models for the Public Health Workforce full 4ba3ba3b-f872-401e-8910-b30007f8cce5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/925a08c0 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Chelsey Kirkland of the University of Minnesota on her recent paper that explores the development of a new model for the governmental public health workforce in Minnesota.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Christopher Cai on Responding To Challenges Posed By Private Equity 176 176 Christopher Cai on Responding To Challenges Posed By Private Equity full 9dcd8b5f-4f91-4c34-bd30-9e734de09374 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aace7a8c Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christopher Cai of Brigham and Women's Hospital on his recent paper that explores the challenges posed by private equity acquisitions in health care delivery and the opportunities for policy to protect patients in this new era of private equity provider ownership.

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]]> Tue, 28 May 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1429 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christopher Cai of Brigham and Women's Hospital on his recent paper that explores the challenges posed by private equity acquisitions in health care delivery and the opportunities for policy to protect patients in this new era of private equity provider ownership.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Christopher Hoover on How Vaccine Targeting in California Improved Equity 175 175 Christopher Hoover on How Vaccine Targeting in California Improved Equity full 39eeeddb-a05d-49c3-83cf-a84e7547bca8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8d7c68b3 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christopher Hoover of California Department of Public Health on his recent paper that explores how California's COVID-19 vaccine equity policies helped to avert cases, deaths, and hospitalizations in affected communities.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Maeve Wallace on States’ Abortion Laws Associated With Intimate Partner Homicide Rates 174 174 Maeve Wallace on States’ Abortion Laws Associated With Intimate Partner Homicide Rates full 8c21c479-bcb7-44f5-b03d-7f25a669e502 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d6015be0 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Maeve Wallace of Tulane University on her recent paper that explores the association between states' abortion restrictions and higher intimate partner homicide rates.

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]]> Tue, 14 May 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1200 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Maeve Wallace of Tulane University on her recent paper that explores the association between states' abortion restrictions and higher intimate partner homicide rates.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Charles Stoecker on How Guaranteed Cash Incentives Boosted COVID-19 Vaccinations 173 173 Charles Stoecker on How Guaranteed Cash Incentives Boosted COVID-19 Vaccinations full 77d9a1c5-2ef0-4c51-84b1-9723dea01bcf https://share.transistor.fm/s/6861ba59 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Charles Stoecker of Tulane University on his recent paper that explored how guaranteed cash incentives helped boost COVID-19 vaccinations among young adults in West Virginia.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Alison Stuebe on Cultivating Vital Conditions For Perinatal Well-Being 172 172 Alison Stuebe on Cultivating Vital Conditions For Perinatal Well-Being full 0aa67d3f-7b2c-4d64-90e2-12768f67ca17 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a8909e00 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Alison Stuebe of University of North Carolina School of Medicine on her recent analysis paper exploring what steps to take to cultivate vital conditions for perinatal well-being and how this can lead to a sustained commitment to reproductive justice.

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]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1641 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Alison Stuebe of University of North Carolina School of Medicine on her recent analysis paper exploring what steps to take to cultivate vital conditions for perinatal well-being and how this can lead to a sustained commitment to reproductive justice.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Amy Stiffarm on Supporting Perinatal Mental Health Within Indigenous Communities 171 171 Amy Stiffarm on Supporting Perinatal Mental Health Within Indigenous Communities full 76ac65bb-e7b2-4282-9494-2ea6a50f7027 https://share.transistor.fm/s/808cc514 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Amy Stiffarm of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies: The Montana Coalition on her recent paper that explores strategies to support perinatal mental health by collaborating with tribal communities in Montana.

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]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1781 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Amy Stiffarm of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies: The Montana Coalition on her recent paper that explores strategies to support perinatal mental health by collaborating with tribal communities in Montana.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jessica Harrison on Integrating Mental Health In Perinatal Care 170 170 Jessica Harrison on Integrating Mental Health In Perinatal Care full 4783c5cf-a58c-4d2a-bcd0-9120b6c6fba6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/af4b307f Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jessica Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco on her recent paper that explores the perspectives of interprofessional clinicians and what the best approach is to integrating mental health into perinatal care.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Tova Walsh on Fathers' Inclusion Within The Scope of Perinatal Mental Health 169 169 Tova Walsh on Fathers' Inclusion Within The Scope of Perinatal Mental Health full 6a36bcc1-fc08-40b5-8ced-3cce73b9e198 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7aa813c1 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Tova Walsh of the University of Wisconsin-Madison on her recent paper that explores perinatal mental health and the inclusion of fathers at the local, state, and national levels. Throughout their conversation, Walsh identifies recommendations that could lead to more inclusive approaches that aim to improve parental mental health as well as health outcomes for fathers, mothers, and babies.

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]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1368 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Tova Walsh of the University of Wisconsin-Madison on her recent paper that explores perinatal mental health and the inclusion of fathers at the local, state, and national levels. Throughout their conversation, Walsh identifies recommendations that could lead to more inclusive approaches that aim to improve parental mental health as well as health outcomes for fathers, mothers, and babies.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Emily Dossett and Karen Tabb Dina on Perinatal Mental Health 168 168 Emily Dossett and Karen Tabb Dina on Perinatal Mental Health full f4134c61-1ece-47a1-b50c-bd13a540cbcf https://share.transistor.fm/s/74069fd2 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Emily Dossett of the University of Southern California and Karen Tabb Dina of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work about their roles as theme issue advisers for the April 2024 Health Affairs issue focused on perinatal mental health and well-being. The authors also provided an overview paper that explores the theme and identifies specific policies to meet perinatal mental health challenges and promote thriving for birthing people and their families.

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]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1940 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Emily Dossett of the University of Southern California and Karen Tabb Dina of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work about their roles as theme issue advisers for the April 2024 Health Affairs issue focused on perinatal mental health and well-being. The authors also provided an overview paper that explores the theme and identifies specific policies to meet perinatal mental health challenges and promote thriving for birthing people and their families.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Amanda Chen on New CMS Nursing Home Ownership Data 167 167 Amanda Chen on New CMS Nursing Home Ownership Data full c169df52-1050-4270-9f26-5bff1d9f6036 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eba54cde Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Amanda Chen of Harvard University on her recent paper that identifies major gaps and discrepancies in new CMS nursing home ownership data. From the insights provided by Chen and coauthors, they highlight that transparent ownership data is fundamental to understanding the adequacy of public payments to provide patient care, enable policy makers to make timely decisions, and evaluate nursing home quality.

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]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1469 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Amanda Chen of Harvard University on her recent paper that identifies major gaps and discrepancies in new CMS nursing home ownership data. From the insights provided by Chen and coauthors, they highlight that transparent ownership data is fundamental to understanding the adequacy of public payments to provide patient care, enable policy makers to make timely decisions, and evaluate nursing home quality.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Courtney Baird on How County-Level Mandates Slowed COVID-19 Transmission 166 166 Courtney Baird on How County-Level Mandates Slowed COVID-19 Transmission full 415644aa-2de9-4e06-b301-63548330ba5e https://share.transistor.fm/s/c04c16f1 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Courtney Baird of Brown University on her recent paper that explores how county-level mandates were generally effective at slowing COVID-19 transmission. Through their research, Baird and coauthors discovered strong evidence for the overall protective effect of mask mandates and, to a lesser degree, anti-congregation policies.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Sarah Gordon on Lessons from the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision 165 165 Sarah Gordon on Lessons from the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision full 5621b867-c8a1-4670-a10f-15dda259805d https://share.transistor.fm/s/aed5a60c Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sarah Gordon of the Department of Health and Human Services and Boston University on her recent paper that explores lessons from the continuous enrollment provision of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. Those provisions led to an increase in the rates of continuous coverage for one year postpartum, and they eliminated the large rates of disenrollment that historically have occurred in the third postpartum month.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No John Bowblis on Increased Reliance on Staffing Agencies in Nursing Homes 164 164 John Bowblis on Increased Reliance on Staffing Agencies in Nursing Homes full 8a0733c1-d9b9-4bf8-8df2-abe6d1115c30 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2e3d2a2d Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews John Bowblis of Miami University on his recent paper that explores trends in the use of staffing agencies among nursing homes. Through this study, Bowblis and coauthors observed an increased reliance on these agencies for direct care nursing due to chronic staff shortages.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Kierra Barnett on The Impacts of Discriminatory Policies on Housing and Health 163 163 Kierra Barnett on The Impacts of Discriminatory Policies on Housing and Health full b89ab709-483f-4d20-ac01-6dc23bbb630b https://share.transistor.fm/s/9838203f Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Kierra Barnett of Nationwide Children's Hospital on her recent paper that details the history of discriminatory policies in the Ohio Neighborhood of Linden and what impacts they've had on housing as well as maternal and infant health.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Sandra Newman on Housing Vouchers and the Measurable Medical Benefits Provided 162 162 Sandra Newman on Housing Vouchers and the Measurable Medical Benefits Provided full 9d42f671-e5f0-48ab-88ff-4b40b0009444 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9da91e1b Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sandra Newman of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on her recent paper that explores the measurable health and related benefits of housing vouchers to families. The benefits observed included parental stress reduction, improved cost burdens, neighborhood safety as well as many other impacts.

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]]> Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sandra Newman of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on her recent paper that explores the measurable health and related benefits of housing vouchers to families. The benefits observed included parental stress reduction, improved cost burdens, neighborhood safety as well as many other impacts.

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]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1559 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sandra Newman of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on her recent paper that explores the measurable health and related benefits of housing vouchers to families. The benefits observed included parental stress reduction, improved cost burdens, neighborhood safety as well as many other impacts.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Ingrid Gould Ellen on Advancing Health Equity at the Neighborhood Level 161 161 Ingrid Gould Ellen on Advancing Health Equity at the Neighborhood Level full 3a49578b-43d7-4ea2-9246-e4bf63d7b5db https://share.transistor.fm/s/d20516e5 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ingrid Gould Ellen of the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service on how neighborhood environments can affect health and health equity. The discussion also considers how interventions at the neighborhood level could advance health equity.

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]]> Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ingrid Gould Ellen of the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service on how neighborhood environments can affect health and health equity. The discussion also considers how interventions at the neighborhood level could advance health equity.

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]]> Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1522 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ingrid Gould Ellen of the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service on how neighborhood environments can affect health and health equity. The discussion also considers how interventions at the neighborhood level could advance health equity.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Michael Mayer on Encampment Clearings and Transitional Housing 160 160 Michael Mayer on Encampment Clearings and Transitional Housing full 4fccf613-c17d-4281-b030-0afb56f37bb1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cde70a2e Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michael Mayer of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program on his recent paper that explores the impacts of encampment clearings on the homeless population in Boston and how transitional harm reduction housing provided a unique opportunity for former encampment residents.

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]]> Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michael Mayer of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program on his recent paper that explores the impacts of encampment clearings on the homeless population in Boston and how transitional harm reduction housing provided a unique opportunity for former encampment residents.

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]]> Tue, 06 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1622 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michael Mayer of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program on his recent paper that explores the impacts of encampment clearings on the homeless population in Boston and how transitional harm reduction housing provided a unique opportunity for former encampment residents.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Ashley Fox on Major Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake 159 159 Ashley Fox on Major Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake full 5f266b03-71a2-4903-a97f-74d30a4d0680 https://share.transistor.fm/s/36128b11 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ashley M. Fox of the University at Albany, SUNY on her recent paper exploring substantial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake and identifying unmet immunization demand in low- and middle-income countries.

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]]> Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ashley M. Fox of the University at Albany, SUNY on her recent paper exploring substantial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake and identifying unmet immunization demand in low- and middle-income countries.

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]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1268 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ashley M. Fox of the University at Albany, SUNY on her recent paper exploring substantial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake and identifying unmet immunization demand in low- and middle-income countries.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Tse Yang Lim on How Different Societal Responses Elicited Very Different Mortality Rates During COVID-19 158 158 Tse Yang Lim on How Different Societal Responses Elicited Very Different Mortality Rates During COVID-19 full 301de002-f7b2-4e0a-92e3-c00e134ba6dd https://share.transistor.fm/s/97361bbb Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Tse Yang Lim of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on his recent paper that explores why similar policies resulted in different COVID-19 outcomes and how responsiveness as well as culture influenced mortality rates.

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]]> Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Tse Yang Lim of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on his recent paper that explores why similar policies resulted in different COVID-19 outcomes and how responsiveness as well as culture influenced mortality rates.

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]]> Tue, 23 Jan 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1556 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Tse Yang Lim of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on his recent paper that explores why similar policies resulted in different COVID-19 outcomes and how responsiveness as well as culture influenced mortality rates.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Cristian Herrera on the COVID-19 Disruption to Latin American and Caribbean Countries 157 157 Cristian Herrera on the COVID-19 Disruption to Latin American and Caribbean Countries full 8a3fc215-6af7-4853-a358-f566556b9891 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3b55891b Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Cristian Herrera of The World Bank on his recent paper which sought to identify disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to routine health care services and how eight Latin American and Caribbean countries responded.

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]]> Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Cristian Herrera of The World Bank on his recent paper which sought to identify disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to routine health care services and how eight Latin American and Caribbean countries responded.

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]]> Tue, 16 Jan 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1741 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Cristian Herrera of The World Bank on his recent paper which sought to identify disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to routine health care services and how eight Latin American and Caribbean countries responded.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No BEST OF: Chip Kahn on Value-Based Payment Problems 144 144 BEST OF: Chip Kahn on Value-Based Payment Problems full c447b619-f54c-4612-a14a-39ee84fc6ca8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aca4ac47 This episode was originally published in April 2023.

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Chip Kahn from the Federation of American Hospitals on his recent paper where he and co-authors argue that CMS hospital value-based programs should be refined to reduce health disparities and improve outcomes.

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Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Chip Kahn from the Federation of American Hospitals on his recent paper where he and co-authors argue that CMS hospital value-based programs should be refined to reduce health disparities and improve outcomes.

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]]> Wed, 27 Dec 2023 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1699 This episode was originally published in April 2023.

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Chip Kahn from the Federation of American Hospitals on his recent paper where he and co-authors argue that CMS hospital value-based programs should be refined to reduce health disparities and improve outcomes.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No BEST OF: Marcia Weaver Explains Two Decades of Health Care Spending Effectiveness 93 93 BEST OF: Marcia Weaver Explains Two Decades of Health Care Spending Effectiveness full 63ac5e2e-1508-45dc-ab83-2a80224d4b89 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ddce73d5 This episode was originally published on July 19, 2022.

It's well known that the United States spends much more than other high-income countries on health care, the most recent estimates from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published in Health Affairs show that nearly a fifth of US GDP is spent on health care services.


It's perhaps somewhat less well known that health outcomes lag those of many other countries. Life expectancy and infant mortality rates rank well below not just other high-income countries, but many middle-income countries as well.


The combination of these two facts leads many to ask the question, "Are we getting our money's worth for all that we spend on health care?"


However, simply establishing that the US spends a lot on health care and has sub-optimal health outcomes doesn't fully answer the question.


Marcia Weaver from the University of Washington joins A Health Podyssey to discuss whether we receive value for our high levels of health spending.


Weaver and coauthors published a paper in the July 2022 of Health Affairs examining the relationship between health spending and disease burden in the United States. They reached some optimistic conclusions based on the data.

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It's well known that the United States spends much more than other high-income countries on health care, the most recent estimates from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published in Health Affairs show that nearly a fifth of US GDP is spent on health care services.


It's perhaps somewhat less well known that health outcomes lag those of many other countries. Life expectancy and infant mortality rates rank well below not just other high-income countries, but many middle-income countries as well.


The combination of these two facts leads many to ask the question, "Are we getting our money's worth for all that we spend on health care?"


However, simply establishing that the US spends a lot on health care and has sub-optimal health outcomes doesn't fully answer the question.


Marcia Weaver from the University of Washington joins A Health Podyssey to discuss whether we receive value for our high levels of health spending.


Weaver and coauthors published a paper in the July 2022 of Health Affairs examining the relationship between health spending and disease burden in the United States. They reached some optimistic conclusions based on the data.

Order the July 2022 issue of Health Affairs for research on Type 2 diabetes and more.

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]]> Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1527 Marcia Weaver from the University of Washington joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss whether we receive value for our high levels of health spending. Marcia Weaver from the University of Washington joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss whether we receive value for our high levels of health spending. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No BEST OF: Deepak Palakshappa on Health Care Spending and Food Insecurity 115 115 BEST OF: Deepak Palakshappa on Health Care Spending and Food Insecurity full 78ef60fc-1b4b-4781-9538-aae4ad1d9fa1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3df8b9b4 This episode was originally published on January 10, 2023.

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Deepak Palakshappa, associate professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine on his paper in the January 2023 issue examining the relationship between food insecurity and health care expenditures in families.

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Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Deepak Palakshappa, associate professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine on his paper in the January 2023 issue examining the relationship between food insecurity and health care expenditures in families.

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]]> Tue, 12 Dec 2023 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1326 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Deepak Palakshappa, associate professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine on his paper in the January 2023 issue examining the relationship between food insecurity and health care expenditures in families. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Deepak Palakshappa, associate professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine on his paper in the January 2023 issue examining the relationship between food insecurity and health care expenditures in familie health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No BEST OF: Matthew Trombley on Why Many Providers Run From Downside Risk In ACOs 64 64 BEST OF: Matthew Trombley on Why Many Providers Run From Downside Risk In ACOs full f5aeda73-197d-42f0-a915-20c7360d2f2b https://share.transistor.fm/s/e80399fa This episode was originally released on January 4, 2022.

The Medicare program has placed considerable emphasis on creating accountable care organizations (ACOs), which are groups of health care providers that together take responsibility for providing necessary care and can reap financial rewards if they do so at lower than projected costs.

While the American Hospital Association reports that 56 percent of community hospitals participate in an ACO, ACOs have developed more slowly in rural than in urban areas.

Observing that not all health care providers can afford the infrastructure cost necessary to make an ACO work, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation developed the ACO Investment Model (AIM) which supports physicians, clinicians, and smaller hospitals in their formation of ACOs.

The AIM Program evaluation has some interesting lessons for those seeking to promote accountable care.

Matthew Trombley from Abt Associates joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss how to support ACO creation in less populated areas.

Trombley and coauthors published a paper in the January 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining outcomes following implementation of the Medicare Shared Savings Program in 41 rural ACO investment model facilities.

They found significant savings net of program costs but also rapid exits from the program once providers were exposed to downside financial risks.

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The Medicare program has placed considerable emphasis on creating accountable care organizations (ACOs), which are groups of health care providers that together take responsibility for providing necessary care and can reap financial rewards if they do so at lower than projected costs.

While the American Hospital Association reports that 56 percent of community hospitals participate in an ACO, ACOs have developed more slowly in rural than in urban areas.

Observing that not all health care providers can afford the infrastructure cost necessary to make an ACO work, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation developed the ACO Investment Model (AIM) which supports physicians, clinicians, and smaller hospitals in their formation of ACOs.

The AIM Program evaluation has some interesting lessons for those seeking to promote accountable care.

Matthew Trombley from Abt Associates joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss how to support ACO creation in less populated areas.

Trombley and coauthors published a paper in the January 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining outcomes following implementation of the Medicare Shared Savings Program in 41 rural ACO investment model facilities.

They found significant savings net of program costs but also rapid exits from the program once providers were exposed to downside financial risks.

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]]> Tue, 05 Dec 2023 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1586 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Matthew Trombley from Abt Associates about how the ACO Investment Model worked to form ACOs in rural areas but why many participants exited the program once being exposed to financial downside risk. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Matthew Trombley from Abt Associates about how the ACO Investment Model worked to form ACOs in rural areas but why many participants exited the program once being exposed to financial downside r health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Joel Weissman on Hospitals Addressing Racism 156 156 Joel Weissman on Hospitals Addressing Racism full d3a5ce3b-9ef1-484d-87bb-00ab7ab28df3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cd4d34ca Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Joel Weissman of Brigham and Women's Hospital on his recent paper identifying how hospitals are addressing the effects of structural racism and the ways in which health equity officers have become leaders to enact change.

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]]> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1449 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Joel Weissman of Brigham and Women's Hospital on his recent paper identifying how hospitals are addressing the effects of structural racism and the ways in which health equity officers have become leaders to enact change.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Zachary Dyer on Measuring Structural Racism at the Neighborhood Level 155 155 Zachary Dyer on Measuring Structural Racism at the Neighborhood Level full e9771619-a292-47e8-8c9a-040002f28e16 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dd31bff8 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Zachary Dyer of University of Massachusetts on his recent paper measuring the enduring imprint of structural racism on American neighborhoods and how the authors developed a new measure, the Structural Racism Effect Index, to identify these impacts.

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]]> Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Zachary Dyer of University of Massachusetts on his recent paper measuring the enduring imprint of structural racism on American neighborhoods and how the authors developed a new measure, the Structural Racism Effect Index, to identify these impacts.

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]]> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1553 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Zachary Dyer of University of Massachusetts on his recent paper measuring the enduring imprint of structural racism on American neighborhoods and how the authors developed a new measure, the Structural Racism Effect Index, to identify these impacts.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Chidinma Ibe on Community Health Workers' Chance to Advance Public Health Policy 154 154 Chidinma Ibe on Community Health Workers' Chance to Advance Public Health Policy full f4300ef7-f3a1-4dde-ae46-5d187e20737a https://share.transistor.fm/s/4ae109aa Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Chidinma Ibe on her recent paper that provides a closer understanding of the value of community health workers' (CHW) voices, social risk factors, and how structural racism shapes CHWs' approach to intervention delivery in structurally vulnerable communities.

Ibe and co-authors state their findings underscore the need to embed antiracist principles in the policies and practices that affect the public health workforce.

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]]> Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Chidinma Ibe on her recent paper that provides a closer understanding of the value of community health workers' (CHW) voices, social risk factors, and how structural racism shapes CHWs' approach to intervention delivery in structurally vulnerable communities.

Ibe and co-authors state their findings underscore the need to embed antiracist principles in the policies and practices that affect the public health workforce.

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]]> Tue, 17 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1718 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Chidinma Ibe on her recent paper that provides a closer understanding of the value of community health workers' (CHW) voices, social risk factors, and how structural racism shapes CHWs' approach to intervention delivery in structurally vulnerable communities.

Ibe and co-authors state their findings underscore the need to embed antiracist principles in the policies and practices that affect the public health workforce.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Research and Justice For All: How the Private Sector Can Address Health Equity Research and Justice For All: How the Private Sector Can Address Health Equity bonus 4e074be0-a12d-492b-9076-23ed6d53f140 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5a7006e5 This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

Guest: Rashad Burgess, Vice President of Advancing Health and Black Equity at Gilead Sciences 


CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Rashad Burgess of Gilead Sciences about how private sector companies can advance health equity goals. They also discuss how Gilead is addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Black and brown communities throughout Southern states in the US.

This season is sponsored by CVS Health.


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]]> This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

Guest: Rashad Burgess, Vice President of Advancing Health and Black Equity at Gilead Sciences 


CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Rashad Burgess of Gilead Sciences about how private sector companies can advance health equity goals. They also discuss how Gilead is addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Black and brown communities throughout Southern states in the US.

This season is sponsored by CVS Health.


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]]> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2016 This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

Guest: Rashad Burgess, Vice President of Advancing Health and Black Equity at Gilead Sciences 


CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Rashad Burgess of Gilead Sciences about how private sector companies can advance health equity goals. They also discuss how Gilead is addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Black and brown communities throughout Southern states in the US.

This season is sponsored by CVS Health.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Tina Hernandez-Boussard on Promoting Equity in Clinical Decision-Making 153 153 Tina Hernandez-Boussard on Promoting Equity in Clinical Decision-Making full efea8911-df74-406b-aed5-ca07d38ca6e9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2dba0fde Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Tina Hernandez-Boussard of Stanford University on her recent paper exploring ways that we can promote equity in clinical decision-making and how to dismantle race-based medicine.

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]]> Tue, 10 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1282 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Tina Hernandez-Boussard of Stanford University on her recent paper exploring ways that we can promote equity in clinical decision-making and how to dismantle race-based medicine.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Research and Justice For All: Leveraging Data to Drive Outcomes in Health Equity Research and Justice For All: Leveraging Data to Drive Outcomes in Health Equity bonus 5826a90d-44e4-495a-ae4f-8e160a65e3c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e51f8106 This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

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CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Karen DeSalvo of Google on how to leverage data and partnerships to drive positive, equitable health outcomes. They also discuss both the public and private sector approaches to promoting health equity.

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]]> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2149 This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jamila Michener on the Power Imbalances Fueling Housing Inequities 152 152 Jamila Michener on the Power Imbalances Fueling Housing Inequities full 0e1e5236-1889-4ca0-9648-132cd5485cfe https://share.transistor.fm/s/9c09a759 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jamila Michener from Cornell University on her recent paper examining the relationship between racism, power, and health equity through the lens of tenant organizations and housing rights.

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]]> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1531 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jamila Michener from Cornell University on her recent paper examining the relationship between racism, power, and health equity through the lens of tenant organizations and housing rights.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Research and Justice For All: Mental Health and Health Equity Research and Justice For All: Mental Health and Health Equity bonus 9d3247d8-f3d6-4f14-bdd1-571a7065eb90 https://share.transistor.fm/s/778bdcda This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

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CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Nicole Christian-Brathwaite of Headway and Well Minds Psychiatry & Consulting about the impact that mental health care disparities have had on historically marginalized communities and strategic approaches that can improve mental health outcomes.

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CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Nicole Christian-Brathwaite of Headway and Well Minds Psychiatry & Consulting about the impact that mental health care disparities have had on historically marginalized communities and strategic approaches that can improve mental health outcomes.

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]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2102 This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

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CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Nicole Christian-Brathwaite of Headway and Well Minds Psychiatry & Consulting about the impact that mental health care disparities have had on historically marginalized communities and strategic approaches that can improve mental health outcomes.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jeffrey Marr on Home-Based Care Trends 151 151 Jeffrey Marr on Home-Based Care Trends full 9155f2fc-51fd-43d8-8708-e98d46522910 https://share.transistor.fm/s/538984ef Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jeffrey Marr from Johns Hopkins University on his recent paper examining trends in home-based medical care use in Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare.


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]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1261 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jeffrey Marr from Johns Hopkins University on his recent paper examining trends in home-based medical care use in Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare.


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]]> home-based care, home care, Medicare Advantage, social determinants, aging population, age-friendly health, elder care No Research and Justice For All: Maternal Health and Health Equity Research and Justice For All: Maternal Health and Health Equity bonus 4cfdca6a-9a50-4bff-ac90-25662510d154 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fec923c7 This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

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CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Mary-Ann Etiebet of Merck about how to address disparities in maternal health outcomes and the contributions of the Merck for Mothers initiative.

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CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Mary-Ann Etiebet of Merck about how to address disparities in maternal health outcomes and the contributions of the Merck for Mothers initiative.

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]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1833 This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

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CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Mary-Ann Etiebet of Merck about how to address disparities in maternal health outcomes and the contributions of the Merck for Mothers initiative.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Aditi Sen on The Mirage of Employer Health Care Price Negotiation 150 150 Aditi Sen on The Mirage of Employer Health Care Price Negotiation full 956402f6-15c7-4c0a-ba07-23d69403188b https://share.transistor.fm/s/00eb7dfa Health Affairs's Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Health Care Cost Institute's Aditi Sen on her recent paper that suggests that employers lack leverage to negotiate lower health care prices.

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]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1678 Health Affairs's Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Health Care Cost Institute's Aditi Sen on her recent paper that suggests that employers lack leverage to negotiate lower health care prices.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Research and Justice For All: How Health Equity Accreditation is Changing Health Care Research and Justice For All: How Health Equity Accreditation is Changing Health Care bonus 84443145-b8a2-4585-88a4-9e81743723eb https://share.transistor.fm/s/aff031a6 This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

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CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Bryan O. Buckley of the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) about health equity accreditation and why collaboration with communities is key to improving health equity.

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Guest: Bryan O. Buckley, Director of Health Equity Initiatives at the National Committee for Quality Assurance

CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Bryan O. Buckley of the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) about health equity accreditation and why collaboration with communities is key to improving health equity.

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]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1787 This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

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CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Bryan O. Buckley of the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) about health equity accreditation and why collaboration with communities is key to improving health equity.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jack Chapel on Health Trends in a Shrinking Middle Class 149 149 Jack Chapel on Health Trends in a Shrinking Middle Class full 2ce11e1c-b5ee-4d2a-a1b5-4aadbd118b66 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0510836d Health Affairs's Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews University of Southern California, Los Angeles' Jack Chapel on his recent paper examining the worsening health and economic trends for Americans with modest resources nearing retirement.

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]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1699 Health Affairs's Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews University of Southern California, Los Angeles' Jack Chapel on his recent paper examining the worsening health and economic trends for Americans with modest resources nearing retirement.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Research and Justice For All: Health Care Role in Health Equity Research and Justice For All: Health Care Role in Health Equity bonus 56a8d017-b48f-4c37-a51c-262a38466387 https://share.transistor.fm/s/93167267 This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

Guest: Thomas Sequist, Chief Medical Officer at Massachusetts General Brigham

In the first episode of Research and Justice For All, CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Thomas Sequist from Massachusetts General Brigham on the important role of health and hospital systems in driving health equity in the US.

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Guest: Thomas Sequist, Chief Medical Officer at Massachusetts General Brigham

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]]> Wed, 06 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2222 This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.

Guest: Thomas Sequist, Chief Medical Officer at Massachusetts General Brigham

In the first episode of Research and Justice For All, CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Thomas Sequist from Massachusetts General Brigham on the important role of health and hospital systems in driving health equity in the US.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Rebecca Gourevitch on Home Visits' Impact on Prenatal Care 148 148 Rebecca Gourevitch on Home Visits' Impact on Prenatal Care full 9ab89d57-0eca-4287-a76f-0a5a4bf45a9a https://share.transistor.fm/s/280f3716 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews University of Maryland's Rebecca Gourevitch on her recent paper examining home visits with a registered nurse's impact on prenatal care.

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]]> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1485 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews University of Maryland's Rebecca Gourevitch on her recent paper examining home visits with a registered nurse's impact on prenatal care.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Sean Dickson on Therapeutics' Impact on Pharmaceutical Prices & Drug Spending 147 147 Sean Dickson on Therapeutics' Impact on Pharmaceutical Prices & Drug Spending full b85ec334-8bc4-4b7a-a0fd-c2d9952f7733 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bae3a510 Health Affairs' Alan Weil interviews Sean Dickson from West Health Policy Center on his recent paper examining the changes in net prices and spending for pharmaceuticals after the introduction of new therapeutic competition.

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]]> Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1445 Health Affairs' Alan Weil interviews Sean Dickson from West Health Policy Center on his recent paper examining the changes in net prices and spending for pharmaceuticals after the introduction of new therapeutic competition.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No James Robinson on Life Sciences Innovation Acceleration 146 146 James Robinson on Life Sciences Innovation Acceleration full 8effe1a4-0214-45ca-9ce6-d35af3bf3530 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c804de47 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews James Robinson from the University of California Berkeley on his recent Policy Insight paper discussing how industrial policy could accelerate innovation in the life sciences.

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]]> Tue, 22 Aug 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2016 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews James Robinson from the University of California Berkeley on his recent Policy Insight paper discussing how industrial policy could accelerate innovation in the life sciences.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No A Health Podyssey x Policy Spotlight w/ Meena Seshamani 145 145 A Health Podyssey x Policy Spotlight w/ Meena Seshamani full 5e3ef001-0ac9-483a-bb40-dc8c8ae5d97c https://share.transistor.fm/s/ad907a1f In a crossover episode with Health Affairs' Policy Spotlight event series, Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Meena Seshamani, director at the Center for Medicare at CMS. They discuss the evolution of Medicare Advantage, value-based programs, and more.


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]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 3528 In a crossover episode with Health Affairs' Policy Spotlight event series, Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Meena Seshamani, director at the Center for Medicare at CMS. They discuss the evolution of Medicare Advantage, value-based programs, and more.


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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Julia Dennett on the Health Effects of OxyContin Marketing 143 143 Julia Dennett on the Health Effects of OxyContin Marketing full e1607797-87cc-44a4-927a-6402181fea6f https://share.transistor.fm/s/f0fb6d44 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Julia Dennett from Yale University on her recent paper examining the impact that early OxyContin marketing in the 1990s had on the spread of infectious diseases 25 years later.

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]]> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1347 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Julia Dennett from Yale University on her recent paper examining the impact that early OxyContin marketing in the 1990s had on the spread of infectious diseases 25 years later.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jane Zhu on Narrow Networks in Medicare Advantage Plans 142 142 Jane Zhu on Narrow Networks in Medicare Advantage Plans full 2ee7d19b-698c-40fc-a290-8611d326a2fa https://share.transistor.fm/s/08c17d28 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jane Zhu from Oregon Health and Science University about a recent paper assessing psychiatrists network breadth across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care Plans and Affordable Care Act plans in 2019.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Yanlei Ma on Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans 141 141 Yanlei Ma on Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans full 9f7e12b0-d3f9-40e3-8d08-74ee975b9a0d https://share.transistor.fm/s/96e3a458 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Yanlei Ma from Harvard University on her recently published paper examining trends in D-SNP look alike plan enrollment.

She and co-authors found high rates of growth that raise concerns regarding efforts to coordinate care for this high need population.

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]]> Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Yanlei Ma from Harvard University on her recently published paper examining trends in D-SNP look alike plan enrollment.

She and co-authors found high rates of growth that raise concerns regarding efforts to coordinate care for this high need population.

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]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1423 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Yanlei Ma from Harvard University on her recently published paper examining trends in D-SNP look alike plan enrollment.

She and co-authors found high rates of growth that raise concerns regarding efforts to coordinate care for this high need population.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No LIVE from Aspen Ideas: Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross 140 140 LIVE from Aspen Ideas: Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross full 841e3de2-68b4-4825-bc57-5d543650e5c5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/20ffb633 Live from Aspen Ideas: Health!

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Susan Magsamen, founder and director of the International Arts + Mind Lab at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Ivy Ross, vice president of design for hardware products at Google about their new book, "Your Brain on Art," and how art relates to health.

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]]> Live from Aspen Ideas: Health!

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]]> Tue, 11 Jul 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2126 Live from Aspen Ideas: Health!

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Susan Magsamen, founder and director of the International Arts + Mind Lab at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Ivy Ross, vice president of design for hardware products at Google about their new book, "Your Brain on Art," and how art relates to health.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jessica Adler on Jail Conditions and Death Rates 139 139 Jessica Adler on Jail Conditions and Death Rates full 253933ee-adb1-4f30-9174-c1f772f3b719 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3bc3a401 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jessica Adler from Florida International University on her recent paper examining the relationship between jail conditions and characteristics and death rates. She and Weiwei Chen found an association between certain conditions and these mortality rates.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jessica Adler from Florida International University on her recent paper examining the relationship between jail conditions and characteristics and death rates. She and Weiwei Chen found an association between certain conditions and these mortality rates.

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]]> Tue, 27 Jun 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1391 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jessica Adler from Florida International University on her recent paper examining the relationship between jail conditions and characteristics and death rates. She and Weiwei Chen found an association between certain conditions and these mortality rates.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Andrew Bolibol on Health Insurance Coverage Among LGBT Adults 138 138 Andrew Bolibol on Health Insurance Coverage Among LGBT Adults full db8720a8-4aa8-4cda-a8d0-59dd6f25a71c https://share.transistor.fm/s/a2b1c528 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Andrew Bolibol, a Ph.D. candidate in the Health Policy Program at Harvard University on his recently-published paper examining trends in health insurance coverage among LGBT adults.

He and colleagues found a closing gap in health insurance among LGBT adults relative to non LGBT adults. But disparities in access persist.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Andrew Bolibol, a Ph.D. candidate in the Health Policy Program at Harvard University on his recently-published paper examining trends in health insurance coverage among LGBT adults.

He and colleagues found a closing gap in health insurance among LGBT adults relative to non LGBT adults. But disparities in access persist.

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]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1372 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Andrew Bolibol, a Ph.D. candidate in the Health Policy Program at Harvard University on his recently-published paper examining trends in health insurance coverage among LGBT adults.

He and colleagues found a closing gap in health insurance among LGBT adults relative to non LGBT adults. But disparities in access persist.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Dana Mukamel on How Widespread Dementia is in Nursing Homes 137 137 Dana Mukamel on How Widespread Dementia is in Nursing Homes full cc328471-0a8f-4156-9944-459968b038ba https://share.transistor.fm/s/048edb9b Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dana Mukamel from the University of California, Irvine on her recent paper examining whether residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are spread out across nursing homes or concentrated in a subset of nursing homes.

She and co-authors found that residents with dementia tend to be dispersed, with the vast majority residing in homes that treated residents with other diagnoses.

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]]> Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dana Mukamel from the University of California, Irvine on her recent paper examining whether residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are spread out across nursing homes or concentrated in a subset of nursing homes.

She and co-authors found that residents with dementia tend to be dispersed, with the vast majority residing in homes that treated residents with other diagnoses.

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]]> Tue, 13 Jun 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1356 Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dana Mukamel from the University of California, Irvine on her recent paper examining whether residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are spread out across nursing homes or concentrated in a subset of nursing homes.

She and co-authors found that residents with dementia tend to be dispersed, with the vast majority residing in homes that treated residents with other diagnoses.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Kelsey Owsley on 340B's Effect on Oncology Services 136 136 Kelsey Owsley on 340B's Effect on Oncology Services full 050447c4-4cbd-4fa7-9e31-5dce5cb0d0dd https://share.transistor.fm/s/988e58cf Health Affairs' Alan Weil interview Kelsey Owsley from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on her new paper assessing whether the 340B drug pricing program leads to increase in oncology services in rural hospitals.

She and colleagues find that participation in 340B is correlated with increased likelihood of offering cancer care.

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]]> Health Affairs' Alan Weil interview Kelsey Owsley from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on her new paper assessing whether the 340B drug pricing program leads to increase in oncology services in rural hospitals.

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]]> Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1063 Health Affairs' Alan Weil interview Kelsey Owsley from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on her new paper assessing whether the 340B drug pricing program leads to increase in oncology services in rural hospitals.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No José Figueroa on the State of Dual Eligibles in Integrated Care Programs 135 135 José Figueroa on the State of Dual Eligibles in Integrated Care Programs full 2638840e-856d-41bb-bc07-25a440d68837 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cee36878 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews José Figueroa from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to discuss his recently-published paper examining enrollment trends and characteristics of dually eligible enrollees in integrated care programs.

He and co-authors find significant growth in the share of people with dual eligibility enrolled in integrated programs, even though overall rates remain low and there are differences across demographic characteristics.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews José Figueroa from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to discuss his recently-published paper examining enrollment trends and characteristics of dually eligible enrollees in integrated care programs.

He and co-authors find significant growth in the share of people with dual eligibility enrolled in integrated programs, even though overall rates remain low and there are differences across demographic characteristics.

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]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1638 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews José Figueroa from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to discuss his recently-published paper examining enrollment trends and characteristics of dually eligible enrollees in integrated care programs.

He and co-authors find significant growth in the share of people with dual eligibility enrolled in integrated programs, even though overall rates remain low and there are differences across demographic characteristics.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Brady Post on the Considerable Relationship Between Consolidation and Health Care Treatment Intensity 134 134 Brady Post on the Considerable Relationship Between Consolidation and Health Care Treatment Intensity full 577e8f3b-e7c1-4eb6-b32f-55c7a4afeaff https://share.transistor.fm/s/a3fb6f6e Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brady Post from Northeastern University on his recently published paper examining differences in care among patients treated by cardiologists who are either practicing independently or as part of a hospital system.

Post and co-authors found higher rates of high intensity interventions when cardiologists were in hospital systems.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brady Post from Northeastern University on his recently published paper examining differences in care among patients treated by cardiologists who are either practicing independently or as part of a hospital system.

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]]> Tue, 23 May 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1451 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brady Post from Northeastern University on his recently published paper examining differences in care among patients treated by cardiologists who are either practicing independently or as part of a hospital system.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Andrew Anderson on the Costs of Preventable Heart Failure Hospitalizations 133 133 Andrew Anderson on the Costs of Preventable Heart Failure Hospitalizations full cb2eafa2-e78c-4f2c-aa49-d35db2221053 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bc3bd48d Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Andrew Anderson from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and a member of the Health Equity Fellowship for Trainees program at Health Affairs on his recently published paper assessing financial costs associated with disparities in preventable heart failure hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries in the US South.

The authors found significant disparities in preventable heart failure hospitalizations between black, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan Native beneficiaries and white beneficiaries with tens of millions of dollars of costs each year associated with these disparities just in the South.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Andrew Anderson from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and a member of the Health Equity Fellowship for Trainees program at Health Affairs on his recently published paper assessing financial costs associated with disparities in preventable heart failure hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries in the US South.

The authors found significant disparities in preventable heart failure hospitalizations between black, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan Native beneficiaries and white beneficiaries with tens of millions of dollars of costs each year associated with these disparities just in the South.

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]]> Tue, 16 May 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1289 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Andrew Anderson from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and a member of the Health Equity Fellowship for Trainees program at Health Affairs on his recently published paper assessing financial costs associated with disparities in preventable heart failure hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries in the US South.

The authors found significant disparities in preventable heart failure hospitalizations between black, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan Native beneficiaries and white beneficiaries with tens of millions of dollars of costs each year associated with these disparities just in the South.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Anthony LoSasso on Insurer Market Power and Hospital Prices 132 132 Anthony LoSasso on Insurer Market Power and Hospital Prices full 3559cd15-87c6-4d18-83d2-f1b1d1e6beff https://share.transistor.fm/s/377df127 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Anthony LoSasso from DePaul University on his recently published paper examining the effects of insurer market power on prices paid to hospitals.

The authors found the larger insurer market share is associated with lower prices paid with the differences is quite significant.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Anthony LoSasso from DePaul University on his recently published paper examining the effects of insurer market power on prices paid to hospitals.

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]]> Tue, 09 May 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1290 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Anthony LoSasso from DePaul University on his recently published paper examining the effects of insurer market power on prices paid to hospitals.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Amelia Bond on 340B's Influence on Biosimilars 131 131 Amelia Bond on 340B's Influence on Biosimilars full 1b2976fd-0439-4bfb-9988-0f3b8e619444 https://share.transistor.fm/s/814fdf6b Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Amelia Bond from Weill Cornell Medical College on her paper exploring whether participation in the 340B drug program influences biosimilar uptake.

Bond and coauthors found that in hospital outpatient settings, 340B program eligibility is associated with a lower use of biosimilars and more hospital-based administrations of and revenues from biologics.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Amelia Bond from Weill Cornell Medical College on her paper exploring whether participation in the 340B drug program influences biosimilar uptake.

Bond and coauthors found that in hospital outpatient settings, 340B program eligibility is associated with a lower use of biosimilars and more hospital-based administrations of and revenues from biologics.

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]]> Tue, 02 May 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1449 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Amelia Bond from Weill Cornell Medical College on her paper exploring whether participation in the 340B drug program influences biosimilar uptake.

Bond and coauthors found that in hospital outpatient settings, 340B program eligibility is associated with a lower use of biosimilars and more hospital-based administrations of and revenues from biologics.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Gillian SteelFisher on Telemedicine Industry and Patient Preferences 130 130 Gillian SteelFisher on Telemedicine Industry and Patient Preferences full 879897ab-4e22-4607-a0bf-cb59c54dc85a https://share.transistor.fm/s/0cb39696 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Gillian SteelFisher from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Opinion Research Program on her recently-published a paper assessing the attitudes of primary care physicians and patients toward telemedicine.

The authors found that while most patients and physicians were satisfied with their experiences, many physicians had concerns about the visits and two-thirds of patients hoped to return to in-person visits.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Gillian SteelFisher from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Opinion Research Program on her recently-published a paper assessing the attitudes of primary care physicians and patients toward telemedicine.

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]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1485 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Gillian SteelFisher from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Opinion Research Program on her recently-published a paper assessing the attitudes of primary care physicians and patients toward telemedicine.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Michael Chernew on Medicare Advantage Benchmarks 129 129 Michael Chernew on Medicare Advantage Benchmarks full ffcb3111-b46c-4f07-b200-81747d132f78 https://share.transistor.fm/s/63e0d0c6 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michael Chernew from the Harvard Medical School on his recently-published paper examining the effects of lower Medicare Advantage benchmarks on plan generosity and benefits.

The authors found that a $1,000 per year decrease in the benchmarks would lead to only moderate increases in annual premiums, deductibles and co-pays.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michael Chernew from the Harvard Medical School on his recently-published paper examining the effects of lower Medicare Advantage benchmarks on plan generosity and benefits.

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]]> Tue, 18 Apr 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1788 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michael Chernew from the Harvard Medical School on his recently-published paper examining the effects of lower Medicare Advantage benchmarks on plan generosity and benefits.

The authors found that a $1,000 per year decrease in the benchmarks would lead to only moderate increases in annual premiums, deductibles and co-pays.

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]]> medicare advantage, medicare advantage benchmarks, payer, health coverage, elder care No Matthew McCoy on Hospital Websites Tracking Your Data 128 128 Matthew McCoy on Hospital Websites Tracking Your Data full 0cbc273f-ca85-4ac5-adce-3b932fe709e9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6c681dc4 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Matthew McCoy from the University of Pennsylvania on his recent paper examining third party data tracking on hospital website home pages.

The authors found almost all of these websites feature third party data tracking with large amounts of data transfer from these websites to other locations.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Matthew McCoy from the University of Pennsylvania on his recent paper examining third party data tracking on hospital website home pages.

The authors found almost all of these websites feature third party data tracking with large amounts of data transfer from these websites to other locations.

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]]> Tue, 11 Apr 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1345 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Matthew McCoy from the University of Pennsylvania on his recent paper examining third party data tracking on hospital website home pages.

The authors found almost all of these websites feature third party data tracking with large amounts of data transfer from these websites to other locations.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Caitlin Carroll on Rural Hospital Survival 127 127 Caitlin Carroll on Rural Hospital Survival full f8b57de4-01f1-45e9-81c3-90cdff7da92f https://share.transistor.fm/s/97e43f33 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Caitlin Carroll from the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health on her recently-published paper examining hospital survival in rural markets with a particular focus on hospitals in financial distress.

The authors found that between 2010 and 2018, 77% of unprofitable hospitals continued to operate as usual, while 17% merged and 7% closed.

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]]> Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Caitlin Carroll from the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health on her recently-published paper examining hospital survival in rural markets with a particular focus on hospitals in financial distress.

The authors found that between 2010 and 2018, 77% of unprofitable hospitals continued to operate as usual, while 17% merged and 7% closed.

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]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1306 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Caitlin Carroll from the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health on her recently-published paper examining hospital survival in rural markets with a particular focus on hospitals in financial distress.

The authors found that between 2010 and 2018, 77% of unprofitable hospitals continued to operate as usual, while 17% merged and 7% closed.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Michelle Mello on Public Health Law Modernization and Rebalancing 126 126 Michelle Mello on Public Health Law Modernization and Rebalancing full dfdf0037-73d2-4518-9ff5-261a6a7a9181 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ccd800ec Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michelle Mello from the Center for Health Policy at the Stanford University School of Medicine about her recently-published paper assessing public health laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.

They found the public health laws in place as the pandemic emerged, which were framed in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks and subsequent anthrax attacks, were poorly suited to address multi-year pandemics like COVID.

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]]> Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michelle Mello from the Center for Health Policy at the Stanford University School of Medicine about her recently-published paper assessing public health laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.

They found the public health laws in place as the pandemic emerged, which were framed in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks and subsequent anthrax attacks, were poorly suited to address multi-year pandemics like COVID.

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]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1721 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michelle Mello from the Center for Health Policy at the Stanford University School of Medicine about her recently-published paper assessing public health laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.

They found the public health laws in place as the pandemic emerged, which were framed in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks and subsequent anthrax attacks, were poorly suited to address multi-year pandemics like COVID.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Mariana Socal on the Global Supply Chain for Generic Drugs 125 125 Mariana Socal on the Global Supply Chain for Generic Drugs full a8edcc59-f519-4685-8435-f9184ecd5858 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f173679d Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Mariana Socal from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on a recently-published paper examining sources of production and levels of competition in the global supply chain for generic drugs sold in the United States.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Mariana Socal from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on a recently-published paper examining sources of production and levels of competition in the global supply chain for generic drugs sold in the United States.

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]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1350 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Mariana Socal from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on a recently-published paper examining sources of production and levels of competition in the global supply chain for generic drugs sold in the United States.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jennifer Kao on Drug Repurposing 124 124 Jennifer Kao on Drug Repurposing full a5662769-494c-4bbb-a866-bbb6925d5663 https://share.transistor.fm/s/348949a3 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jennifer Kao from the UCLA Anderson School of Management on her paper published in the March 2023 issue examining drug repurposing for COVID-19 treatments during the pandemic.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jennifer Kao from the UCLA Anderson School of Management on her paper published in the March 2023 issue examining drug repurposing for COVID-19 treatments during the pandemic.

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]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1126 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jennifer Kao from the UCLA Anderson School of Management on her paper published in the March 2023 issue examining drug repurposing for COVID-19 treatments during the pandemic.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Brian Castrucci on the Health of the Public Health Workforce 123 123 Brian Castrucci on the Health of the Public Health Workforce full ff450e21-23de-4479-b808-94493287209e https://share.transistor.fm/s/995008f8 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation on his paper in the March 2023 issue examining the state and local public health workforce between 2017 and 2021, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

They found during this period, about half the workforce left their jobs with higher rates for younger and less experienced workers.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation on his paper in the March 2023 issue examining the state and local public health workforce between 2017 and 2021, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

They found during this period, about half the workforce left their jobs with higher rates for younger and less experienced workers.

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]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1397 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation on his paper in the March 2023 issue examining the state and local public health workforce between 2017 and 2021, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

They found during this period, about half the workforce left their jobs with higher rates for younger and less experienced workers.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Robert Tyler Braun on How Private Equity Investment Can Affect Nursing Home Staffing 122 122 Robert Tyler Braun on How Private Equity Investment Can Affect Nursing Home Staffing full aa85c8b5-df03-4c61-995e-346c9a6ab401 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a25370ce Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Robert Tyler Braun from Weill Cornell Medical College on his paper in the February 2023 issue examining trends in nursing home staffing following investment by real estate investment trusts.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Robert Tyler Braun from Weill Cornell Medical College on his paper in the February 2023 issue examining trends in nursing home staffing following investment by real estate investment trusts.

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]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1438 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Robert Tyler Braun from Weill Cornell Medical College on his paper in the February 2023 issue examining trends in nursing home staffing following investment by real estate investment trusts.

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]]> private equity, private equity in health care, activist investor, venture capital, nursing homes, real estate, real estate investment trusts No Clare Brown Analyzes Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight Rates 121 121 Clare Brown Analyzes Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight Rates full 2589461b-420c-4e0e-a039-4c6ed7a3dca1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cf7d9d62 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Clare Brown from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on her recently published paper examining rates of adverse infant outcomes by racial and ethnic categories and subcategories.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Clare Brown from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on her recently published paper examining rates of adverse infant outcomes by racial and ethnic categories and subcategories.

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]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1124 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Clare Brown from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on her recently published paper examining rates of adverse infant outcomes by racial and ethnic categories and subcategories.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Lisa Rotenstein on the Intersection of Primary and Mental Health Care 120 120 Lisa Rotenstein on the Intersection of Primary and Mental Health Care full 325d4c32-1b5c-4c06-9448-f2b627296011 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c9c9865e Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Lisa Rotenstein from Brigham and Women's Hospital on her recently published paper examining the prevalence of mental health treatment during primary care physicians visits between 2006 and 2018.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Lisa Rotenstein from Brigham and Women's Hospital on her recently published paper examining the prevalence of mental health treatment during primary care physicians visits between 2006 and 2018.

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]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1229 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Lisa Rotenstein from Brigham and Women's Hospital on her recently published paper examining the prevalence of mental health treatment during primary care physicians visits between 2006 and 2018.

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]]> health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Louisa Holaday on Building an Equitable Physician Workforce 119 119 Louisa Holaday on Building an Equitable Physician Workforce full a1615b1c-6ca8-40bb-a340-9e6da7a6a757 https://share.transistor.fm/s/10ca1d57 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Louisa Holaday from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai who published a paper in the January 2023 issue examining debt burden among medical residents after stratifying by race and ethnicity.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Louisa Holaday from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai who published a paper in the January 2023 issue examining debt burden among medical residents after stratifying by race and ethnicity.

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]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1107 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Louisa Holaday from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai who published a paper in the January 2023 issue examining debt burden among medical residents after stratifying by race and ethnicity. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Louisa Holaday from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai who published a paper in the January 2023 issue examining debt burden among medical residents after stratifying by race and ethnicity. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Loren Adler on Surprise Ambulance Bills and Beyond 118 118 Loren Adler on Surprise Ambulance Bills and Beyond full 7749a99e-ae66-4a7c-893a-57584fd2a9d2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3d49f09b Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Loren Adler from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy on his recently published paper in Health Affairs, which will appear in the February 2023 issue. He and colleagues examined pricing and billing for ground ambulance transportation with a particular focus on who owns the transportation service.

The researchers found higher prices and higher potential surprise bills for private sector emergency ground ambulance transportation than for public sector ambulances.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Loren Adler from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy on his recently published paper in Health Affairs, which will appear in the February 2023 issue. He and colleagues examined pricing and billing for ground ambulance transportation with a particular focus on who owns the transportation service.

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]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1149 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Loren Adler from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy on his recently published paper in Health Affairs, which will appear in the February 2023 issue. He and colleagues examined pricing and billing for ground ambulance transportation with a particular focus on who owns the transportation service. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Loren Adler from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy on his recently published paper in Health Affairs, which will appear in the February 2023 issue. He and colleagues examined pricin surprise billing, surprise bills, OOPS ALL BILLS! No Salin Sriudomporn on Vaccine Funding Gaps 117 117 Salin Sriudomporn on Vaccine Funding Gaps full 52c86f29-4935-4fbe-b8ad-b7882742f91c https://share.transistor.fm/s/b5bd1dc2 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Salin Sriudomporn from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on her paper in the January 2023 issue of Health Affairs examining gaps in immunization funding among 94 low and middle income countries.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Salin Sriudomporn from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on her paper in the January 2023 issue of Health Affairs examining gaps in immunization funding among 94 low and middle income countries.

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]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 994 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Salin Sriudomporn from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on her paper in the January 2023 issue of Health Affairs examining gaps in immunization funding among 94 low and middle income countries. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Salin Sriudomporn from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on her paper in the January 2023 issue of Health Affairs examining gaps in immunization funding among 94 low and middle income c health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Kate Bundorf on the Stabilization of the Employer-Sponsored Insurance Coverage 116 116 Kate Bundorf on the Stabilization of the Employer-Sponsored Insurance Coverage full 059d7a2f-c403-4912-86d7-a5b61edfb98c https://share.transistor.fm/s/f435f376 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Kate Bundorf from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University to discuss her paper in the January 2023 issue examining employment and health insurance coverage trends during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Kate Bundorf from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University to discuss her paper in the January 2023 issue examining employment and health insurance coverage trends during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1424 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Kate Bundorf from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University to discuss her paper in the January 2023 issue examining employment and health insurance coverage trends during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Kate Bundorf from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University to discuss her paper in the January 2023 issue examining employment and health insurance coverage trends during the COVID-19 pande health insurance, COVID-19, employment, uninsurance, medicaid, ACA, Obamacare No Jennifer Ng'andu on the Relationship Between Income and Health 114 114 Jennifer Ng'andu on the Relationship Between Income and Health full 9a5c24ee-c6c2-46e5-b4cf-5a2c4feff66b https://share.transistor.fm/s/92b96e32 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jennifer Ng’andu, managing director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation of the Healthy Children and Families Program, on her paper published in the December 2022 issue of describing the relationship between income and health and examining how key federal income support policies relate to positive health outcomes.

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]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1562 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jennifer Ng’andu, managing director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation of the Healthy Children and Families Program, on her paper published in the December 2022 issue of describing the relationship between income and health and examining how key federal income support policies relate to positive health outcomes. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jennifer Ng’andu, managing director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation of the Healthy Children and Families Program, on her paper published in the December 2022 issue of describing the relationship be health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Sara Yeatman on the Intersection of Contraceptive Access and College Completion 113 113 Sara Yeatman on the Intersection of Contraceptive Access and College Completion full ddb243d1-43d8-4b1f-aaa1-6444137f94e4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ff426bb2 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sara Yeatman from the University of Colorado Denver to discuss her paper in the December 2022 issue assessing the effects of the 2009 Colorado's Family Planning Initiative on contraceptive access in college completion for women.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sara Yeatman from the University of Colorado Denver to discuss her paper in the December 2022 issue assessing the effects of the 2009 Colorado's Family Planning Initiative on contraceptive access in college completion for women.

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]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1143 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sara Yeatman from the University of Colorado Denver to discuss her paper in the December 2022 issue assessing the effects of the 2009 Colorado's Family Planning Initiative on contraceptive access in college completion for women. They found the initiative led to an increase in college completion. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sara Yeatman from the University of Colorado Denver to discuss her paper in the December 2022 issue assessing the effects of the 2009 Colorado's Family Planning Initiative on contraceptive access in coll health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Meera Kotagal Identifies Area-Based Socioeconomic Deprivation Indices 112 112 Meera Kotagal Identifies Area-Based Socioeconomic Deprivation Indices full 713d6f43-ba71-42fb-8a8b-f61cb4e8da7e https://share.transistor.fm/s/00462046 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Meera Kotagal from Cincinnati Children's Hospital discussing her and colleagues' paper in the December 2022 issue examining 15 different area-based socioeconomic deprivation indices.

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]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1499 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Meera Kotagal from Cincinnati Children's Hospital discussing her and colleagues' paper in the December 2022 issue examining 15 different area-based socioeconomic deprivation indices. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Meera Kotagal from Cincinnati Children's Hospital discussing her and colleagues' paper in the December 2022 issue examining 15 different area-based socioeconomic deprivation indices. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Abdinasir Ali on State Eviction Moratoriums' Impact on Health 111 111 Abdinasir Ali on State Eviction Moratoriums' Impact on Health full ebf82ba8-d4c9-4bf2-8c46-8ef7201c32c9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/050f96b9 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Abdinasir Ali from University of Iowa College of Public Health on his research assessing the effects of state eviction moratoriums on mental health.

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]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1116 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Abdinasir Ali from University of Iowa College of Public Health on his research assessing the effects of state eviction moratoriums on mental health. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Abdinasir Ali from University of Iowa College of Public Health on his research assessing the effects of state eviction moratoriums on mental health. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Anna Gassman-Pines on Unemployment Insurance Access Disparities 110 110 Anna Gassman-Pines on Unemployment Insurance Access Disparities full 4d86bbde-0b94-4b9d-b88c-d25940e74e52 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e9911dba Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Anna Gassman-Pines from the Duke University on her recent paper assessing disparities in access to unemployment insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Anna Gassman-Pines from the Duke University on her recent paper assessing disparities in access to unemployment insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1669 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Anna Gassman-Pines from the Duke University on her recent paper assessing disparities in access to unemployment insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Anna Gassman-Pines from the Duke University on her recent paper assessing disparities in access to unemployment insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Brent Fulton on Cross-Market Hospital Consolidation 109 109 Brent Fulton on Cross-Market Hospital Consolidation full 4bda3614-b949-4f82-be6e-2cacf48f6cb1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eed3734d Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brent Fulton from the University of California Berkeley on his recent paper on the rise of cross-market hospital systems and their US market power.

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]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1471 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brent Fulton from the University of California Berkeley on his recent paper on the rise of cross-market hospital systems and their US market power. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brent Fulton from the University of California Berkeley on his recent paper on the rise of cross-market hospital systems and their US market power. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Christopher Ruhm on COVID-19 & Economic Recession's Mortality Effects 108 108 Christopher Ruhm on COVID-19 & Economic Recession's Mortality Effects full 1b4b3d74-e6e7-4af2-90cc-b575b903429f https://share.transistor.fm/s/4683e106 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christopher Ruhm from University of Virginia who published a paper in the November 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the mortality effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic recession. He found that excess deaths in the U.S. during the first year of the pandemic were the result of both pandemic related effects and economic recession related effects.

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]]> Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christopher Ruhm from University of Virginia who published a paper in the November 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the mortality effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic recession. He found that excess deaths in the U.S. during the first year of the pandemic were the result of both pandemic related effects and economic recession related effects.

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]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1570 Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christopher Ruhm from University of Virginia who published a paper in the November 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the mortality effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic recession. Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christopher Ruhm from University of Virginia who published a paper in the November 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the mortality effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic recessio health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Lisa Meeks on Ableism and Treatment of Physicians with Disabilities 107 107 Lisa Meeks on Ableism and Treatment of Physicians with Disabilities full 5c040979-7283-4eb8-82c9-2290587a353e https://share.transistor.fm/s/e7948c1f Alan Weil interviews University of Michigan's Lisa Meeks on her recent paper she and colleagues published exploring the topic of mistreatment of physicians with disabilities.

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]]> Alan Weil interviews University of Michigan's Lisa Meeks on her recent paper she and colleagues published exploring the topic of mistreatment of physicians with disabilities.

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]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1724 Alan Weil interviews University of Michigan's Lisa Meeks on her recent paper she and colleagues published exploring the topic of mistreatment of physicians with disabilities. Alan Weil interviews University of Michigan's Lisa Meeks on her recent paper she and colleagues published exploring the topic of mistreatment of physicians with disabilities. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Linda Long-Bellil Gives an Overview of Health Policy for People with Disabilities 106 106 Linda Long-Bellil Gives an Overview of Health Policy for People with Disabilities full 1169396f-e15b-40b4-9cde-c18af85dc956 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9e58aece Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews University of Massachusetts' Linda Long-Bellil on an overview paper she and co-authors published in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs. Using a biopsychosocial definition of disability, the authors found that health disparities among people with disabilities exist along race, gender and sexual orientation lines.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews University of Massachusetts' Linda Long-Bellil on an overview paper she and co-authors published in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs. Using a biopsychosocial definition of disability, the authors found that health disparities among people with disabilities exist along race, gender and sexual orientation lines.

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]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1255 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews University of Massachusetts' Linda Long-Bellil on an overview paper she and co-authors published in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs that found health disparities among people with disabilities exist along race, gender and sexual orientation lines. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews University of Massachusetts' Linda Long-Bellil on an overview paper she and co-authors published in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs that found health disparities among people with disabilities e health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Madeline Smith-Johnson on Disability Rates of Transgender and Cisgender Adults 105 105 Madeline Smith-Johnson on Disability Rates of Transgender and Cisgender Adults full 6775b3d4-1587-486d-aaf1-6434cdfb8b88 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f11ce55a Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Rice University's Madeline Smith-Johnson on a paper in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing rates of disability among transgender and cisgender adults.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Rice University's Madeline Smith-Johnson on a paper in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing rates of disability among transgender and cisgender adults.

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]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1546 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Rice University's Madeline Smith-Johnson on a paper in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing rates of disability among transgender and cisgender adults. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Rice University's Madeline Smith-Johnson on a paper in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing rates of disability among transgender and cisgender adults. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Tara Lagu on Physicians’ Attitudes on People With Disabilities 104 104 Tara Lagu on Physicians’ Attitudes on People With Disabilities full 378702ee-fbd5-402f-b371-764d64c25fd8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b4f059d2 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Northwestern University's Tara Lagu on the paper she published in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining physicians attitudes toward patients with disabilities.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Northwestern University's Tara Lagu on the paper she published in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining physicians attitudes toward patients with disabilities.

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]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1695 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Northwestern University's Tara Lagu on the paper she published in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining physicians attitudes toward patients with disabilities. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Northwestern University's Tara Lagu on the paper she published in the October 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining physicians attitudes toward patients with disabilities. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Aliza Gordon on Surprise Billing Trends 103 103 Aliza Gordon on Surprise Billing Trends full 5eab61a7-4a14-4bd2-8d5f-91b4f693e429 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a10d34e9 Alan Weil interviews Aliza Gordon from Elevance Health on her and coauthors' recently published paper in the September 2022 issue of Health Affairs comparing trends in provider charges for surprise billing between two states, New York and California, which have different mechanisms for setting surprise bill payment levels.

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]]> Alan Weil interviews Aliza Gordon from Elevance Health on her and coauthors' recently published paper in the September 2022 issue of Health Affairs comparing trends in provider charges for surprise billing between two states, New York and California, which have different mechanisms for setting surprise bill payment levels.

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]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1316 Alan Weil interviews Aliza Gordon from Elevance Health on her and coauthors' recently published paper in the September 2022 issue of Health Affairs comparing trends in provider charges for surprise billing between two states, New York and California, which have different mechanisms for setting surprise bill payment levels. Alan Weil interviews Aliza Gordon from Elevance Health on her and coauthors' recently published paper in the September 2022 issue of Health Affairs comparing trends in provider charges for surprise billing between two states, New York and California, whic health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Eric Roberts on Dual Eligibles Coverage 102 102 Eric Roberts on Dual Eligibles Coverage full 6a6a344b-b107-4820-8b5c-2b8fe17ebb8d https://share.transistor.fm/s/d14b936a Alan Weil interviews Eric Roberts from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health to discuss his and colleagues recent research comparing the experiences of dual eligibles enrolled in D-SNPs with those enrolled in Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare.

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]]> Alan Weil interviews Eric Roberts from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health to discuss his and colleagues recent research comparing the experiences of dual eligibles enrolled in D-SNPs with those enrolled in Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare.

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]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1712 Alan Weil interviews Eric Roberts from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health to discuss his and colleagues recent research comparing the experiences of dual eligibles enrolled in D-SNPs with those enrolled in Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare. Alan Weil interviews Eric Roberts from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health to discuss his and colleagues recent research comparing the experiences of dual eligibles enrolled in D-SNPs with those enrolled in Medicare Advantage and traditio health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Michael Barnett on Mental Health Care Delivery 101 101 Michael Barnett on Mental Health Care Delivery full aa27caf1-e5d4-4fdf-9727-39cb723d5339 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7599df2f Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michael Barnett from Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health to discuss Michael and coauthors recent research on assessing trends in the supply of mental health care practitioners, including psychiatrists and nurse practitioners serving Medicare enrollees.

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]]> Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michael Barnett from Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health to discuss Michael and coauthors recent research on assessing trends in the supply of mental health care practitioners, including psychiatrists and nurse practitioners serving Medicare enrollees.

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]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1206 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michael Barnett from Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health to discuss Michael and coauthors recent research on assessing trends in the supply of mental health care practitioners, including psychiatrists and nurse practitioners serving Medicare enrollees. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michael Barnett from Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health to discuss Michael and coauthors recent research on assessing trends in the supply of mental health care practitioners, includi health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Leemore Dafny 100 100 Leemore Dafny full 1d244e31-3ecc-46f2-a19a-52e1a418d116 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a077859e On our 100th episode, Leemore Dafny from Harvard Business School joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss her recent research published in Health Affairs examining donations made by pharmaceutical manufacturers to patient assistance charities based on an analysis of drug spending among Medicare Advantage enrollees.

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]]> On our 100th episode, Leemore Dafny from Harvard Business School joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss her recent research published in Health Affairs examining donations made by pharmaceutical manufacturers to patient assistance charities based on an analysis of drug spending among Medicare Advantage enrollees.

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]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1674 On our 100th episode, Leemore Dafny from Harvard Business School joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss her recent research published in Health Affairs examining donations made by pharmaceutical manufacturers to patient assistance charities. On our 100th episode, Leemore Dafny from Harvard Business School joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss her recent research published in Health Affairs examining donations made by pharmaceutical manufacturers to patient assistance chari health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Excursion: Toyin Ajayi, CEO of Cityblock Health 99 99 Excursion: Toyin Ajayi, CEO of Cityblock Health full 96f0f8ea-0b85-4932-8e19-157ca6d1e987 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ab17a4e5 Today, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil takes an Excursion with Dr. Toyin Ajayi, co-founder and CEO of Cityblock Health.


Dr. Ajayi is a primary care doctor and an entrepreneur. She co-founded a company with a multi-billion-dollar valuation based on meeting the needs of patients, many with quite complex needs, in their communities.


Listen to Alan Weil and Toyin Ajayi talk about building a health care business that focuses on historically underserved populations, what inspired Dr. Ajayi's work, what challenges she has overcome, where Cityblock is heading, and more.

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]]> Today, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil takes an Excursion with Dr. Toyin Ajayi, co-founder and CEO of Cityblock Health.


Dr. Ajayi is a primary care doctor and an entrepreneur. She co-founded a company with a multi-billion-dollar valuation based on meeting the needs of patients, many with quite complex needs, in their communities.


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]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2416 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Cityblock Health co-founder and CEO Toyin Ajayi about building a health care business that focuses on historically underserved populations, what inspired her work, what challenges she has overcome, where Cityblock is heading, and more. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Cityblock Health co-founder and CEO Toyin Ajayi about building a health care business that focuses on historically underserved populations, what inspired her work, what challenges she has overco cityblock, iyah romm, toyin ajayi, medicaid, social determinants No Ann Nguyen on Practicing Across State Lines In An Emergency 98 98 Ann Nguyen on Practicing Across State Lines In An Emergency full a68482a1-a119-4ed3-a03c-ec4b3fb0f00d https://share.transistor.fm/s/bd63528d As the COVID-19 epidemic hit the United States, New Jersey was an early hotspot with medical offices closing down, people encouraged to stay at home, and extreme pressure on the health system.


The state of New Jersey adopted emergency rules to permit providers from out of state to care for people in New Jersey. This had many implications.


Ann Nguyen from Rutgers University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss what happens when you suspend interstate barriers to medical practice.


Nguyen and coauthors published a paper in the August edition of Health Affairs exploring the results of a survey administered to practitioners who received licenses through New Jersey's COVID-19 temporary emergency licensure program.


They found that these practitioners met two very important needs: urgent hospital-based care and telehealth-based care.

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]]> As the COVID-19 epidemic hit the United States, New Jersey was an early hotspot with medical offices closing down, people encouraged to stay at home, and extreme pressure on the health system.


The state of New Jersey adopted emergency rules to permit providers from out of state to care for people in New Jersey. This had many implications.


Ann Nguyen from Rutgers University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss what happens when you suspend interstate barriers to medical practice.


Nguyen and coauthors published a paper in the August edition of Health Affairs exploring the results of a survey administered to practitioners who received licenses through New Jersey's COVID-19 temporary emergency licensure program.


They found that these practitioners met two very important needs: urgent hospital-based care and telehealth-based care.

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]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1703 Ann Nguyen from Rutgers University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss what happens when you suspend interstate barriers to medical practice. Ann Nguyen from Rutgers University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss what happens when you suspend interstate barriers to medical practice. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Mohammed Ali on Health System Fragmentation and Diabetes Outcomes 97 97 Mohammed Ali on Health System Fragmentation and Diabetes Outcomes full dde0b9a0-35a3-4d3a-8f91-be201e69a3da https://share.transistor.fm/s/fcc32c52 Today, nearly 40 million Americans are living with type 2 diabetes, which is more than a 40 percent increase from just a decade ago.


Black, Hispanic, American Indian, and Alaskan native adults are much more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to develop diabetes and to die from the disease. Even as there have been important medical advances associated with diabetes, the burden of the disease continues to climb.


How can we address the growing burden of diabetes?


Mohammed Ali from Emory University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss his overview he and coauthors published in the July 2022 edition Health Affairs on diabetes.


Ali and coauthors report that the fragmented health care system in the US is a primary reason for our poor diabetes outcomes and high levels of inequity.

Ali's overview was part of a six-paper cluster of research on type 2 diabetes, all of which were published in the July 2022 issue of Health Affairs.

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]]> Today, nearly 40 million Americans are living with type 2 diabetes, which is more than a 40 percent increase from just a decade ago.


Black, Hispanic, American Indian, and Alaskan native adults are much more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to develop diabetes and to die from the disease. Even as there have been important medical advances associated with diabetes, the burden of the disease continues to climb.


How can we address the growing burden of diabetes?


Mohammed Ali from Emory University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss his overview he and coauthors published in the July 2022 edition Health Affairs on diabetes.


Ali and coauthors report that the fragmented health care system in the US is a primary reason for our poor diabetes outcomes and high levels of inequity.

Ali's overview was part of a six-paper cluster of research on type 2 diabetes, all of which were published in the July 2022 issue of Health Affairs.

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]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1762 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Mohammed Ali from Emory University on his research on the fragmented US health care system, diabetes outcomes, and health equity. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Mohammed Ali from Emory University on his research on the fragmented US health care system, diabetes outcomes, and health equity. health equity, diabetes, diabetes management, diabetes outcomes, health systems No Yanlei Ma on Paid Sick Leave Mandates and Health Care Use 96 96 Yanlei Ma on Paid Sick Leave Mandates and Health Care Use full 96632113-f117-473b-a265-886902f49156 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3cec76a7 Paid sick leave is a benefit many of us take as a given, but almost one-quarter of workers in the United States don't get any paid sick leave at all.


That puts the employee in a very difficult position - reluctant to not go to work even when sick because they can't afford to lose their wages. Other high-income countries mandate sick leave and in 2012 Connecticut became the first state to adopt a sick leave mandate.


Fifteen other states and the District of Columbia have followed suit.


It might not be surprising to learn that paid sick leave mandates reduce the likelihood of people going to work when they're sick. But do these mandates affect the use of emergency room?


Yanlei Ma from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute joins A Health Podyssey to discusses the relationship between state paid sick leave mandates and emergency department use.


Ma and coauthors published a paper in the August 2022 edition of Health Affairs examining the effect of state-level mandatory sick leave policies on emergency department visits. Listen to learn about the relationship they found.

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]]> Paid sick leave is a benefit many of us take as a given, but almost one-quarter of workers in the United States don't get any paid sick leave at all.


That puts the employee in a very difficult position - reluctant to not go to work even when sick because they can't afford to lose their wages. Other high-income countries mandate sick leave and in 2012 Connecticut became the first state to adopt a sick leave mandate.


Fifteen other states and the District of Columbia have followed suit.


It might not be surprising to learn that paid sick leave mandates reduce the likelihood of people going to work when they're sick. But do these mandates affect the use of emergency room?


Yanlei Ma from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute joins A Health Podyssey to discusses the relationship between state paid sick leave mandates and emergency department use.


Ma and coauthors published a paper in the August 2022 edition of Health Affairs examining the effect of state-level mandatory sick leave policies on emergency department visits. Listen to learn about the relationship they found.

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]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1190 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Yanlei Ma from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute on the relationship between state paid sick leave mandates and emergency department use. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Yanlei Ma from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute on the relationship between state paid sick leave mandates and emergency department use. paid sick leave, sick leave mandates, emergency department use, ED, ERs No Barak Richman On The Heavy Costs of Health Care Coding 95 95 Barak Richman On The Heavy Costs of Health Care Coding full d1aab851-8165-437e-b1bd-361f97c727c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/850f5361 In the United States we have multiple commercial health insurers, each with their own rules regarding filing and documenting claims for payment.


Medicare and Medicaid have their own rules and both of those programs rely heavily on insurers who impose their own rules. All this adds up to is significant burden on health care providers who rely upon staff and technology to navigate this complex system.


While there are various estimates, all told administrative costs account for at least a few hundred billion dollars of health care spending each year. This figure is much lower in other countries.


Barak Richman from Duke University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how insurance-related health spending in the United States compares to that in other countries.


Richman and coauthors published a paper in the August issue of Health Affairs comparing administrative spending in five countries with spending in the United States. In the paper, they provide insights for reasons for the differences.

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]]> In the United States we have multiple commercial health insurers, each with their own rules regarding filing and documenting claims for payment.


Medicare and Medicaid have their own rules and both of those programs rely heavily on insurers who impose their own rules. All this adds up to is significant burden on health care providers who rely upon staff and technology to navigate this complex system.


While there are various estimates, all told administrative costs account for at least a few hundred billion dollars of health care spending each year. This figure is much lower in other countries.


Barak Richman from Duke University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how insurance-related health spending in the United States compares to that in other countries.


Richman and coauthors published a paper in the August issue of Health Affairs comparing administrative spending in five countries with spending in the United States. In the paper, they provide insights for reasons for the differences.

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]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1805 Barak Richman from Duke University joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss how insurance-related health spending in the United States compares to that in other countries. Barak Richman from Duke University joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss how insurance-related health spending in the United States compares to that in other countries. coding, health care coding, administrative costs, health care spending, health spending No Rozalina McCoy on Modernizing Diabetes Care Quality Measures 94 94 Rozalina McCoy on Modernizing Diabetes Care Quality Measures full fb75cee2-46ef-47db-a094-bc2846269c99 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6e0354db There are currently an estimated 37.3 Americans living with diabetes, more than a 40 percent increase from a decade ago. Thus, it isn't surprising that efforts to measure and improve the quality of health care focuses a significant amount of attention on diabetes.


Major health care quality datasets all include a number of measures related to the quality of diabetes care. Given the continuing growth in the burden of diabetes, it's appropriate to ask the question: What are we actually getting from measuring the quality of diabetes care as we do it today?


Rozalina McCoy from Mayo Clinic joins A Health Podyssey today to discuss just that very topic.


McCoy and coauthors published a paper in the July 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining diabetes quality measures in the US since the mid-1990s. They recommend some pretty significant changes in how we measure and report on the quality of diabetes care.

McCoy's research was part of a six-paper cluster of research on type 2 diabetes, all of which were published in the July 2022 issue of Health Affairs.

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]]> There are currently an estimated 37.3 Americans living with diabetes, more than a 40 percent increase from a decade ago. Thus, it isn't surprising that efforts to measure and improve the quality of health care focuses a significant amount of attention on diabetes.


Major health care quality datasets all include a number of measures related to the quality of diabetes care. Given the continuing growth in the burden of diabetes, it's appropriate to ask the question: What are we actually getting from measuring the quality of diabetes care as we do it today?


Rozalina McCoy from Mayo Clinic joins A Health Podyssey today to discuss just that very topic.


McCoy and coauthors published a paper in the July 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining diabetes quality measures in the US since the mid-1990s. They recommend some pretty significant changes in how we measure and report on the quality of diabetes care.

McCoy's research was part of a six-paper cluster of research on type 2 diabetes, all of which were published in the July 2022 issue of Health Affairs.

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]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1567 Rozalina McCoy from Mayo Clinic joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss what the US is getting from measuring the quality of diabetes care. Rozalina McCoy from Mayo Clinic joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss what the US is getting from measuring the quality of diabetes care. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jane Zhu Gets Spooky About Phantom Providers 92 92 Jane Zhu Gets Spooky About Phantom Providers full e8136f68-7777-454e-a6db-5f5b12363d29 https://share.transistor.fm/s/da1b1c72 Finding access to mental health services can be challenging in the United States.


The explosion of the demand for services, the inadequate workforce to provide them, and payment levels and methods that don't always support the care people need all contribute to these challenges.


There are also longstanding concerns around access to all types of care for people enrolled in Medicaid, primarily due to low payment rates for services.


If you put those together, it's not surprising that access to mental health services for people on Medicaid poses particular challenges. And since Medicaid is the largest payer for mental health services and treatment in the United States, these are challenges that need to be addressed.


Jane Zhu from Oregon Health and Science University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss access to mental health services for Medicaid enrollees.


Zhu and colleagues published a paper in the July 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the prevalence of what they call "phantom providers" in Oregon Medicaid managed care networks. 


These are providers who are listed in network directories but not providing many services to Medicaid patients. They found that a large share of mental health providers listed in these network directories saw four or fewer Medicaid patients in 2018. The shares were largest for specialists and people authorized to prescribe medication.

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]]> Finding access to mental health services can be challenging in the United States.


The explosion of the demand for services, the inadequate workforce to provide them, and payment levels and methods that don't always support the care people need all contribute to these challenges.


There are also longstanding concerns around access to all types of care for people enrolled in Medicaid, primarily due to low payment rates for services.


If you put those together, it's not surprising that access to mental health services for people on Medicaid poses particular challenges. And since Medicaid is the largest payer for mental health services and treatment in the United States, these are challenges that need to be addressed.


Jane Zhu from Oregon Health and Science University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss access to mental health services for Medicaid enrollees.


Zhu and colleagues published a paper in the July 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the prevalence of what they call "phantom providers" in Oregon Medicaid managed care networks. 


These are providers who are listed in network directories but not providing many services to Medicaid patients. They found that a large share of mental health providers listed in these network directories saw four or fewer Medicaid patients in 2018. The shares were largest for specialists and people authorized to prescribe medication.

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]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1529 Jane Zhu from Oregon Health and Science University joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss access to mental health services for Medicaid enrollees. Jane Zhu from Oregon Health and Science University joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss access to mental health services for Medicaid enrollees. medicaid, behavioral health, mental health, mental health costs, mental health access No Juan Andino Breaks Down Interstate Telehealth Waivers 91 91 Juan Andino Breaks Down Interstate Telehealth Waivers full 8bbdb334-7004-4c1b-ad44-03680e5362c8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c447fbb0 Telemedicine burst onto the scene as the nation locked down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Historically, telehealth, or telemedicine, was tightly restricted both by regulation and by payment policy.


But in response to COVID-19's disruption of in-person care, all 50 states and Washington, DC issued temporary waivers that allowed clinicians to administer telehealth care to patients who live in a different state than their provider.


Juan Andino from the University of Michigan joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how interstate telehealth use changed in the face of COVID-19.


Andino and colleagues published a paper in the June 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the effect of waivers on interstate telehealth use among Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.


They found that while the volume of interstate telehealth use increased in 2020, out of state telehealth use continued to make up only a small share of all outpatient visits and all telehealth visits. They also found some interesting patterns on how interstate telehealth has changed.

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]]> Telemedicine burst onto the scene as the nation locked down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Historically, telehealth, or telemedicine, was tightly restricted both by regulation and by payment policy.


But in response to COVID-19's disruption of in-person care, all 50 states and Washington, DC issued temporary waivers that allowed clinicians to administer telehealth care to patients who live in a different state than their provider.


Juan Andino from the University of Michigan joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how interstate telehealth use changed in the face of COVID-19.


Andino and colleagues published a paper in the June 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the effect of waivers on interstate telehealth use among Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.


They found that while the volume of interstate telehealth use increased in 2020, out of state telehealth use continued to make up only a small share of all outpatient visits and all telehealth visits. They also found some interesting patterns on how interstate telehealth has changed.

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]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1517 Juan Andino from the University of Michigan joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how interstate telehealth use changed in the face of COVID-19. Juan Andino from the University of Michigan joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how interstate telehealth use changed in the face of COVID-19. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Sherry Glied Thinks Health Savings Accounts Have Outgrown Their Original Purpose 90 90 Sherry Glied Thinks Health Savings Accounts Have Outgrown Their Original Purpose full f759eba4-4197-430c-85ce-96dc6ec855b1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6934e006 High prices are an enduring feature of the United States health care system. Traditional market forces haven't seemed to bring them down, which leads some to wonder if we need a new approach.


Some may wonder, why not harness the purchasing behavior of consumers who provide downward cost pressure in pretty much every other sector of the economy?


Enter the idea of high-deductible health plans - health insurance with a high deductible which presumably should make consumers more careful with their purchases. 


Sherry Glied from New York University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the role of high deductible health plans in creating health market efficiencies.


Glied and coauthors published a paper in the June 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the evolution of high deductible plans and companion health savings accounts, which are tax-favored saving vehicles offered in conjunction with a high deductible plan.


They found that these plans no longer serve their original purpose of encouraging cost consciousness and reducing spending. Instead, they provide regressive tax breaks disproportionally used by higher income people.

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]]> High prices are an enduring feature of the United States health care system. Traditional market forces haven't seemed to bring them down, which leads some to wonder if we need a new approach.


Some may wonder, why not harness the purchasing behavior of consumers who provide downward cost pressure in pretty much every other sector of the economy?


Enter the idea of high-deductible health plans - health insurance with a high deductible which presumably should make consumers more careful with their purchases. 


Sherry Glied from New York University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the role of high deductible health plans in creating health market efficiencies.


Glied and coauthors published a paper in the June 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the evolution of high deductible plans and companion health savings accounts, which are tax-favored saving vehicles offered in conjunction with a high deductible plan.


They found that these plans no longer serve their original purpose of encouraging cost consciousness and reducing spending. Instead, they provide regressive tax breaks disproportionally used by higher income people.

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]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1732 Sherry Glied from New York University joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss the role of high deductible health plans in creating health market efficiencies. Sherry Glied from New York University joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss the role of high deductible health plans in creating health market efficiencies. HSA, health savings accounts, health spending, health care costs, No Excursion: Andy Slavitt 89 89 Excursion: Andy Slavitt full f084eb3c-b82a-4d62-9594-c6639a2d769d https://share.transistor.fm/s/bc183b48 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Andy Slavitt, co-founder of both United States of Care and Town Hall Ventures and former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Andy is the host of the podcast In The Bubble with Andy Slavitt and recently published the book, "Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response."

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]]> Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Andy Slavitt, co-founder of both United States of Care and Town Hall Ventures and former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Andy is the host of the podcast In The Bubble with Andy Slavitt and recently published the book, "Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response."

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]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2942 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Andy Slavitt, co-founder of both United States of Care and Town Hall Ventures and former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Andy Slavitt, co-founder of both United States of Care and Town Hall Ventures and former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. andy slavitt, Andy Slavitt, coronavirus response, medicaid, COVID No Krista Harrison Peers Into the Intersection of Hospice, Dementia & Care Quality 88 88 Krista Harrison Peers Into the Intersection of Hospice, Dementia & Care Quality full 54f0f887-f89e-4687-a766-adb5e6847898 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1711baaa The concepts that underlie hospice were introduced a few centuries ago but, the modern hospice movement began in London in 1967.


In 1982 hospice was added as a Medicare benefit. Today, half of all Medicare decedents enroll in hospice, at a total cost of $20.9 billion to Medicare in 2019.


Hospice has a strong evidence base for improving end-of-life experiences for the recipient and the recipient's family. But there's limited evidence regarding the effects of hospice for people with dementia.


This is a critical knowledge gap given that one in three adults aged 85 and older has dementia.


Krista Harrison from University of California San Francisco joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how well hospice works for people with dementia.


Harrison and coauthors published a paper in the June 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the relationship between hospice enrollment and last month of life care quality for Medicare enrollees living with dementia.


They found that hospice-enrolled people living with dementia had higher quality last month of life care than people who are not enrolled in hospice, with quality levels similar to people without dementia.

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]]> The concepts that underlie hospice were introduced a few centuries ago but, the modern hospice movement began in London in 1967.


In 1982 hospice was added as a Medicare benefit. Today, half of all Medicare decedents enroll in hospice, at a total cost of $20.9 billion to Medicare in 2019.


Hospice has a strong evidence base for improving end-of-life experiences for the recipient and the recipient's family. But there's limited evidence regarding the effects of hospice for people with dementia.


This is a critical knowledge gap given that one in three adults aged 85 and older has dementia.


Krista Harrison from University of California San Francisco joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how well hospice works for people with dementia.


Harrison and coauthors published a paper in the June 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the relationship between hospice enrollment and last month of life care quality for Medicare enrollees living with dementia.


They found that hospice-enrolled people living with dementia had higher quality last month of life care than people who are not enrolled in hospice, with quality levels similar to people without dementia.

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]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1585 Krista Harrison from University of California San Francisco joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss how well hospice works for people with dementia. Krista Harrison from University of California San Francisco joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss how well hospice works for people with dementia. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Ateev Mehrotra Shines a Light on Indirect Billing 87 87 Ateev Mehrotra Shines a Light on Indirect Billing full 506dd1bc-4d76-4708-9ea6-efadd18d3185 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b91dbcc7 Recently, there's been dramatic growth in the number of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs). The number of NPs has more than tripled in the last decade while the number of PAs has almost doubled.


Yet, due to particular billing practices in Medicare, it can be difficult to know how care these clinicians are providing. That means there's a lot we don't know about access and quality related to this critical part of the health care workforce.


Ateev Mehrotra from Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how we bill for nurse practitioner and physician assistant services and the implications of those practices.


Mehrotra and colleagues published a paper in the June 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the prevalence of "indirect billing," where care provided by a PA or NP is billed under the supervising physician.


They found about 11 million instances of Medicare indirect billing in 2010 and 30 million in 2018 and estimate that eliminating indirect billing would have saved Medicare more than $190 million.

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]]> Recently, there's been dramatic growth in the number of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs). The number of NPs has more than tripled in the last decade while the number of PAs has almost doubled.


Yet, due to particular billing practices in Medicare, it can be difficult to know how care these clinicians are providing. That means there's a lot we don't know about access and quality related to this critical part of the health care workforce.


Ateev Mehrotra from Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how we bill for nurse practitioner and physician assistant services and the implications of those practices.


Mehrotra and colleagues published a paper in the June 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the prevalence of "indirect billing," where care provided by a PA or NP is billed under the supervising physician.


They found about 11 million instances of Medicare indirect billing in 2010 and 30 million in 2018 and estimate that eliminating indirect billing would have saved Medicare more than $190 million.

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]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1545 Ateev Mehrotra from Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how we bill for nurse practitioner and physician assistant services and the implications of those practices. Ateev Mehrotra from Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how we bill for nurse practitioner and physician assistant services and the implications of those practices. health care costs, healthcare costs, healthcare spending, hospital bills, surprise bills No Rachael Bedard Explains Health Care in Jails 86 86 Rachael Bedard Explains Health Care in Jails full 0a456b4a-4332-4e30-8ca3-1cb94f023e3d https://share.transistor.fm/s/19b01b0b The United States has the highest rate of incarceration of any country in the world.


Health care for people in jails and prisons is rarely part of mainstream health care and health policy conversations. But people who are incarcerated have significant health needs and a legal right to medical treatment.


In addition, with 10 million people released from jail every year, needs that aren't met while people are incarcerated re-emerge in the community.


While the number of incarcerated people in the United States has started to decline, the share of the incarcerated population that's older has grown, placing additional strain on health system's that are already under a great deal of pressure.


Dr. Rachael Bedard joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the health needs of older people in jail. 


Bedard and coauthors published a paper in the May 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the health and health needs of incarcerated older adults in New York City. They found that older incarcerated had greater health vulnerabilities than their younger counterparts. They are also more likely to suffer from serious mental and physical illnesses.

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]]> The United States has the highest rate of incarceration of any country in the world.


Health care for people in jails and prisons is rarely part of mainstream health care and health policy conversations. But people who are incarcerated have significant health needs and a legal right to medical treatment.


In addition, with 10 million people released from jail every year, needs that aren't met while people are incarcerated re-emerge in the community.


While the number of incarcerated people in the United States has started to decline, the share of the incarcerated population that's older has grown, placing additional strain on health system's that are already under a great deal of pressure.


Dr. Rachael Bedard joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the health needs of older people in jail. 


Bedard and coauthors published a paper in the May 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the health and health needs of incarcerated older adults in New York City. They found that older incarcerated had greater health vulnerabilities than their younger counterparts. They are also more likely to suffer from serious mental and physical illnesses.

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]]> Tue, 31 May 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1799 Dr. Rachael Bedard joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss the health needs of older people in jail. Dr. Rachael Bedard joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss the health needs of older people in jail. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Christine Ritchie Reimagines Home-Based Care 85 85 Christine Ritchie Reimagines Home-Based Care full 43d09660-ded8-40af-b71b-7eca40fa17a8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/37424b96 When the Institute of Medicine defined health care quality, patient-centeredness was one of the five core dimensions. Yet as many have noted, the health system often seems to be more organized around the needs of providers than patients.


This reality is particularly true when it comes to older Americans. An entire system of coverage and care has built up around institutional needs and institutional definitions - nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living centers, rehabilitation centers, and more.


Christine Ritchie from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School joins A Health Podyssey to discuss what a reimagined health system truly designed around the needs of older patients could look like.


Ritchie and coauthor Bruce Leff of Johns Hopkins University published a commentary in the May 2022 issue of Health Affairs describing the elements of a new home and community-based care ecosystem for older people.


They argue for a system grounded in principles like respect for caregivers and medical and social integration.

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]]> When the Institute of Medicine defined health care quality, patient-centeredness was one of the five core dimensions. Yet as many have noted, the health system often seems to be more organized around the needs of providers than patients.


This reality is particularly true when it comes to older Americans. An entire system of coverage and care has built up around institutional needs and institutional definitions - nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living centers, rehabilitation centers, and more.


Christine Ritchie from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School joins A Health Podyssey to discuss what a reimagined health system truly designed around the needs of older patients could look like.


Ritchie and coauthor Bruce Leff of Johns Hopkins University published a commentary in the May 2022 issue of Health Affairs describing the elements of a new home and community-based care ecosystem for older people.


They argue for a system grounded in principles like respect for caregivers and medical and social integration.

Order the May 2022 issue of Health Affairs for research on telemedicine, disparities, pharmaceuticals, and more.

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]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1683 Christine Ritchie from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School joins A Health Podyssey to discuss what a re-imagined health system truly designed around the needs of older patients could look like and what it would take to get there. Christine Ritchie from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School joins A Health Podyssey to discuss what a re-imagined health system truly designed around the needs of older patients could look like and what it would take to get there. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Caitlin Hicks on Telemedicine and Care Inequities 84 84 Caitlin Hicks on Telemedicine and Care Inequities full c39a6599-22ba-4b55-9f04-96a640c820d8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e969f482 When medical offices shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic and people were encouraged or required to avoid public spaces, there was a dramatic and rapid increase in the use of telemedicine. 


Telemedicine has the potential to open up access to care, particularly to people who are geographically isolated or have mobility limitations, but it can also exacerbate existing inequities given its relevance upon broadband internet access and other technologies.


Caitlin Hicks from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine joins A Health Podyssey to discuss whether telemedicine expands or narrows care inequities.


Hicks and colleagues published a paper in the May 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the impact of Medicare's pandemic-era telemedicine coverage waiver on utilization by geographic area.


They found that Medicare's telemedicine access expansion increased utilization overall and that those beneficiaries in areas of greater depravation, as measured by the Area Depravation Index, had greater odds of utilization than those who live in areas with more resources.

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]]> When medical offices shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic and people were encouraged or required to avoid public spaces, there was a dramatic and rapid increase in the use of telemedicine. 


Telemedicine has the potential to open up access to care, particularly to people who are geographically isolated or have mobility limitations, but it can also exacerbate existing inequities given its relevance upon broadband internet access and other technologies.


Caitlin Hicks from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine joins A Health Podyssey to discuss whether telemedicine expands or narrows care inequities.


Hicks and colleagues published a paper in the May 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the impact of Medicare's pandemic-era telemedicine coverage waiver on utilization by geographic area.


They found that Medicare's telemedicine access expansion increased utilization overall and that those beneficiaries in areas of greater depravation, as measured by the Area Depravation Index, had greater odds of utilization than those who live in areas with more resources.

Order the May 2022 issue of Health Affairs for research on telemedicine, disparities, pharmaceuticals, and more.

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]]> Tue, 17 May 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1236 Caitlin Hicks from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine joins A Health Podyssey to discuss whether telemedicine expands or narrows care inequities. Caitlin Hicks from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine joins A Health Podyssey to discuss whether telemedicine expands or narrows care inequities. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Vilsa Curto on Vertical Integration's Effect on Health Care Prices 83 83 Vilsa Curto on Vertical Integration's Effect on Health Care Prices full 24006ae0-07ef-42d9-8abc-883742a359b4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cc86af94 The health care sector has gone through various waves of consolidation with hospitals purchasing physician practices and hospitals, physicians, and health insurers merging with each other.


We're in the midst of a wave of consolidation.


Two years ago, Health Affairs published a paper that found more than half of US physicians and 72 percent of surveyed hospitals were affiliated with one of 637 health systems in 2018. More recently, some have estimated that the 10 largest health systems now control about a quarter of the health care market.


Consolidation brings with it various opportunities for savings and efficiency but it also concentrates market power and creates opportunities to raise prices.


Vilsa Curto from Harvard University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the effects of consolidation and integration.


Curto and colleagues published a paper in the May 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing trends in vertical integration and joint contracting between physicians and hospitals in Massachusetts and exploring the affects on prices for physician services.


They found notable price affects that varied according to system size and physician type.

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]]> The health care sector has gone through various waves of consolidation with hospitals purchasing physician practices and hospitals, physicians, and health insurers merging with each other.


We're in the midst of a wave of consolidation.


Two years ago, Health Affairs published a paper that found more than half of US physicians and 72 percent of surveyed hospitals were affiliated with one of 637 health systems in 2018. More recently, some have estimated that the 10 largest health systems now control about a quarter of the health care market.


Consolidation brings with it various opportunities for savings and efficiency but it also concentrates market power and creates opportunities to raise prices.


Vilsa Curto from Harvard University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the effects of consolidation and integration.


Curto and colleagues published a paper in the May 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing trends in vertical integration and joint contracting between physicians and hospitals in Massachusetts and exploring the affects on prices for physician services.


They found notable price affects that varied according to system size and physician type.

Order the May 2022 issue of Health Affairs for research on telemedicine, disparities, pharmaceuticals, and more.

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]]> Tue, 10 May 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1673 Vilsa Curto from Harvard University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the effects of vertical consolidation and integration in health care. Vilsa Curto from Harvard University joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the effects of vertical consolidation and integration in health care. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Brian Powers on How Humana Understands Medicare Advantage Enrollees' Social Needs 82 82 Brian Powers on How Humana Understands Medicare Advantage Enrollees' Social Needs full 9673fe6b-400a-4010-8f70-9c9a07090067 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e62c99f6 More than 40 percent of Medicare enrollees are enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, privately-sponsored health plans that provide Medicare benefits often along with other benefits not included in the standard Medicare package such as eye exams, hearing aids, and dental coverage.


Medicare Advantage is growing rapidly. On the current trajectory, it's likely that the majority of Medicare enrollees will be in MA plans within a year or two.


Since MA plans are paid on a capitated basis, insurers have a financial incentive to control health care costs. Recently, much attention has been focused on how addressing social needs can yield health benefits, which save MA plans money.


In order to address those needs, health plans need to know the social needs of their enrollees.


Brian Powers from Humana joins A Health Podyssey to discuss understanding the unmet social needs of Medicare enrollees.


Powers and colleagues published a paper in the April 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the health related social needs of enrollees in Humana's MA plans. They found significant needs including financial strain, food and utility insecurity, poor housing quality, and unreliable transportation. These needs were distributed unevenly across enrollees by race, socioeconomic status, and sex.

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]]> More than 40 percent of Medicare enrollees are enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, privately-sponsored health plans that provide Medicare benefits often along with other benefits not included in the standard Medicare package such as eye exams, hearing aids, and dental coverage.


Medicare Advantage is growing rapidly. On the current trajectory, it's likely that the majority of Medicare enrollees will be in MA plans within a year or two.


Since MA plans are paid on a capitated basis, insurers have a financial incentive to control health care costs. Recently, much attention has been focused on how addressing social needs can yield health benefits, which save MA plans money.


In order to address those needs, health plans need to know the social needs of their enrollees.


Brian Powers from Humana joins A Health Podyssey to discuss understanding the unmet social needs of Medicare enrollees.


Powers and colleagues published a paper in the April 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the health related social needs of enrollees in Humana's MA plans. They found significant needs including financial strain, food and utility insecurity, poor housing quality, and unreliable transportation. These needs were distributed unevenly across enrollees by race, socioeconomic status, and sex.

If you enjoy this interview, order the April 2022 issue of Health Affairs for research on access to care, hospitals and more.

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]]> Tue, 03 May 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1465 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Humana's Brian Powers on understanding the unmet social needs of Medicare Advantage enrollees. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Humana's Brian Powers on understanding the unmet social needs of Medicare Advantage enrollees. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Alexandra Bhatti Assesses US Child Care Vaccination Laws 81 81 Alexandra Bhatti Assesses US Child Care Vaccination Laws full c5e52a8e-6e78-495d-9b54-54e79c1ebcca https://share.transistor.fm/s/c536f3de This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

Vaccine requirements have been much in the news lately tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, but disputes over requiring vaccines have been with us for decades.


How to balance respecting individual autonomy with protecting public health is not a new issue. It's played out in particular force when it comes to children.


All states have vaccine requirements for children as they enter school and those requirements are often pretty widely known. Less well known are those requirements related to child care, which can affect children long before they reach school age.


Alexandra Bhatti from Merck joins A Health Podyssey to discuss vaccine requirements for child care in the United States.


Bhatti and coauthors published a paper in the April 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing child care vaccination requirements in the United States. They found considerable variation across the 50 states and Washington, DC.


While all jurisdictions require children up through age five to meet certain requirements to attend school or child care programs, the states are uneven in their breadth, enforcement, and implementation of these requirements.

If you enjoy this interview, order the April 2022 issue of Health Affairs for research on access to care, hospitals and more.

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]]> This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

Vaccine requirements have been much in the news lately tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, but disputes over requiring vaccines have been with us for decades.


How to balance respecting individual autonomy with protecting public health is not a new issue. It's played out in particular force when it comes to children.


All states have vaccine requirements for children as they enter school and those requirements are often pretty widely known. Less well known are those requirements related to child care, which can affect children long before they reach school age.


Alexandra Bhatti from Merck joins A Health Podyssey to discuss vaccine requirements for child care in the United States.


Bhatti and coauthors published a paper in the April 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing child care vaccination requirements in the United States. They found considerable variation across the 50 states and Washington, DC.


While all jurisdictions require children up through age five to meet certain requirements to attend school or child care programs, the states are uneven in their breadth, enforcement, and implementation of these requirements.

If you enjoy this interview, order the April 2022 issue of Health Affairs for research on access to care, hospitals and more.

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]]> Tue, 26 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1119 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Merck's Alexandra Bhatti about her research on vaccine requirements for child care in the United States. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Merck's Alexandra Bhatti about her research on vaccine requirements for child care in the United States. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Katie Keith Throws an ACA Birthday Party 80 80 Katie Keith Throws an ACA Birthday Party full f170b08f-58e2-494c-a5b5-bc15180e8e07 https://share.transistor.fm/s/acedf5cd This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

March 23 marked the 12th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).


This landmark legislation expanded health care access to millions of Americans and accelerated changes in how we organize and pay for health care. Having survived numerous legal challenges and strong political opposition by some, it continues to be the centerpiece of domestic health policy.


If you want to understand the evolution of the Affordable Care Act from enactment to today, there's no one better to learn from than Katie Keith of the Georgetown University Law Center.


Keith is a regular contributor to Health Affairs' Following The ACA Forefront article series and the recently launched Health Reform newsletter. Most recently, she's written about the No Surprises Act rules, the Department of Health & Human Services response to anti-trans youth policies, delay of the Sunset Rule, and much more.


Today on A Health Podyssey, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil and Katie Keith dive into the latest ACA news and explore the law's successes, shortcomings, and unfinished work.

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]]> This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

March 23 marked the 12th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).


This landmark legislation expanded health care access to millions of Americans and accelerated changes in how we organize and pay for health care. Having survived numerous legal challenges and strong political opposition by some, it continues to be the centerpiece of domestic health policy.


If you want to understand the evolution of the Affordable Care Act from enactment to today, there's no one better to learn from than Katie Keith of the Georgetown University Law Center.


Keith is a regular contributor to Health Affairs' Following The ACA Forefront article series and the recently launched Health Reform newsletter. Most recently, she's written about the No Surprises Act rules, the Department of Health & Human Services response to anti-trans youth policies, delay of the Sunset Rule, and much more.


Today on A Health Podyssey, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil and Katie Keith dive into the latest ACA news and explore the law's successes, shortcomings, and unfinished work.

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]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2022 01:01:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2174 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Katie Keith on the latest Affordable Care Act news and explore the law's successes, shortcomings, and unfinished work. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Katie Keith on the latest Affordable Care Act news and explore the law's successes, shortcomings, and unfinished work. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Stacie Dusetzina Shares Why Medicare Beneficiaries May Not Fill Specialty Drug Prescriptions 79 79 Stacie Dusetzina Shares Why Medicare Beneficiaries May Not Fill Specialty Drug Prescriptions full e7937b9e-ee14-460e-8c6c-6a6ae130b062 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1f22d857 This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

The United States is facing a drug affordability crisis. 


Even as we celebrate scientific discovery, the health benefits of drugs are limited due to barriers of affordability, often even for people with health insurance. The RAND Corporation reports that on average drug prices in the United States are more than two and a half times those in 32 other nations studied. The disparities are even wider when we focus just on brand name drugs.


Drug pricing is the subject of seemingly perennial debates. One side focuses on access barriers due to high prices while the other side argues that lower prices threaten future innovation. 


Stacie Dusetzina from Vanderbilt University Medical Center joins A Health Podyssey to talk about the complex world of drug pricing.


She and colleagues published a paper in the April 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the degree to which people with Medicare prescription drug benefits use the drugs that are prescribed to them.


In the paper, the authors found non-initiation rates among some beneficiaries of greater than 50 percent for certain treatments.

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]]> This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

The United States is facing a drug affordability crisis. 


Even as we celebrate scientific discovery, the health benefits of drugs are limited due to barriers of affordability, often even for people with health insurance. The RAND Corporation reports that on average drug prices in the United States are more than two and a half times those in 32 other nations studied. The disparities are even wider when we focus just on brand name drugs.


Drug pricing is the subject of seemingly perennial debates. One side focuses on access barriers due to high prices while the other side argues that lower prices threaten future innovation. 


Stacie Dusetzina from Vanderbilt University Medical Center joins A Health Podyssey to talk about the complex world of drug pricing.


She and colleagues published a paper in the April 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the degree to which people with Medicare prescription drug benefits use the drugs that are prescribed to them.


In the paper, the authors found non-initiation rates among some beneficiaries of greater than 50 percent for certain treatments.

If you enjoy this interview, order the April 2022 Health Affairs issue to get research on access to care, hospitals and more.

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]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1842 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Stacie Dusetzina from Vanderbilt University Medical Center about the complex world of drug pricing. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Stacie Dusetzina from Vanderbilt University Medical Center about the complex world of drug pricing. drug pricing, drug prices, Medicare drug pricing, drug price regulation No Kathryn Phillips Wants to Anticipate Payer Cancer Coverage as Screenings Evolve 78 78 Kathryn Phillips Wants to Anticipate Payer Cancer Coverage as Screenings Evolve full 8169a3e3-3842-4909-bce8-a8e827ee166b https://share.transistor.fm/s/56e2bd19 This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

Cancer diagnosis has changed radically in the era of precision medicine. New techniques like multi-cancer early-detection screening tests can detect up to 50 types of cancer from a single blood draw.


We generally think of early detection, especially of cancer, as an unambiguously good thing. Given that, you might assume and expect that insurers would readily pay for it. But it turns out the considerations regarding insurance coverage for these screening tests are quite complex.


As is often the case, advances in medical technology have accelerated beyond certain policies that were put in place when cancer diagnosis and treatment were very different.


Kathryn Phillips from the University of California San Francisco joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how we can gain the advantages of better cancer screening technologies as they emerge.


Phillips and coauthors published a paper in the March 2022 edition of Health Affairs examining payment considerations for multi-cancer screening tests. They outline clinical and economic considerations that will have to adjust to meet the new reality.

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]]> This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

Cancer diagnosis has changed radically in the era of precision medicine. New techniques like multi-cancer early-detection screening tests can detect up to 50 types of cancer from a single blood draw.


We generally think of early detection, especially of cancer, as an unambiguously good thing. Given that, you might assume and expect that insurers would readily pay for it. But it turns out the considerations regarding insurance coverage for these screening tests are quite complex.


As is often the case, advances in medical technology have accelerated beyond certain policies that were put in place when cancer diagnosis and treatment were very different.


Kathryn Phillips from the University of California San Francisco joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how we can gain the advantages of better cancer screening technologies as they emerge.


Phillips and coauthors published a paper in the March 2022 edition of Health Affairs examining payment considerations for multi-cancer screening tests. They outline clinical and economic considerations that will have to adjust to meet the new reality.

If you enjoy this interview, order the March 2022 Health Affairs issue to get research on hospitals, health equity, care delivery and more.

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]]> Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1472 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Kathryn Phillips from the University of California San Francisco on how we can gain the advantages of better cancer screening technologies as they emerge. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Kathryn Phillips from the University of California San Francisco on how we can gain the advantages of better cancer screening technologies as they emerge. cancer care, cancer, payment, paying for cancer, health spending, insurance coverage, cancer coverage No Seth Berkowitz Puts A Figure to Social Determinant Health Spending 77 77 Seth Berkowitz Puts A Figure to Social Determinant Health Spending full d3150631-6da6-4db8-9e86-3f2d251858f6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5ce7c0d6 Limited access to transportation is well established as a barrier to people obtaining health care services. If it's hard to get to the doctor, you're less likely to go and that means delays getting needed care, poorer management of chronic conditions, and more use of the emergency room.


While health insurance typically covers emergency transportation, say for an ambulance, coverage of non-emergency transportation to get you to a doctor's visit is less common. Medicaid, which serves people with low incomes, has covered this type of transportation for decades, but it's become increasingly clear that plenty of people with incomes above the Medicaid eligibility threshold face significant transportation barriers.


Thus, some insurers and health systems have begun to offer a non-emergency transportation benefit as well.


Seth Berkowitz from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the effect of providing a transportation benefit.


Berkowitz and colleagues published a paper in the March 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the effects of a non-medical transportation benefit offered to members of a Medicare accountable care organization.


Enrollees had very positive reactions to the program, but it was also associated with more outpatient visits per person per year and thousands of dollars more in outpatient spending.

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]]> Limited access to transportation is well established as a barrier to people obtaining health care services. If it's hard to get to the doctor, you're less likely to go and that means delays getting needed care, poorer management of chronic conditions, and more use of the emergency room.


While health insurance typically covers emergency transportation, say for an ambulance, coverage of non-emergency transportation to get you to a doctor's visit is less common. Medicaid, which serves people with low incomes, has covered this type of transportation for decades, but it's become increasingly clear that plenty of people with incomes above the Medicaid eligibility threshold face significant transportation barriers.


Thus, some insurers and health systems have begun to offer a non-emergency transportation benefit as well.


Seth Berkowitz from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the effect of providing a transportation benefit.


Berkowitz and colleagues published a paper in the March 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the effects of a non-medical transportation benefit offered to members of a Medicare accountable care organization.


Enrollees had very positive reactions to the program, but it was also associated with more outpatient visits per person per year and thousands of dollars more in outpatient spending.

If you enjoy this interview, order the March 2022 Health Affairs issue to get research on hospitals, health equity, care delivery and more.

Listen to Health Affairs Pathways.

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]]> Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1713 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Seth Berkowitz from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine about social determinants of health benefit programs, health spending, and non-emergency medical transportation. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Seth Berkowitz from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine about social determinants of health benefit programs, health spending, and non-emergency medical transportation. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Hector Rodriguez Argues Brick-and-Mortar Health Care Consolidation Is Short-Sighted 76 76 Hector Rodriguez Argues Brick-and-Mortar Health Care Consolidation Is Short-Sighted full 9eebfea5-b2ac-4e8f-b3df-2b2032e3e915 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f3c7e8e2 There's a tremendous amount of consolidation going on in the health care sector. A lot of the research about consolidation focuses on the economics. But, one of the primary arguments people make for bringing disparate parts of the health system together is that it enables clinical integration.


Patients, they say, should get better care if the clinicians are talking to each other and sharing information, which is easier to do if clinicians are a part of the same health care system.


It turns out that studying clinical integration is hard. How do you define it? How do you measure it or having the desired effect?


Hector Rodriguez from University of California Berkeley School of Public Health joins A Health Podyssey to discuss health care consolidation.


Rodriguez and colleagues published a paper in the March 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the relationship between physician practice capabilities and service metrics, like quality, utilization, and spending.


They found that physician practices with robust capabilities, as defined by technology and innovation, management, culture, and patient-centered care, spent less on Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries than those practice locations with less robust capabilities and they delivered similar quality care.

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]]> There's a tremendous amount of consolidation going on in the health care sector. A lot of the research about consolidation focuses on the economics. But, one of the primary arguments people make for bringing disparate parts of the health system together is that it enables clinical integration.


Patients, they say, should get better care if the clinicians are talking to each other and sharing information, which is easier to do if clinicians are a part of the same health care system.


It turns out that studying clinical integration is hard. How do you define it? How do you measure it or having the desired effect?


Hector Rodriguez from University of California Berkeley School of Public Health joins A Health Podyssey to discuss health care consolidation.


Rodriguez and colleagues published a paper in the March 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the relationship between physician practice capabilities and service metrics, like quality, utilization, and spending.


They found that physician practices with robust capabilities, as defined by technology and innovation, management, culture, and patient-centered care, spent less on Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries than those practice locations with less robust capabilities and they delivered similar quality care.

If you enjoy this interview, order the March 2022 Health Affairs issue to get research on hospitals, health equity, care delivery and more.

Listen to Health Affairs Pathways.

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]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1619 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Hector Rodriguez UC Berkeley School of Public Health about the relationship between physician practice capabilities and service metrics, including quality, utilization, and spending. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Hector Rodriguez UC Berkeley School of Public Health about the relationship between physician practice capabilities and service metrics, including quality, utilization, and spending. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Jill Horwitz Questions the Role of Nonprofit Hospitals 75 75 Jill Horwitz Questions the Role of Nonprofit Hospitals full 4daa65e4-48d8-4e91-9bd6-ff7cb6fc3f78 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3c3ae6fb Out of about 5,000 community hospitals in the United States, almost 3,000 are nonprofit. More than a thousand are investor-owned, also called for-profit. The balance are owned by state or local governments.


Nonprofit hospitals, like all nonprofit organizations, must have a charitable mission and for hospitals that mission is generally expressed as providing charity care and various benefits to the community.


In exchange, nonprofit hospitals are exempt from various taxes, they can receive tax-deductible charitable donations and they may have access to tax-exempt bonds.


There's a longstanding debate regarding whether nonprofit hospitals deserve the benefits they receive and whether nonprofit hospitals really behave all that differently from investor-owned hospitals.


Jill Horwitz from the UCLA School of Law joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the similarities and differences in hospital behavior based upon ownership.


Horwitz and Austin Nichols published a paper in the March issue of Health Affairs exploring the relationship between urban hospitals ownership type and which service lines they offer. They found that for-profits, nonprofits, and government-owned hospitals are all more likely to offer a service if its profitable but for-profit hospitals are overall more responsive to service profitability than nonprofits.

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]]> Out of about 5,000 community hospitals in the United States, almost 3,000 are nonprofit. More than a thousand are investor-owned, also called for-profit. The balance are owned by state or local governments.


Nonprofit hospitals, like all nonprofit organizations, must have a charitable mission and for hospitals that mission is generally expressed as providing charity care and various benefits to the community.


In exchange, nonprofit hospitals are exempt from various taxes, they can receive tax-deductible charitable donations and they may have access to tax-exempt bonds.


There's a longstanding debate regarding whether nonprofit hospitals deserve the benefits they receive and whether nonprofit hospitals really behave all that differently from investor-owned hospitals.


Jill Horwitz from the UCLA School of Law joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the similarities and differences in hospital behavior based upon ownership.


Horwitz and Austin Nichols published a paper in the March issue of Health Affairs exploring the relationship between urban hospitals ownership type and which service lines they offer. They found that for-profits, nonprofits, and government-owned hospitals are all more likely to offer a service if its profitable but for-profit hospitals are overall more responsive to service profitability than nonprofits.

If you enjoy this interview, order the March 2022 Health Affairs issue to get research on hospitals, health equity, care delivery and more.

Listen to Health Affairs Pathways.

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]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1673 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Jill Horwitz from UCLA School of Law on the similarities and differences in hospital behavior based upon ownership. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Jill Horwitz from UCLA School of Law on the similarities and differences in hospital behavior based upon ownership. hospital ownership, private equity, jill horwitz, nonprofit hospitals, charity care No Ruth Zambrana Argues Structural Racism is a Social Determinant of Health 74 74 Ruth Zambrana Argues Structural Racism is a Social Determinant of Health full 869863ab-7cdc-47bc-b489-a9d6253dc6bf https://share.transistor.fm/s/41d113e3 Racism is a social phenomenon. Even though the medical research community has historically relied heavily on racism that treated Black bodies as property that could be experimented upon, clinical medicine has actually been pretty slow to accept racism as a legitimate topic of examination.


Health services, with its ties to the social sciences, has been somewhat more accepting of the notion that racism is a topic worthy of scholarly inquiry. However, direct discourse about racism has been limited.


Despite the squeamishness of mainstream institutions when it comes to talking about racism, a significant and robust body of research has arisen, demonstrating a direct link between racism and health.


Ruth Enid Zambrana from the University of Maryland joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the rich intellectual history of scholarship on racism and health.


Zambrana and coauthor David Williams published a paper in the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, an issue devoted entirely to the topic of racism and health, tracing the scholarly origins of the understanding of racism as a social determinant of health.


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]]> Racism is a social phenomenon. Even though the medical research community has historically relied heavily on racism that treated Black bodies as property that could be experimented upon, clinical medicine has actually been pretty slow to accept racism as a legitimate topic of examination.


Health services, with its ties to the social sciences, has been somewhat more accepting of the notion that racism is a topic worthy of scholarly inquiry. However, direct discourse about racism has been limited.


Despite the squeamishness of mainstream institutions when it comes to talking about racism, a significant and robust body of research has arisen, demonstrating a direct link between racism and health.


Ruth Enid Zambrana from the University of Maryland joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the rich intellectual history of scholarship on racism and health.


Zambrana and coauthor David Williams published a paper in the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, an issue devoted entirely to the topic of racism and health, tracing the scholarly origins of the understanding of racism as a social determinant of health.


If you enjoy this interview, order the February 2022 Health Affairs Racism & Health theme issue.

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]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2362 Ruth Enid Zambrana from the University of Maryland joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss the intellectual history of scholarship on racism and health. Ruth Enid Zambrana from the University of Maryland joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss the intellectual history of scholarship on racism and health. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Melanie Sabado-Liwag on the Enduring Impact of Colonialism on Health Inequities in the US 73 73 Melanie Sabado-Liwag on the Enduring Impact of Colonialism on Health Inequities in the US full 122f9f7a-f45b-4931-8b3e-6a49e9d4866a https://share.transistor.fm/s/d3d673fe There are more than 22 million people of Asian descent living in the United States. In the aggregate, Asian Americans have mostly better economic and health outcomes than other groups, including White Americans.


Yet within the broad category of Asian Americans, there are dozens of subgroups often with quite different health outcomes and lived experiences. This within-group heterogeneity is often lost, buried under the so-called model minority myth, which is used to deny attention to unmet needs among Asian Americans and to denigrate the experience of other minority groups such of those of Black and Hispanic Americans.


One subset of the larger Asian American population is people whose history traces to the Philippines. 


The relationship between the United States and the Philippines is unique and this history and present day status affect the health of Filipino Americans.


Melanie Sabado-Liwag from California State University, Los Angeles joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the paper she and coauthors published in the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, an issue devoted entirely to the topic of racism and health. They wrote about the ongoing impact of colonialism and racism on the health inequities faced by Filipino Americans.


Sabado-Liwag and coauthors note that despite Filipino Americans high educational attainment and high employment rates, they still face significant health disparities. 


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]]> There are more than 22 million people of Asian descent living in the United States. In the aggregate, Asian Americans have mostly better economic and health outcomes than other groups, including White Americans.


Yet within the broad category of Asian Americans, there are dozens of subgroups often with quite different health outcomes and lived experiences. This within-group heterogeneity is often lost, buried under the so-called model minority myth, which is used to deny attention to unmet needs among Asian Americans and to denigrate the experience of other minority groups such of those of Black and Hispanic Americans.


One subset of the larger Asian American population is people whose history traces to the Philippines. 


The relationship between the United States and the Philippines is unique and this history and present day status affect the health of Filipino Americans.


Melanie Sabado-Liwag from California State University, Los Angeles joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the paper she and coauthors published in the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, an issue devoted entirely to the topic of racism and health. They wrote about the ongoing impact of colonialism and racism on the health inequities faced by Filipino Americans.


Sabado-Liwag and coauthors note that despite Filipino Americans high educational attainment and high employment rates, they still face significant health disparities. 


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]]> Tue, 01 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1622 Melanie Sabado-Liwag from California State University, Los Angeles joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss the ongoing impact of colonialism and racism on the health inequities faced by Filipino Americans. Melanie Sabado-Liwag from California State University, Los Angeles joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss the ongoing impact of colonialism and racism on the health inequities faced by Filipino Americans. racism, racism and health, Filipino Americans, colonialism No Racism & Health In US Medicine, A Conversation with Harriet Washington Racism & Health In US Medicine, A Conversation with Harriet Washington bonus ada3e93f-0bc9-4313-8ca0-16df35e09806 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c7349583 In a bonus episode of A Health Podyssey, Harriet Washington discusses the history of racism in medicine and research with Vabren Watts, Health Affairs’ director of health equity, and Aletha Maybank, chief health equity officer and senior vice president of the American Medical Association.

Washington is the author of several books on medical ethics, including Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present.

This featured podcast coincides with the release of "Racism & Health," the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs. Alongside the publication of this special issue, it was important for Health Affairs to provide historical context about the impact of racism on health to inform the research published in the issue.

Listeners can view the video recording of this interview on our website and YouTube page.

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]]> In a bonus episode of A Health Podyssey, Harriet Washington discusses the history of racism in medicine and research with Vabren Watts, Health Affairs’ director of health equity, and Aletha Maybank, chief health equity officer and senior vice president of the American Medical Association.

Washington is the author of several books on medical ethics, including Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present.

This featured podcast coincides with the release of "Racism & Health," the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs. Alongside the publication of this special issue, it was important for Health Affairs to provide historical context about the impact of racism on health to inform the research published in the issue.

Listeners can view the video recording of this interview on our website and YouTube page.

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]]> Mon, 28 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1593 In a bonus episode of A Health Podyssey, Harriet Washington discusses the history of racism in medicine and research with Vabren Watts, Health Affairs’ director of health equity, and Aletha Maybank, chief health equity officer and senior vice president of the American Medical Association. In a bonus episode of A Health Podyssey, Harriet Washington discusses the history of racism in medicine and research with Vabren Watts, Health Affairs’ director of health equity, and Aletha Maybank, chief health equity officer and senior vice president of health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Monica Simpson Examines Black Women's Lived Experiences with Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services 72 72 Monica Simpson Examines Black Women's Lived Experiences with Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services full ff0e9ab6-c6ed-4ad8-85ae-1e1d42ff0a40 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e541fac3 Racism manifests in different ways for different people in different environments.


For many Black women, experiences with sexual and reproductive health reveal cross-cutting themes of racism, sexism, and classism, all expressed in the context of strong social norms and prejudices regarding Black women and reproduction. 


Attention to poor health outcomes for Black women has grown recently in part due to stories of negative maternity experiences of prominent Black women, such as Serena Williams. Congress has gotten into the act as well and taken steps to address the crisis of high rates of maternal mortality among Black women. 


But what are the individual experiences behind this crisis?


Monica Simpson, executive director of Sister Song, joins A Health Podyssey to discuss a paper her and coauthors published in the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, an issue devoted entirely to the topic of racism and health. They examined the reproductive health experiences of Black women in the South.


They found that Black women's experiences navigating sexual and reproductive care were informed by both structural and individual racism, often leading to poorer quality care and likely worst health outcomes.


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]]> Racism manifests in different ways for different people in different environments.


For many Black women, experiences with sexual and reproductive health reveal cross-cutting themes of racism, sexism, and classism, all expressed in the context of strong social norms and prejudices regarding Black women and reproduction. 


Attention to poor health outcomes for Black women has grown recently in part due to stories of negative maternity experiences of prominent Black women, such as Serena Williams. Congress has gotten into the act as well and taken steps to address the crisis of high rates of maternal mortality among Black women. 


But what are the individual experiences behind this crisis?


Monica Simpson, executive director of Sister Song, joins A Health Podyssey to discuss a paper her and coauthors published in the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, an issue devoted entirely to the topic of racism and health. They examined the reproductive health experiences of Black women in the South.


They found that Black women's experiences navigating sexual and reproductive care were informed by both structural and individual racism, often leading to poorer quality care and likely worst health outcomes.


If you enjoy this interview, order the February 2022 Health Affairs Racism & Health theme issue.

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]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1928 Monica Simpson, executive director of Sister Song, joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss the sexual and reproductive health experience of Black women in the South. Monica Simpson, executive director of Sister Song, joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss the sexual and reproductive health experience of Black women in the South. racism, racism and health, maternal mortality, Serena Williams, maternal health No Narrative Matters: Honoring Dr. Shalon Irving, A Champion for Health Equity 71 71 Narrative Matters: Honoring Dr. Shalon Irving, A Champion for Health Equity bonus efa5494b-07f8-44eb-9c72-0b3372036e24 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c9c73309 Listen to this bonus episode from Health Affairs' Narrative Matters podcast, which highlights personal stories from the front lines of care. 

In this episode, host Jessica Bylander interviews Wanda Irving, chair of the board of Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project, before Irving reads an essay from the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, dedicated to the theme of racism and health.

This essay remembers the life and legacy of Shalon Irving, whose 2017 death brought national attention to maternal mortality among Black women in the US.

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]]> Listen to this bonus episode from Health Affairs' Narrative Matters podcast, which highlights personal stories from the front lines of care. 

In this episode, host Jessica Bylander interviews Wanda Irving, chair of the board of Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project, before Irving reads an essay from the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, dedicated to the theme of racism and health.

This essay remembers the life and legacy of Shalon Irving, whose 2017 death brought national attention to maternal mortality among Black women in the US.

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]]> Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1985 Listen to this bonus episode from Health Affairs' Narrative Matters podcast, which highlights personal stories from the front lines of care. In this episode, Wanda Irving, chair of the board of Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project, reads an essay from the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, dedicated to the theme of racism and health. Listen to this bonus episode from Health Affairs' Narrative Matters podcast, which highlights personal stories from the front lines of care. In this episode, Wanda Irving, chair of the board of Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project, reads an essay from the health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Ruqaiijah Yearby Reviews Structural Racism in US Health Care Policy 70 70 Ruqaiijah Yearby Reviews Structural Racism in US Health Care Policy full 047c6e72-2321-4e5e-a6ed-51fbaabe7cef https://share.transistor.fm/s/a6f91121 "Members of racial and ethnic minority groups have long suffered from health inequities in the United States. These inequities result, in large part, from racial and ethnic minority populations' inequitable access to health care, which persists because of structural racism in health care policy.


Racism includes a complex array of social structures, interpersonal interactions, and beliefs by which the group in power categorizes people into socially constructed 'races' and creates a racial hierarchy in which racial and ethnic minority groups are disempowered, devalued, and denied equal access to resources."


These words come from the opening paragraphs of one of four overview papers in the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, an issue devoted entirely to the topic of racism and health.


Ruqaiijah Yearby from Saint Louis University joins the A Health Podyssey to discuss how structural racism is embedded in US health policy.


Yearby and coauthors describe structural racism within the US health care policy today and in the past. Structural racism has created a tiered system of care with racial and ethnic minority groups experiencing poorer access and lower quality care than White Americans.


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]]> "Members of racial and ethnic minority groups have long suffered from health inequities in the United States. These inequities result, in large part, from racial and ethnic minority populations' inequitable access to health care, which persists because of structural racism in health care policy.


Racism includes a complex array of social structures, interpersonal interactions, and beliefs by which the group in power categorizes people into socially constructed 'races' and creates a racial hierarchy in which racial and ethnic minority groups are disempowered, devalued, and denied equal access to resources."


These words come from the opening paragraphs of one of four overview papers in the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, an issue devoted entirely to the topic of racism and health.


Ruqaiijah Yearby from Saint Louis University joins the A Health Podyssey to discuss how structural racism is embedded in US health policy.


Yearby and coauthors describe structural racism within the US health care policy today and in the past. Structural racism has created a tiered system of care with racial and ethnic minority groups experiencing poorer access and lower quality care than White Americans.


If you enjoy this interview, order the February 2022 Health Affairs Racism and Health theme issue.

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]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1845 Ruqaiijah Yearby from Saint Louis University joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss how structural racism is embedded in US health policy. Ruqaiijah Yearby from Saint Louis University joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss how structural racism is embedded in US health policy. racism, racism and health, structural racism, Ruqaiijah Yearby No Michael Sun on Racial Biases Hiding in EHRs 69 69 Michael Sun on Racial Biases Hiding in EHRs full b0151c59-075c-4b7c-9008-b37712b712fd https://share.transistor.fm/s/b458ea17 The February 2022 issue of Health Affairs focuses entirely on racism and health. 


It includes papers that trace the long history of racism to present day policies and practices that are the reasons for large and sustained health disparities.


Racism and bias come in many forms and given the social stigma associated with them, they can be difficult to study. When a study comes along that provides new empirical data on bias, it makes a major contribution to our understanding of this important topic.


One such study in the February issue from Michael Sun, a medical student from the University of Chicago, and colleagues is the focus of today's A Health Podyssey.


Sun and coauthors studied bias in how patients are characterized by clinicians through the history and physical notes entered into a patient's electronic health record, or EHR. When a patient is admitted as an inpatient or an outpatient, the notes document the patient's reason for seeking medical care and summarize the patient's medical, family, and social history. 


The notes can also describe the plan to address the patient's medical problems. But what if the way the patient is characterized in these notes is distorted by clinician bias? 


Sun and colleagues examined racial bias in EHRs and found that Black patients had over 2.5 times the odds of having negative descriptors in their medical records when compared to white patients.


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]]> The February 2022 issue of Health Affairs focuses entirely on racism and health. 


It includes papers that trace the long history of racism to present day policies and practices that are the reasons for large and sustained health disparities.


Racism and bias come in many forms and given the social stigma associated with them, they can be difficult to study. When a study comes along that provides new empirical data on bias, it makes a major contribution to our understanding of this important topic.


One such study in the February issue from Michael Sun, a medical student from the University of Chicago, and colleagues is the focus of today's A Health Podyssey.


Sun and coauthors studied bias in how patients are characterized by clinicians through the history and physical notes entered into a patient's electronic health record, or EHR. When a patient is admitted as an inpatient or an outpatient, the notes document the patient's reason for seeking medical care and summarize the patient's medical, family, and social history. 


The notes can also describe the plan to address the patient's medical problems. But what if the way the patient is characterized in these notes is distorted by clinician bias? 


Sun and colleagues examined racial bias in EHRs and found that Black patients had over 2.5 times the odds of having negative descriptors in their medical records when compared to white patients.


If you enjoy this interview, order the February 2022 Health Affairs Racism and Health theme issue.

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]]> Tue, 08 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1578 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Michael Sun, a medical student from the University of Chicago, on his research from the Racism and Health theme issue which examined racial bias in EHRs and found that Black patients had over 2.5 times the odds of having negative descriptors in their medical records when compared to white patients. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Michael Sun, a medical student from the University of Chicago, on his research from the Racism and Health theme issue which examined racial bias in EHRs and found that Black patients had over 2. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No George Wehby on Mask Mandates and How Health Services Research Has Changed Since COVID 68 68 George Wehby on Mask Mandates and How Health Services Research Has Changed Since COVID full 33e339a3-7a8c-4983-85ef-e9ad8fadc737 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e43fb7c5 The COVID-19 pandemic has made the relationship among research, policy, and public health strikingly clear. People who may have given little thought to health policy and research began following the latest study results to guide their own behavior and push governments and businesses to make decisions that reflect a combination of science and their own values and risk tolerance.


Health journals like Health Affairs responded by accelerating editorial processes and publishing free content to meet growing consumer demand. The new environment affected health services researchers as well as placed a new emphasis on timeliness and attention to issues affecting the public.


In this context, George Wehby from the University of Iowa College of Public Health joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil for a new A Health Podyssey Excursion.


Wehby co-authored the most read Health Affairs article in 2020. In that paper, Wehby and coauthor Wei Lyu showed the value of state-level mask mandates in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.


More recently in January 2022, Wehby and colleagues published two more papers in Health Affairs, one related to children's educational attainment and the other on racial and ethnic disparities in dental service use among lower income adults receiving Medicaid.


Join Alan Weil and George Wehby as they discuss these topics and how health services research has changed in recent years.

If you enjoy this interview, order the January 2022 Health Affairs issue.

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]]> The COVID-19 pandemic has made the relationship among research, policy, and public health strikingly clear. People who may have given little thought to health policy and research began following the latest study results to guide their own behavior and push governments and businesses to make decisions that reflect a combination of science and their own values and risk tolerance.


Health journals like Health Affairs responded by accelerating editorial processes and publishing free content to meet growing consumer demand. The new environment affected health services researchers as well as placed a new emphasis on timeliness and attention to issues affecting the public.


In this context, George Wehby from the University of Iowa College of Public Health joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil for a new A Health Podyssey Excursion.


Wehby co-authored the most read Health Affairs article in 2020. In that paper, Wehby and coauthor Wei Lyu showed the value of state-level mask mandates in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.


More recently in January 2022, Wehby and colleagues published two more papers in Health Affairs, one related to children's educational attainment and the other on racial and ethnic disparities in dental service use among lower income adults receiving Medicaid.


Join Alan Weil and George Wehby as they discuss these topics and how health services research has changed in recent years.

If you enjoy this interview, order the January 2022 Health Affairs issue.

Pre-order the February 2022 Racism and Health issue.

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]]> Tue, 01 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1682 George Wehby from the University of Iowa College of Public Health joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss his research on state-level mask mandates, children's educational attainment, racial and ethnic disparities in dental service use, and how he frames research questions. George Wehby from the University of Iowa College of Public Health joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss his research on state-level mask mandates, children's educational attainment, racial and ethnic disparities in dental service use, mask mandates, covid-19 masks, masks No Kayte Spector-Bagdady on Racial Diversity and Inclusion in Precision Medicine and Big Data 67 67 Kayte Spector-Bagdady on Racial Diversity and Inclusion in Precision Medicine and Big Data full df709ffb-5cc4-4cce-b6e9-dd6ebaa66fbc https://share.transistor.fm/s/ceba3c4e Precision medicine is built on a platform of big data, or large data bases that permit analysis of correlations among environmental and personal factors, treatments, and health outcomes.


Data bases that once included only paper records now include tissue samples, air and water samples, and more. There's vast potential for significant advances in health care from precision medicine.


But existing large data bases tend to be drawn almost entirely from European and Asian populations, limiting the reach of the benefits of precision medicine. Since big data analytics are often hidden from the patient (and sometimes even the clinician), non-representative data also contributes to mistrust in a health care system that has a long history of excluding certain people.


Kayte Spector-Bagdady from the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine from the University of Michigan Medical School joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss the representativeness of data banks and what to do about it.


Spector-Bagdady and coauthors published a paper in the December 2021 issue of Health Affairs examining the lack of racial and ethnic diversity in data bank recruitment and enrollment at Michigan Medicine, a major academic medical center.


They found failures of representation were in part due to recruitment practices and in part due to the disproportionate rate at which black, Asian, and Hispanic patients declined enrollment when offered, relative to non-Hispanic white patients.


If you enjoy this interview, order the December 2021 Health Affairs issue.

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]]> Precision medicine is built on a platform of big data, or large data bases that permit analysis of correlations among environmental and personal factors, treatments, and health outcomes.


Data bases that once included only paper records now include tissue samples, air and water samples, and more. There's vast potential for significant advances in health care from precision medicine.


But existing large data bases tend to be drawn almost entirely from European and Asian populations, limiting the reach of the benefits of precision medicine. Since big data analytics are often hidden from the patient (and sometimes even the clinician), non-representative data also contributes to mistrust in a health care system that has a long history of excluding certain people.


Kayte Spector-Bagdady from the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine from the University of Michigan Medical School joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss the representativeness of data banks and what to do about it.


Spector-Bagdady and coauthors published a paper in the December 2021 issue of Health Affairs examining the lack of racial and ethnic diversity in data bank recruitment and enrollment at Michigan Medicine, a major academic medical center.


They found failures of representation were in part due to recruitment practices and in part due to the disproportionate rate at which black, Asian, and Hispanic patients declined enrollment when offered, relative to non-Hispanic white patients.


If you enjoy this interview, order the December 2021 Health Affairs issue.

Pre-order the February 2022 Racism and Health issue.

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]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1495 Listen to Kayte Spector-Bagdady from the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine from the University of Michigan Medical School and Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil discuss the representation among of data banks for precision medicine efforts. Listen to Kayte Spector-Bagdady from the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine from the University of Michigan Medical School and Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil discuss the representation among of data banks for precision medicine precision medicine, big data, DEI, diversity and inclusion, No Keren Ladin on Why Medicare's Advance Care Planning Payment Is A Work In Progress 66 66 Keren Ladin on Why Medicare's Advance Care Planning Payment Is A Work In Progress full f08ef593-079a-42c1-baa2-b798f6313a73 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6ebd56e3 Advance care planning is a term used to describe when a person prepares for future management of serious or terminal illness, including developing an advance care directive or what is sometimes is called a living will.


Beginning in January of 2016, Medicare made it possible for certain clinicians to bill for their work for patients to develop advance care plans.


Despite the new billing option, uptake has been quite slow.


In health care, we often use financial incentives to motivate behavior change. You might have expected that simply creating a payment option for advance care planning would make it happen.


Keren Ladin from Tufts University joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss the reasons Medicare's payment policy has not led to the greater pursuit of advance care planning.


Ladin and coauthors published a paper in the January 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the limited use of advance care planning billing codes among clinicians. Their qualitative study revealed a number of potential explanations for low use that can help us  understand why a seemingly simple payment change doesn't automatically yield a desired result.


Barriers to use of the advance care planning billing codes include institutional practices, concerns about the effects on patients and more.

If you enjoy this interview, order the January 2022 Health Affairs issue.

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]]> Advance care planning is a term used to describe when a person prepares for future management of serious or terminal illness, including developing an advance care directive or what is sometimes is called a living will.


Beginning in January of 2016, Medicare made it possible for certain clinicians to bill for their work for patients to develop advance care plans.


Despite the new billing option, uptake has been quite slow.


In health care, we often use financial incentives to motivate behavior change. You might have expected that simply creating a payment option for advance care planning would make it happen.


Keren Ladin from Tufts University joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss the reasons Medicare's payment policy has not led to the greater pursuit of advance care planning.


Ladin and coauthors published a paper in the January 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the limited use of advance care planning billing codes among clinicians. Their qualitative study revealed a number of potential explanations for low use that can help us  understand why a seemingly simple payment change doesn't automatically yield a desired result.


Barriers to use of the advance care planning billing codes include institutional practices, concerns about the effects on patients and more.

If you enjoy this interview, order the January 2022 Health Affairs issue.

Pre-order the February 2022 Racism and Health issue.

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]]> Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:01:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1573 Listen to Keren Ladin from Tufts University and Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil discuss the reasons Medicare's payment policy has not led to the greater pursuit of advance care planning. Listen to Keren Ladin from Tufts University and Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil discuss the reasons Medicare's payment policy has not led to the greater pursuit of advance care planning. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No LIVE with Sherry Glied and Craig Garthwaite on National Health Care Spending in 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic 65 65 LIVE with Sherry Glied and Craig Garthwaite on National Health Care Spending in 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic full 19476ad2-d5a8-4de7-bce5-a6589f4f8405 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d8b3512d "Let us hope that this is a one in a hundred years pandemic. We don't want to build our health care system to operate at all times as if tomorrow will be COVID." - Sherry Glied

On December 15, Health Affairs published ahead-of-print, “National Health Care Spending In 2020: Growth Driven By Federal Spending In Response To The COVID-19 Pandemic,” the annual national health expenditures article prepared by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary. Always one of Health Affairs’ most-read articles, this year’s provides the first official report on spending that reflects the effects of COVID-19. 


During a live Lunch and Learn event, a discussion was held on the findings with economists Sherry Glied from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University and Craig Garthwaite from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. 


The event was held on January 5, 2022.

Listen to Health Affairs Senior Editor Laura Tollen interview Sherry Glied and Craig Garthwaite about what's behind the numbers regarding the latest national health care spending report, long COVID, health care spending reform, which hospitals gained the most during the pandemic, delayed care, and more. 

Lunch and Learn events hosts top researchers and analysts on timely topics and initiatives impacting health policy. Interested in attending future events? Sign up for Health Affairs Today or Health Affairs Sunday Update newsletters to be the first to hear about the upcoming events.

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]]> "Let us hope that this is a one in a hundred years pandemic. We don't want to build our health care system to operate at all times as if tomorrow will be COVID." - Sherry Glied

On December 15, Health Affairs published ahead-of-print, “National Health Care Spending In 2020: Growth Driven By Federal Spending In Response To The COVID-19 Pandemic,” the annual national health expenditures article prepared by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary. Always one of Health Affairs’ most-read articles, this year’s provides the first official report on spending that reflects the effects of COVID-19. 


During a live Lunch and Learn event, a discussion was held on the findings with economists Sherry Glied from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University and Craig Garthwaite from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. 


The event was held on January 5, 2022.

Listen to Health Affairs Senior Editor Laura Tollen interview Sherry Glied and Craig Garthwaite about what's behind the numbers regarding the latest national health care spending report, long COVID, health care spending reform, which hospitals gained the most during the pandemic, delayed care, and more. 

Lunch and Learn events hosts top researchers and analysts on timely topics and initiatives impacting health policy. Interested in attending future events? Sign up for Health Affairs Today or Health Affairs Sunday Update newsletters to be the first to hear about the upcoming events.

If you enjoy this interview, order the January 2022 Health Affairs issue.

Pre-order the February 2022 Racism and Health issue.

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]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2022 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2936 Listen to Health Affairs Senior Editor Laura Tollen interview New York University's Sherry Glied and Northwestern University's Craig Garthwaite about the latest national health care spending report from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, long COVID, which hospitals gained the most during the pandemic, delayed care, and more. This Lunch and Learn event was held on January 5, 2022. Listen to Health Affairs Senior Editor Laura Tollen interview New York University's Sherry Glied and Northwestern University's Craig Garthwaite about the latest national health care spending report from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, long CMS, national health spending, health spending, Sherry Glied, Craig Garthaithe, health economics, health econ No Esther Friedman Explains Home Care and Nursing Home Workforce Changes 63 63 Esther Friedman Explains Home Care and Nursing Home Workforce Changes full 003b6fdc-0725-47a1-9bbd-fcea9b8e7db7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2b849e99 When you think of the health care workforce, nurses and physicians are probably the first professions which come to mind.

But there are actually more personal care aides in the US than physicians. Together with home health aides and nursing assistants, personal care aides comprise one-fifth of the US health care workforce. These workers provide essential supports to people who face limitations in basic activities such as eating, bathing, and moving around.

As the US population ages, the demand for home health and personal care aides is projected to increase by nearly 1.2 million additional jobs by 2030.

Esther Friedman from the University of Michigan joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the changing size in employment in the personal care workforce.

Friedman and colleagues published a paper in the December 2021 edition of Health Affairs investigating state level changes in the nursing home and home care workforce between 2009 and 2020. While almost all states experienced an increase in the overall size of their home care workforce, most saw a decrease in their nursing home workforce relative to the number of people who need these services.

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]]> When you think of the health care workforce, nurses and physicians are probably the first professions which come to mind.

But there are actually more personal care aides in the US than physicians. Together with home health aides and nursing assistants, personal care aides comprise one-fifth of the US health care workforce. These workers provide essential supports to people who face limitations in basic activities such as eating, bathing, and moving around.

As the US population ages, the demand for home health and personal care aides is projected to increase by nearly 1.2 million additional jobs by 2030.

Esther Friedman from the University of Michigan joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the changing size in employment in the personal care workforce.

Friedman and colleagues published a paper in the December 2021 edition of Health Affairs investigating state level changes in the nursing home and home care workforce between 2009 and 2020. While almost all states experienced an increase in the overall size of their home care workforce, most saw a decrease in their nursing home workforce relative to the number of people who need these services.

If you enjoy this interview, order the December 2021 Health Affairs issue.

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]]> Tue, 14 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1502 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Esther Friedman from the University of Michigan on her research investigating state level changes in the nursing home and home care workforce. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Esther Friedman from the University of Michigan on her research investigating state level changes in the nursing home and home care workforce. healthcare workforce, healthcare labor, labor, workforce, labor movement, nursing strikes, COVID-19, COVID No Jennifer Attonito on Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout In Florida 62 62 Jennifer Attonito on Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout In Florida full 6d7b465c-7430-4e44-907d-b6d4ba9a5ceb https://share.transistor.fm/s/92b0cb25 The availability of pharmacist-administered vaccination has grown in recent decades. Proximity to a pharmacy has found to be predictive of vaccine use.

In Florida, Publix grocery stores were the first retail pharmacies to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible members of the public. For more than a month after the initial rollout, Publix remained the sole retail pharmacy authorized to administer COVID-19 vaccines.

Grocery stores seem like a natural place to reach a large share of the population, but grocery stores are not located evenly throughout communities.

Jennifer Attonito, an instructor of health administration from Florida Atlantic University, joins A Health Podyssey to discuss disparities in access to COVID-19 vaccines during the initial vaccine rollout in Florida.

Attonito and co-authors published a paper in the December 2021 issue of Health Affairs that analyzed the locations of Publix stores in Florida. They found that the Publix locations don't always line up with where the needs are greatest.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Jennifer Attonito on her research, its implications in the context of broader vaccine disparities, and health equity.

If you enjoyed this interview, order the December 2021 Health Affairs issue.

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]]> The availability of pharmacist-administered vaccination has grown in recent decades. Proximity to a pharmacy has found to be predictive of vaccine use.

In Florida, Publix grocery stores were the first retail pharmacies to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible members of the public. For more than a month after the initial rollout, Publix remained the sole retail pharmacy authorized to administer COVID-19 vaccines.

Grocery stores seem like a natural place to reach a large share of the population, but grocery stores are not located evenly throughout communities.

Jennifer Attonito, an instructor of health administration from Florida Atlantic University, joins A Health Podyssey to discuss disparities in access to COVID-19 vaccines during the initial vaccine rollout in Florida.

Attonito and co-authors published a paper in the December 2021 issue of Health Affairs that analyzed the locations of Publix stores in Florida. They found that the Publix locations don't always line up with where the needs are greatest.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Jennifer Attonito on her research, its implications in the context of broader vaccine disparities, and health equity.

If you enjoyed this interview, order the December 2021 Health Affairs issue.

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]]> Tue, 07 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1448 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Jennifer Attonito from Florida Atlantic University on disparities in access to COVID-19 vaccines during the initial vaccine rollout in Florida and its implications in the context of broader vaccine disparities and health equity. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Jennifer Attonito from Florida Atlantic University on disparities in access to COVID-19 vaccines during the initial vaccine rollout in Florida and its implications in the context of broader vacc florida, florida man, covid-19, vaccine disparities, No Is fee-for-service the smoking gun for U.S. health care spending? 6 6 Is fee-for-service the smoking gun for U.S. health care spending? full a0868723-5f98-48d2-93d3-7b85ccb943d5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/05d2b2af This episode originally aired on November 10, 2020.

The U.S. health policy community recognizes that fee-for-service models incentivize physicians and health systems to perform more tasks than may be needed. And, these models can contribute to industry fragmentation as organizations chase revenue.

But is fee-for-service really the smoking gun when it comes to the high levels of U.S. health care spending?

The answer is, unsurprisingly, complicated.

To discuss, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dr. Michael K. Gusmano, professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health and research scholar at The Hastings Center, to examine how physician payments are set in France, Germany, and Japan. These countries all employ fee-for-service models but pay less than the U.S. when it comes to health spending.

What can the U.S. learn from these countries? Is policy importation even possible?

Alan Weil and Dr. Gusmano explore these questions and more on A Health Podyssey.

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]]> This episode originally aired on November 10, 2020.

The U.S. health policy community recognizes that fee-for-service models incentivize physicians and health systems to perform more tasks than may be needed. And, these models can contribute to industry fragmentation as organizations chase revenue.

But is fee-for-service really the smoking gun when it comes to the high levels of U.S. health care spending?

The answer is, unsurprisingly, complicated.

To discuss, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dr. Michael K. Gusmano, professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health and research scholar at The Hastings Center, to examine how physician payments are set in France, Germany, and Japan. These countries all employ fee-for-service models but pay less than the U.S. when it comes to health spending.

What can the U.S. learn from these countries? Is policy importation even possible?

Alan Weil and Dr. Gusmano explore these questions and more on A Health Podyssey.

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]]> Tue, 30 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1646 The U.S. health policy community recognizes that fee-for-service models incentivize physicians and health systems to perform more tasks than may be needed. But is fee-for-service really the culprit when it comes to the high levels of U.S. health care spending? Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Michael K. Gusmano from Rutgers School of Public Health and The Hastings Center to discuss how international fee-for-service models spend less than the U.S. The U.S. health policy community recognizes that fee-for-service models incentivize physicians and health systems to perform more tasks than may be needed. But is fee-for-service really the culprit when it comes to the high levels of U.S. health care spen fee-for-service, value-based payments, pay-for-performance, Japan, Germany, France, physician payments No Sabrina Poon on the Controversial Two-Midnight Rule & Its Effects on Hospital Admissions 61 61 Sabrina Poon on the Controversial Two-Midnight Rule & Its Effects on Hospital Admissions full 6dc1f3b3-75eb-400b-ad5f-b8877f31c39b https://share.transistor.fm/s/7df94fdd Medical advances have enabled many people to be cared for appropriately in an outpatient setting rather than being admitted to a hospital.

Yet, since Medicare payment rates are generally lower for outpatient visits than inpatient hospital stays, hospitals have a financial incentive to admit patients.

Observing what were believed to be inappropriate admissions, in 2013 Medicare adopted the "two-midnight rule" stating that hospitals would only be paid inpatient rates if the patient was expected to stay in the hospital over two nights. The rule was controversial, but data show that it changed hospital visit behavior.

The two-midnight rule is part of a larger effort to ensure appropriate payments within Medicare.

Sabrina Poon from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the effects of the rule and whether or not it obtained its objective.

Poon and colleagues published a paper in the November 2021 issue of Health Affairs investigating how the two-midnight rule affected inpatient admissions and outpatient observation stays.

They conclude that the shift from inpatient to observation stays is directly associated with adoption of the rule, the change occurred quickly after the rule was implemented, and it had different affects for patients with more chronic conditions.

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]]> Medical advances have enabled many people to be cared for appropriately in an outpatient setting rather than being admitted to a hospital.

Yet, since Medicare payment rates are generally lower for outpatient visits than inpatient hospital stays, hospitals have a financial incentive to admit patients.

Observing what were believed to be inappropriate admissions, in 2013 Medicare adopted the "two-midnight rule" stating that hospitals would only be paid inpatient rates if the patient was expected to stay in the hospital over two nights. The rule was controversial, but data show that it changed hospital visit behavior.

The two-midnight rule is part of a larger effort to ensure appropriate payments within Medicare.

Sabrina Poon from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the effects of the rule and whether or not it obtained its objective.

Poon and colleagues published a paper in the November 2021 issue of Health Affairs investigating how the two-midnight rule affected inpatient admissions and outpatient observation stays.

They conclude that the shift from inpatient to observation stays is directly associated with adoption of the rule, the change occurred quickly after the rule was implemented, and it had different affects for patients with more chronic conditions.

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]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1514 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sabrina Poon from Vanderbilt University Medical Center on the effects of the controversial two-midnight rule and whether or not it obtained its objective. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sabrina Poon from Vanderbilt University Medical Center on the effects of the controversial two-midnight rule and whether or not it obtained its objective. two-midnight rule, medicare, hospital admissions, inpatient stays No Ashish Jha on Healthcare Payment Reform, COVID-19 & Health Policy Twitter 60 60 Ashish Jha on Healthcare Payment Reform, COVID-19 & Health Policy Twitter full 11d38e9e-72f6-43e8-bff6-a60f85832362 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9556e71c When we launched A Health Podyssey in 2020, our goal was to take listeners beyond the research published in Health Affairs.

For A Health Podyssey's one-year anniversary, we wanted to take listeners on an Excursion and speak with someone who epitomizes so much of what brings professionals into the fields of health policy and health services.
  
Ashish Jha from the Brown University School of Public Health is a widely published researcher whose public voice arises from a combination of deep expertise and a unique ability to explain complex concepts in an accessible language. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jha's insights on the virus have helped many navigate thorny, complicated public health issues.

Jha's most recent publication in Health Affairs was a commentary article where he and coauthors discussed adding a climate lens to health policy discussion in the U.S. Before joining Brown University, he was at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.

Today, Ashish Jha joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss what he's learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the bright spots he sees for health care payment reform, and how he uses social media.

This episode is sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania's Master of Health Care Innovation.

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]]> When we launched A Health Podyssey in 2020, our goal was to take listeners beyond the research published in Health Affairs.

For A Health Podyssey's one-year anniversary, we wanted to take listeners on an Excursion and speak with someone who epitomizes so much of what brings professionals into the fields of health policy and health services.
  
Ashish Jha from the Brown University School of Public Health is a widely published researcher whose public voice arises from a combination of deep expertise and a unique ability to explain complex concepts in an accessible language. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jha's insights on the virus have helped many navigate thorny, complicated public health issues.

Jha's most recent publication in Health Affairs was a commentary article where he and coauthors discussed adding a climate lens to health policy discussion in the U.S. Before joining Brown University, he was at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.

Today, Ashish Jha joins Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss what he's learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the bright spots he sees for health care payment reform, and how he uses social media.

This episode is sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania's Master of Health Care Innovation.

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]]> Tue, 09 Nov 2021 02:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2009 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Ashish Jha from the Brown University School of Public Health on what he's learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the bright spots he sees for health care payment reform, and how he uses social media. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Ashish Jha from the Brown University School of Public Health on what he's learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the bright spots he sees for health care payment reform, and how he uses social medi health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Susanna Trost on Addressing Perinatal Mental Health to Curb Maternal Mortality 59 59 Susanna Trost on Addressing Perinatal Mental Health to Curb Maternal Mortality full 669bbbde-96e3-48c3-8dc2-ab02022106f1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7f07d853 With about 700 pregnancy-related deaths every year, the United States has the worst maternal mortality rates among developed countries.

One response to this crisis has been the creation of state and local maternal mortality review committees (MMRCs), which are multidisciplinary committees that examine the context in which maternal deaths occur.

The October 2021 issue of Health Affairs is focused on the topic of perinatal mental health. MMRC reports provide a treasure trove of information that can help us understand the role perinatal mental health plays in maternal mortality and what it might take to achieve better results.

Susanna Trost, an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss addressing perinatal mental health as a factor in maternal mortality.


Trost and co-authors published a paper in the October 2021 issue of Health Affairs analyzing data from 14 state and local MMRCs regarding pregnancy-related maternal death. Studying these determinations from 2008 to 2017, they identified the characteristics of, and factors contributing to, pregnancy-related deaths caused by mental health conditions, including substance use disorder.

They found that mental health conditions are the underlying cause of nearly one-in-nine pregnancy-related deaths, all of which were considered preventable by MMRCs.

This episode is sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania's Master of Health Care Innovation.

If you like this interview, order the October Perinatal Mental Health Theme Issue.

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]]> With about 700 pregnancy-related deaths every year, the United States has the worst maternal mortality rates among developed countries.

One response to this crisis has been the creation of state and local maternal mortality review committees (MMRCs), which are multidisciplinary committees that examine the context in which maternal deaths occur.

The October 2021 issue of Health Affairs is focused on the topic of perinatal mental health. MMRC reports provide a treasure trove of information that can help us understand the role perinatal mental health plays in maternal mortality and what it might take to achieve better results.

Susanna Trost, an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss addressing perinatal mental health as a factor in maternal mortality.


Trost and co-authors published a paper in the October 2021 issue of Health Affairs analyzing data from 14 state and local MMRCs regarding pregnancy-related maternal death. Studying these determinations from 2008 to 2017, they identified the characteristics of, and factors contributing to, pregnancy-related deaths caused by mental health conditions, including substance use disorder.

They found that mental health conditions are the underlying cause of nearly one-in-nine pregnancy-related deaths, all of which were considered preventable by MMRCs.

This episode is sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania's Master of Health Care Innovation.

If you like this interview, order the October Perinatal Mental Health Theme Issue.

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]]> Tue, 02 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1259 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Susanna Trost, an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on addressing perinatal mental health as a factor in maternal mortality. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Susanna Trost, an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on addressing perinatal mental health as a factor in maternal mortality. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Sara Kornfield on Postpartum Depression, Mental Health and Mother-Infant Bonding During COVID-19 58 58 Sara Kornfield on Postpartum Depression, Mental Health and Mother-Infant Bonding During COVID-19 full a0dc71f0-4456-4514-868e-6595eceb5bb0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aa0b6fe6 Postpartum depression is a common condition among people who give birth. Within four weeks of childbirth, 13% of women experience postpartum depression with as many as 19% of women affected three months postpartum.

Mothers who experienced postpartum depression are more likely to experience impaired mother-infant bonding, which has been linked to increased risk for infant maltreatment and socio-emotional behavior and cognitive problems.

Now, acute stress during pregnancy can increase the risk of postpartum depression. The current global COVID-19 pandemic represents a stressor that may have significant repercussions for postpartum depression risk and mother-child relationship development.

Sara Kornfield, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss the relationship between COVID-19, postpartum depression, and mother-infant bonding.

Kornfield and coauthors recently published a paper in the October 2021 issue of Health Affairs - which is dedicated to the topic of perinatal mental health - about mental health and resilience among women who were pregnant during the early lockdown phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their analysis suggests prenatal depression is an important risk factor that predicts postpartum depression and uniquely contributes to impaired mother-infant bonding.  

If you like this interview, order the October Perinatal Mental Health Theme Issue.

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]]> Postpartum depression is a common condition among people who give birth. Within four weeks of childbirth, 13% of women experience postpartum depression with as many as 19% of women affected three months postpartum.

Mothers who experienced postpartum depression are more likely to experience impaired mother-infant bonding, which has been linked to increased risk for infant maltreatment and socio-emotional behavior and cognitive problems.

Now, acute stress during pregnancy can increase the risk of postpartum depression. The current global COVID-19 pandemic represents a stressor that may have significant repercussions for postpartum depression risk and mother-child relationship development.

Sara Kornfield, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss the relationship between COVID-19, postpartum depression, and mother-infant bonding.

Kornfield and coauthors recently published a paper in the October 2021 issue of Health Affairs - which is dedicated to the topic of perinatal mental health - about mental health and resilience among women who were pregnant during the early lockdown phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their analysis suggests prenatal depression is an important risk factor that predicts postpartum depression and uniquely contributes to impaired mother-infant bonding.  

If you like this interview, order the October Perinatal Mental Health Theme Issue.

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]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1407 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sara Kornfield, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, on the relationship between COVID-19, postpartum depression, and mother-infant bonding. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sara Kornfield, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, on the relationship between COVID-19, postpartum depression, and mother-infant bonding. postpartum depression, mental health, maternal health, live strong, trauma No Pathways to Equitable and Anti-Racist Maternal Mental Health Care 57 57 Pathways to Equitable and Anti-Racist Maternal Mental Health Care full 936b51ed-b666-4cb1-b740-1a6e82527975 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3fa43547 Systems of oppression like racism, sexism, and classism lead to poor health outcomes. These factors are a source of poor mental health and have particular implications for pregnant and birthing people.

Black women who face multiple axes of oppression experience higher rates of maternal mental health conditions than the population as a whole. Yet maternal mental health issues among black women are under reported and often under addressed.

Isabel Morgan, director of the Birth Equity Research Scholars Program at the National Birth Equity Collaborative, joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the effects of structural racism on black birthing people's mental health and how we can do better.

Morgan and coauthors published a paper in the October 2021 issue of Health Affairs - which is dedicated to the topic of perinatal mental health - describing what they call pathways to equitable and anti-racist maternal mental health care. Through interviews with black maternal and infant mental health individuals, they identify five key pathways.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil discuss those pathways with Isabel Morgan and other opportunities to improve maternal mental health issues among black women.

If you like this interview, order the October Perinatal Mental Health Theme Issue.

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]]> Systems of oppression like racism, sexism, and classism lead to poor health outcomes. These factors are a source of poor mental health and have particular implications for pregnant and birthing people.

Black women who face multiple axes of oppression experience higher rates of maternal mental health conditions than the population as a whole. Yet maternal mental health issues among black women are under reported and often under addressed.

Isabel Morgan, director of the Birth Equity Research Scholars Program at the National Birth Equity Collaborative, joins A Health Podyssey to discuss the effects of structural racism on black birthing people's mental health and how we can do better.

Morgan and coauthors published a paper in the October 2021 issue of Health Affairs - which is dedicated to the topic of perinatal mental health - describing what they call pathways to equitable and anti-racist maternal mental health care. Through interviews with black maternal and infant mental health individuals, they identify five key pathways.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil discuss those pathways with Isabel Morgan and other opportunities to improve maternal mental health issues among black women.

If you like this interview, order the October Perinatal Mental Health Theme Issue.

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]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1680 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Isabel Morgan, director of the Birth Equity Research Scholars Program at the National Birth Equity Collaborative, on the effects of structural racism on black birthing people's mental health and how we can do better. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Isabel Morgan, director of the Birth Equity Research Scholars Program at the National Birth Equity Collaborative, on the effects of structural racism on black birthing people's mental health and how we c perinatal mental health, black mothers, black birthing people, mental health, postpartum depression, structural racism, birth equity, birthing equity, doulas No Perinatal Mental Illness is Very Common. How Can It Be Improved? 56 56 Perinatal Mental Illness is Very Common. How Can It Be Improved? full 2e5e5263-558d-4eda-97b9-94861b7e08ae https://share.transistor.fm/s/8e531755 Mental health conditions, such as mood and anxiety disorders are diagnosed in one of every five pregnant or postpartum people. Despite this high burden of morbidity and mortality and economic costs, perinatal mental illness is poorly addressed by the current US healthcare system.

Jennifer Moore, founding executive director of the Institute for Medicaid Innovation, joins A Health Podyssey to discuss perinatal mental health and what we know about it. Moore was the advisor for the October issue of Health Affairs, which collects a number of articles all on perinatal mental health.

Those papers discuss several dimensions of the issue, including the health and economic costs of poor perinatal mental health; the relationship between mental health and physical health; and the role of race and racism and how the US approaches mental illness among birthing people.

In the issue, Moore co-authored two papers. In the overview, she and colleagues explore policy opportunities to improve the treatment of perinatal mental health conditions. In another paper, Moore and coauthors found that mental health conditions increase severe maternal morbidity by 50% and cost $102 million annually in the US.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief, Alan Weil, interview Jennifer Moore on perinatal mental health and what policy option exist to improve it.

If you like this interview, order the October Perinatal Mental Health Theme Issue.

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]]> Mental health conditions, such as mood and anxiety disorders are diagnosed in one of every five pregnant or postpartum people. Despite this high burden of morbidity and mortality and economic costs, perinatal mental illness is poorly addressed by the current US healthcare system.

Jennifer Moore, founding executive director of the Institute for Medicaid Innovation, joins A Health Podyssey to discuss perinatal mental health and what we know about it. Moore was the advisor for the October issue of Health Affairs, which collects a number of articles all on perinatal mental health.

Those papers discuss several dimensions of the issue, including the health and economic costs of poor perinatal mental health; the relationship between mental health and physical health; and the role of race and racism and how the US approaches mental illness among birthing people.

In the issue, Moore co-authored two papers. In the overview, she and colleagues explore policy opportunities to improve the treatment of perinatal mental health conditions. In another paper, Moore and coauthors found that mental health conditions increase severe maternal morbidity by 50% and cost $102 million annually in the US.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief, Alan Weil, interview Jennifer Moore on perinatal mental health and what policy option exist to improve it.

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]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1821 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief, Alan Weil, interview Jennifer Moore, founding executive director of the Institute for Medicaid Innovation, on perinatal mental health, what we know about it, and what policy option exist to improve it. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief, Alan Weil, interview Jennifer Moore, founding executive director of the Institute for Medicaid Innovation, on perinatal mental health, what we know about it, and what policy option exist to improve it. perinatal mental health, birthing people, maternal health, women's health, postpartum depression No The Health Benefits of Paid Sick Leave Reach Farther Than You Think 55 55 The Health Benefits of Paid Sick Leave Reach Farther Than You Think full 75400e7f-f33b-4965-803c-3a0d55cc8bc5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a2715785 Most office workers think of paid sick leave as a benefit for them and their family members, but there are societal benefits to paid sick leave as well.

Since 1993, the United States has guaranteed access to unpaid sick leave through the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) but that guarantee leaves out a large number of workers. A growing number of US states and localities have sought to fill-in some gaps of the FMLA, but many remain.

Jody Heymann from the University of California, Los Angeles joins A Health Podyssey to talk about access to sick leave, both paid and unpaid.

Heymann and colleagues published a paper in the September 2021 issue of Health Affairs documenting how FMLA eligibility requirements contribute to racial and ethnic disparities. They found that FMLA eligibility restrictions exclude over half of private sector and self-employed workers from coverage. In addition, they found higher rates of exclusion among female black, Indigenous and multi-racial workers.

Join the conversation and listen as Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jody Heymann about why the US stands alone globally in having such a limited safety net for sick leave — and what it means for population health.

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]]> Most office workers think of paid sick leave as a benefit for them and their family members, but there are societal benefits to paid sick leave as well.

Since 1993, the United States has guaranteed access to unpaid sick leave through the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) but that guarantee leaves out a large number of workers. A growing number of US states and localities have sought to fill-in some gaps of the FMLA, but many remain.

Jody Heymann from the University of California, Los Angeles joins A Health Podyssey to talk about access to sick leave, both paid and unpaid.

Heymann and colleagues published a paper in the September 2021 issue of Health Affairs documenting how FMLA eligibility requirements contribute to racial and ethnic disparities. They found that FMLA eligibility restrictions exclude over half of private sector and self-employed workers from coverage. In addition, they found higher rates of exclusion among female black, Indigenous and multi-racial workers.

Join the conversation and listen as Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jody Heymann about why the US stands alone globally in having such a limited safety net for sick leave — and what it means for population health.

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]]> Tue, 05 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1579 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jody Heymann from the University of California, Los Angeles joins A Health Podyssey to talk about access to paid and unpaid sick leave, why the US stands alone globally in having a limited safety net for sick leave — and what it means for population health. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jody Heymann from the University of California, Los Angeles joins A Health Podyssey to talk about access to paid and unpaid sick leave, why the US stands alone globally in having a limited safety net for health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No How Dementia Care Integrates Formal and Informal Care Services 54 54 How Dementia Care Integrates Formal and Informal Care Services full c3782209-8df8-4374-b590-08508bfd9bd2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d24d3950 Roughly 6 million adults ages 65 and older in the United States have dementia. That number is projected to more than double by 2050.

Family caregivers play an essential role in caring for people with dementia, including help with dressing to eating assistance and more.

In 2020, it's estimated that more than 11 million family members and other unpaid caregivers provided care to people with dementia. But what about those who don't have family members who can provide this needed care?

HwaJung Choi, a research assistant professor from the University of Michigan, joins A Health Podyssey to talk about the availability of family members to provide care to adults with dementia.

Choi and colleagues published a paper in the September 2021 issue of Health Affairs which found that 18% of dementia patients received care from their spouse and 27% received it from an adult child.

The authors also identified racial disparities in caregiver availability, and much more.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview HwaJung Choi on family care availability and implications for informal and formal care used by American adults with dementia.

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]]> Roughly 6 million adults ages 65 and older in the United States have dementia. That number is projected to more than double by 2050.

Family caregivers play an essential role in caring for people with dementia, including help with dressing to eating assistance and more.

In 2020, it's estimated that more than 11 million family members and other unpaid caregivers provided care to people with dementia. But what about those who don't have family members who can provide this needed care?

HwaJung Choi, a research assistant professor from the University of Michigan, joins A Health Podyssey to talk about the availability of family members to provide care to adults with dementia.

Choi and colleagues published a paper in the September 2021 issue of Health Affairs which found that 18% of dementia patients received care from their spouse and 27% received it from an adult child.

The authors also identified racial disparities in caregiver availability, and much more.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview HwaJung Choi on family care availability and implications for informal and formal care used by American adults with dementia.

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]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1732 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews HwaJung Choi from the University of Michigan on family care availability and implications for informal and formal care used by American adults with dementia. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews HwaJung Choi from the University of Michigan on family care availability and implications for informal and formal care used by American adults with dementia. dementia, health equity No The Burden of Morbidity Among Transgender People 53 53 The Burden of Morbidity Among Transgender People full a97ada02-cac2-40bc-be13-876420d80060 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b808e2e3 Recent reports suggest about six-tenths of a percent of the United States population, or 1.4 million people, identify as transgender. Transgender individuals are people whose personal and gender identity are different from the gender they were thought to be at birth.

Good information about the health status of this group has been hard to come by although research is growing. Some data come from Medicare, which is useful but not representative of the population as a whole.

Landon Hughes, a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan, joins A Health Podyssey to discuss a paper he and coauthors published in the September issue of Health Affairs describing the morbidity of privately-insured, transgender individuals as compared to cisgender people, or those whose personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex.

Using insurance claims data from 2001 to 2019, Hughes and colleagues report that transgender people were at an overall greater risk for morbidity than their cisgender counterparts across a broad range of conditions.

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]]> Recent reports suggest about six-tenths of a percent of the United States population, or 1.4 million people, identify as transgender. Transgender individuals are people whose personal and gender identity are different from the gender they were thought to be at birth.

Good information about the health status of this group has been hard to come by although research is growing. Some data come from Medicare, which is useful but not representative of the population as a whole.

Landon Hughes, a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan, joins A Health Podyssey to discuss a paper he and coauthors published in the September issue of Health Affairs describing the morbidity of privately-insured, transgender individuals as compared to cisgender people, or those whose personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex.

Using insurance claims data from 2001 to 2019, Hughes and colleagues report that transgender people were at an overall greater risk for morbidity than their cisgender counterparts across a broad range of conditions.

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]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1328 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Landon Hughes, a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan, on his research regarding the health statuses of people who identify as transgender. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Landon Hughes, a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan, on his research regarding the health statuses of people who identify as transgender. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Leemore Dafny on Hospital Prices, Markets, and Antitrust Regulations 52 52 Leemore Dafny on Hospital Prices, Markets, and Antitrust Regulations full 014b43be-2f2c-4a00-8330-a943d0a63219 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4e460447 The US government reports that the total spending on hospital care in 2019 was almost $1.2 trillion. High and highly variable hospital prices have been in the news recently in part due to new information made available under the price transparency rules implemented by the Trump administration.

Competitive markets are supposed to constrain prices, but in much of the US, there's little competition among hospitals and consolidation throughout the healthcare sector has contributed to that consolidation. The result is a number of proposals to regulate health care prices in general and for hospital prices in particular.

Leemore Dafny from the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss her latest research on hospital prices and market concentration.

Dafny and colleagues published a paper in the September 2021 issue of Health Affairs analyzing hospital prices and relating them to market concentration. The authors found the relationship isn't as straightforward as one might expect — but the findings still have major implications for any consideration of regulating hospital prices.

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]]> The US government reports that the total spending on hospital care in 2019 was almost $1.2 trillion. High and highly variable hospital prices have been in the news recently in part due to new information made available under the price transparency rules implemented by the Trump administration.

Competitive markets are supposed to constrain prices, but in much of the US, there's little competition among hospitals and consolidation throughout the healthcare sector has contributed to that consolidation. The result is a number of proposals to regulate health care prices in general and for hospital prices in particular.

Leemore Dafny from the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss her latest research on hospital prices and market concentration.

Dafny and colleagues published a paper in the September 2021 issue of Health Affairs analyzing hospital prices and relating them to market concentration. The authors found the relationship isn't as straightforward as one might expect — but the findings still have major implications for any consideration of regulating hospital prices.

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]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1948 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Leemore Dafny from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School on hospital prices, market concentration and why market measurements are lacking. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Leemore Dafny from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School on hospital prices, market concentration and why market measurements are lacking. hospital mergers, market concentration, antitrust regulation, antitrust, Martin Gaynor, Lina Khan, hospital markets, vertical consolidation, horizontal consolidation No Pushing Against the QALY Criticism in Drug Pricing 51 51 Pushing Against the QALY Criticism in Drug Pricing full bf6f732b-2085-41ff-8f0e-a1d55d7623f1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aa7a3a3f The quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) combines the expected effects on longevity and the expected effects on quality-of-life into a single standard measure. QALYs are often used as part of cost effectiveness analysis, particularly when analyzing the effectiveness of drugs.

QALY as a measurement has received a lot of criticism. It's been criticized in concept or in the specifics of how it's defined or used. This criticism often forms the basis for opposition to price negotiations or any limitations on access to a particular drug.

This kind of criticism can make it difficult to reach a consensus on processes that might yield negotiated or regulated drug prices.

Leah Rand, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, joins A Health Podyssey to talk about QALY, its criticism, and how to respond to that criticism.

Rand and coauthor Aaron Kesselheim published in the September 2021 issue of Health Affairs a systematic literature review of critiques of QALYs and their relevance to drug health technology assessments.

They identify three main categories of ethical and practical critiques of QALYS, including methodological concerns, criticisms of neutrality, and potential discrimination.

Rand and Kesselheim conclude that understanding and addressing criticism of the QALY is essential for the move to value-based pricing.

Listen as Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Leah Rand on the pros and cons of the Quality Adjusted Life Year measurement in health policy.

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]]> The quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) combines the expected effects on longevity and the expected effects on quality-of-life into a single standard measure. QALYs are often used as part of cost effectiveness analysis, particularly when analyzing the effectiveness of drugs.

QALY as a measurement has received a lot of criticism. It's been criticized in concept or in the specifics of how it's defined or used. This criticism often forms the basis for opposition to price negotiations or any limitations on access to a particular drug.

This kind of criticism can make it difficult to reach a consensus on processes that might yield negotiated or regulated drug prices.

Leah Rand, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, joins A Health Podyssey to talk about QALY, its criticism, and how to respond to that criticism.

Rand and coauthor Aaron Kesselheim published in the September 2021 issue of Health Affairs a systematic literature review of critiques of QALYs and their relevance to drug health technology assessments.

They identify three main categories of ethical and practical critiques of QALYS, including methodological concerns, criticisms of neutrality, and potential discrimination.

Rand and Kesselheim conclude that understanding and addressing criticism of the QALY is essential for the move to value-based pricing.

Listen as Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Leah Rand on the pros and cons of the Quality Adjusted Life Year measurement in health policy.

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]]> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1811 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Leah Rand, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, on the pros and cons of the Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) measurement in health policy. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Leah Rand, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, on the pros and cons of the Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) measurement in health policy. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Julian Harris on the Connection Between Unmet Social Needs and Health Care Costs 50 50 Julian Harris on the Connection Between Unmet Social Needs and Health Care Costs full 34d30ee2-6301-4ec2-a6e1-aecb02b2b9ac https://share.transistor.fm/s/2f05590c If you're a regular listener of A Health Podyssey, you know that most episodes revolve around a particular study published in Health Affairs. Every once in awhile, a person's experience as it relates to health care warrants an excursion from the constraints of discussing a single study. For those, we want to offer listeners a broader conversation.

Welcome to A Health Podyssey Excursion.
  
Dr. Julian Harris is the CEO of ConcertoCare, a provider of integrated care for seniors living at home. His career touches both the public and private sectors.

Before joining ConcertoCare in 2021, Harris served as President of Care Allies, a group of Cigna-affiliated population health management and home-based primary care companies. Prior to Cigna, Dr. Harris served as an adviser to Google Ventures (GV) with a focus on tech-enabled health care services.

In the public sector, Harris led the health care team in the White House Office of Management of Budget (OMB). As the federal government's Chief Health Care Finance Official, he had oversight of more than $1 trillion in spending in Medicare, Medicaid and a myriad other programs. He also previously served as the chief executive of the $11 billion Massachusetts Medicaid program.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil trace Julian Harris' career and discuss how his varied experiences have shaped his perspectives on health and health care. The two discuss social determinants of health, the connection between unmet social needs and health care costs, how COVID-19 affected health equity, why the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is special and more.

Come along on an excursion to hear from the top minds in health policy and health care industry on A Health Podyssey.


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]]> If you're a regular listener of A Health Podyssey, you know that most episodes revolve around a particular study published in Health Affairs. Every once in awhile, a person's experience as it relates to health care warrants an excursion from the constraints of discussing a single study. For those, we want to offer listeners a broader conversation.

Welcome to A Health Podyssey Excursion.
  
Dr. Julian Harris is the CEO of ConcertoCare, a provider of integrated care for seniors living at home. His career touches both the public and private sectors.

Before joining ConcertoCare in 2021, Harris served as President of Care Allies, a group of Cigna-affiliated population health management and home-based primary care companies. Prior to Cigna, Dr. Harris served as an adviser to Google Ventures (GV) with a focus on tech-enabled health care services.

In the public sector, Harris led the health care team in the White House Office of Management of Budget (OMB). As the federal government's Chief Health Care Finance Official, he had oversight of more than $1 trillion in spending in Medicare, Medicaid and a myriad other programs. He also previously served as the chief executive of the $11 billion Massachusetts Medicaid program.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil trace Julian Harris' career and discuss how his varied experiences have shaped his perspectives on health and health care. The two discuss social determinants of health, the connection between unmet social needs and health care costs, how COVID-19 affected health equity, why the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is special and more.

Come along on an excursion to hear from the top minds in health policy and health care industry on A Health Podyssey.


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]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2589 In our first special Excursion episode, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Julian Harris, CEO of ConcertoCare. The two discuss social determinants of health, the connection between unmet social needs and health care costs, how COVID-19 affected health equity, why the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is special and more. In our first special Excursion episode, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Julian Harris, CEO of ConcertoCare. The two discuss social determinants of health, the connection between unmet social needs and health care costs, how COVID-19 af health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Scott Howell on the Very Large Costs of Drug Utilization Management 49 49 Scott Howell on the Very Large Costs of Drug Utilization Management full c8d8c3ee-f5bd-40c6-9e31-c66f8c87f8d2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8c8a808d While estimates vary, spending on prescription drugs in the United States exceeds $500 billion per year. This makes drug prices a perennial health policy topic.

In this context, payers and manufacturers are in a constant battle. Manufacturers seek to expand their market while payers attempt to use their leverage to negotiate lower drug prices. Often, patients and clinicians are caught in the middle and left to navigate increasingly complex pharmaceutical insurance benefit design, tiered formularies, drug rebates, and drug coupon programs.

On today's A Health Podyssey, Scott Howell, chief strategy officer of US pharmaceuticals at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss how much the United States health system spends on drug utilization management.

Howell and co-authors published a paper in the August 2021 issue of Health Affairs exploring the growing burden of drug utilization management and seeking to quantify its financial cost.

They found combined costs shared among payers, manufacturers, physicians, and patients totaling almost a hundred billion dollars per year.

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]]> While estimates vary, spending on prescription drugs in the United States exceeds $500 billion per year. This makes drug prices a perennial health policy topic.

In this context, payers and manufacturers are in a constant battle. Manufacturers seek to expand their market while payers attempt to use their leverage to negotiate lower drug prices. Often, patients and clinicians are caught in the middle and left to navigate increasingly complex pharmaceutical insurance benefit design, tiered formularies, drug rebates, and drug coupon programs.

On today's A Health Podyssey, Scott Howell, chief strategy officer of US pharmaceuticals at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss how much the United States health system spends on drug utilization management.

Howell and co-authors published a paper in the August 2021 issue of Health Affairs exploring the growing burden of drug utilization management and seeking to quantify its financial cost.

They found combined costs shared among payers, manufacturers, physicians, and patients totaling almost a hundred billion dollars per year.

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]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1954 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Scott Howell, chief strategy officer of US pharmaceuticals at Novartis Pharmaceuticals on drug utilization management and the tension between drug manufacturers and pharmaceutical benefit designs. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Scott Howell, chief strategy officer of US pharmaceuticals at Novartis Pharmaceuticals on drug utilization management and the tension between drug manufacturers and pharmaceutical benefit designs. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No LIVE with Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator 48 48 LIVE with Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator full 49ae2d14-210d-4fbe-a087-b82390ef2068 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1f5c4e9c As part of Policy Spotlight, a new virtual event series from Health Affairs, Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil welcomed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the US Department of Health and Human Services for a one-on-one discussion about her priorities at CMS, where she oversees programs including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the HealthCare.gov health insurance marketplace.

A former policy official who played a key role in guiding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through passage and implementation, Brooks-LaSure has decades of experience in the federal government, Capitol Hill, and the private sector. In March 2020, Ms. Brooks-LaSure was the lead author on Building On The Gains Of The ACA: Federal Proposals To Improve Coverage And Affordability in Health Affairs' thematic issue on “The Affordable Care Act Turns 10.” 


The interview was conducted on August 12, 2021.

The discussion covered a number of topics, including how the unfinished work of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is an important effort to address health equity, access to coverage, person-centered care, maternal health, Section 1115 Medicaid waivers, the future of value-based payments, social determinants of health, behavioral health and telehealth.

Brooks-LaSure co-authored and published a post, titled "Innovation At The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services: A Vision For The Next 10 Years," on the Health Affairs Blog on the same day as the event.


Policy Spotlights feature conversations with influential health policy experts in Washington, DC, and beyond. Interested in attending future events? Sign up for Health Affairs Today or Health Affairs Sunday Update newsletters to be the first to hear about the upcoming events.
 
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]]> As part of Policy Spotlight, a new virtual event series from Health Affairs, Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil welcomed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the US Department of Health and Human Services for a one-on-one discussion about her priorities at CMS, where she oversees programs including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the HealthCare.gov health insurance marketplace.

A former policy official who played a key role in guiding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through passage and implementation, Brooks-LaSure has decades of experience in the federal government, Capitol Hill, and the private sector. In March 2020, Ms. Brooks-LaSure was the lead author on Building On The Gains Of The ACA: Federal Proposals To Improve Coverage And Affordability in Health Affairs' thematic issue on “The Affordable Care Act Turns 10.” 


The interview was conducted on August 12, 2021.

The discussion covered a number of topics, including how the unfinished work of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is an important effort to address health equity, access to coverage, person-centered care, maternal health, Section 1115 Medicaid waivers, the future of value-based payments, social determinants of health, behavioral health and telehealth.

Brooks-LaSure co-authored and published a post, titled "Innovation At The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services: A Vision For The Next 10 Years," on the Health Affairs Blog on the same day as the event.


Policy Spotlights feature conversations with influential health policy experts in Washington, DC, and beyond. Interested in attending future events? Sign up for Health Affairs Today or Health Affairs Sunday Update newsletters to be the first to hear about the upcoming events.
 
Health Affairs is grateful to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund for their support of the “Affordable Care Act Turns 10” issue.

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]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 3456 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure at a live Health Affairs speaker event from August 12, 2021. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure at a live Health Affairs speaker event from August 12, 2021. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No James Robinson On The Drug Market, Innovation, Biosimilars, and What The French Get Right 47 47 James Robinson On The Drug Market, Innovation, Biosimilars, and What The French Get Right full b9a048f3-f451-4b38-9c92-d0aa22fd2499 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bc494f02 In our multi-payer health care system, the pharmaceutical market involves the complex interplay of manufacturers, insurers, prescribers, and patients. Each seeks to protect its own interest, which can be counterproductive for overall system efficiency.

The United States also has a high rate of generic drug use, which is considered a success story as the introduction of generics can rapidly and dramatically reduce drug prices. But we've had much less success with biosimilars, the generic equivalent of high-cost biologic drugs.

James Robinson from the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health joins A Health Podyssey to discuss pharmaceuticals, how they're priced, and how competition in the United States compares to other countries.

Robinson is a contributing editor to Health Affairs and the co-author of two papers published in the August 2021 issue. In one, Robinson and coauthor Quentin Jarrion analyze prices for three drugs and 11 competing biosimilars in France's single payer health system. They find the launch of biosimilars in France is associated with price reductions for the originator drug and the similar drug.

In the second paper, Robinson and coauthors investigated the economic burden of drug utilization management on payers, manufacturers, physicians, and patients. They report that all stakeholders would benefit from a de-escalation of utilization management, which could lower drug prices and increase patient access.

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]]> In our multi-payer health care system, the pharmaceutical market involves the complex interplay of manufacturers, insurers, prescribers, and patients. Each seeks to protect its own interest, which can be counterproductive for overall system efficiency.

The United States also has a high rate of generic drug use, which is considered a success story as the introduction of generics can rapidly and dramatically reduce drug prices. But we've had much less success with biosimilars, the generic equivalent of high-cost biologic drugs.

James Robinson from the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health joins A Health Podyssey to discuss pharmaceuticals, how they're priced, and how competition in the United States compares to other countries.

Robinson is a contributing editor to Health Affairs and the co-author of two papers published in the August 2021 issue. In one, Robinson and coauthor Quentin Jarrion analyze prices for three drugs and 11 competing biosimilars in France's single payer health system. They find the launch of biosimilars in France is associated with price reductions for the originator drug and the similar drug.

In the second paper, Robinson and coauthors investigated the economic burden of drug utilization management on payers, manufacturers, physicians, and patients. They report that all stakeholders would benefit from a de-escalation of utilization management, which could lower drug prices and increase patient access.

Order the August 2021 issue.

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]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1905 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews James Robinson from the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health on drug innovation, biosimilars, and market competition in the United States and beyond. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews James Robinson from the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health on drug innovation, biosimilars, and market competition in the United States and beyond. utilization management, biosimilars, drug spending, drug competition, pharmaceuticals, drug innovation, generic drugs, generic drug market No Health Care Gaps For Migrants & Asylum Seekers On The Mexican Border During COVID-19 46 46 Health Care Gaps For Migrants & Asylum Seekers On The Mexican Border During COVID-19 full fedf78bc-80e3-4060-9b10-e9d1758de231 https://share.transistor.fm/s/64703a81 Migrants on their way to another country and people seeking asylum are often overlooked in health policy. During the COVID-19 pandemic as immigration and asylum processes stalled, thousands of people were stranded at Mexico's northern border. With limited health care and sometimes crowded and unsanitary living conditions, COVID posed a significant risk.

How Mexico's response to COVID-19 took into account the particular needs of in-transit migrants and asylum seekers is the topic of today's episode of A Health Podyssey.

Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela from the College of the Northern Border and Cesar Infante from the National Institute of Public Health join Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss their research they and co-authors published in the July 2021 issue of Health Affairs, an issue dedicated to borders, immigrants, and health.

In the issue, the authors examine COVID-19 health policy documents issued by Mexican federal, state, and municipal authorities. Exploring these documents — which were prepared between January and September of 2020 —they found that only seven out of 80 publicly available documents explicitly mentioned the health care needs of in-transit migrants and asylum seekers.

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]]> Migrants on their way to another country and people seeking asylum are often overlooked in health policy. During the COVID-19 pandemic as immigration and asylum processes stalled, thousands of people were stranded at Mexico's northern border. With limited health care and sometimes crowded and unsanitary living conditions, COVID posed a significant risk.

How Mexico's response to COVID-19 took into account the particular needs of in-transit migrants and asylum seekers is the topic of today's episode of A Health Podyssey.

Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela from the College of the Northern Border and Cesar Infante from the National Institute of Public Health join Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss their research they and co-authors published in the July 2021 issue of Health Affairs, an issue dedicated to borders, immigrants, and health.

In the issue, the authors examine COVID-19 health policy documents issued by Mexican federal, state, and municipal authorities. Exploring these documents — which were prepared between January and September of 2020 —they found that only seven out of 80 publicly available documents explicitly mentioned the health care needs of in-transit migrants and asylum seekers.

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]]> Tue, 03 Aug 2021 03:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1685 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela and Cesar Infante on how Mexico's response to COVID-19 took into account the needs of in-transit migrants and asylum seekers. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela and Cesar Infante on how Mexico's response to COVID-19 took into account the needs of in-transit migrants and asylum seekers. immigrants, immigration health, immigration, asylum seekers, migrants No Many US Citizen Migrant Children Living In Mexico Have Inadequate Health Coverage 45 45 Many US Citizen Migrant Children Living In Mexico Have Inadequate Health Coverage full a1be07ea-fb00-4332-a83a-aafb269638f5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/47bbff49 Children born in the United States are born US citizens. Some of these children are born to immigrant parents who returned to their country of origin, either voluntarily or because they were deported.

In 2015, more than half a million US citizen children lived in Mexico having returned with their parents. These children may face language and school adjustments, stressful living arrangements and economic and heath challenges. Fewer than half of them report holding Mexican citizenship, complicating their access to health and social services.

The well-being of US citizen children living in Mexico is the topic of today's A Health Podyssey. Sharon Borja, an assistant professor from the University of Houston, joins the program to discuss research she and colleagues published in the July 2021 issue of Health Affairs, an issue dedicated to borders, immigrants, and health.

In the issue, Borja and colleagues investigated health insurance coverage among US citizen migrant children living in Mexico. They found that about half of US citizen migrant children living in Mexico had limited, inadequate health insurance, which is a barrier to receiving necessary health care services.

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]]> Children born in the United States are born US citizens. Some of these children are born to immigrant parents who returned to their country of origin, either voluntarily or because they were deported.

In 2015, more than half a million US citizen children lived in Mexico having returned with their parents. These children may face language and school adjustments, stressful living arrangements and economic and heath challenges. Fewer than half of them report holding Mexican citizenship, complicating their access to health and social services.

The well-being of US citizen children living in Mexico is the topic of today's A Health Podyssey. Sharon Borja, an assistant professor from the University of Houston, joins the program to discuss research she and colleagues published in the July 2021 issue of Health Affairs, an issue dedicated to borders, immigrants, and health.

In the issue, Borja and colleagues investigated health insurance coverage among US citizen migrant children living in Mexico. They found that about half of US citizen migrant children living in Mexico had limited, inadequate health insurance, which is a barrier to receiving necessary health care services.

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]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1420 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sharon Borja from the University of Houston on health insurance access among US citizen children in Mexico. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sharon Borja from the University of Houston on health insurance access among US citizen children in Mexico. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No LIVE with Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health IT 44 44 LIVE with Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health IT bonus 99a5cf6a-dea4-447e-8f2b-21dd17fbee61 https://share.transistor.fm/s/03d64a34 BONUS EPISODE

As part of Policy Spotlight, a new virtual event series from Health Affairs, The Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal welcomed Micky Tripathi, the national coordinator for health information technology (IT), to an in-depth discussion of Biden administration's plans and priorities for health care data.

The interview was conducted on July 1, 2021.

At the Department of Health and Human Services, Micky Tripathi leads the formulation of the federal health IT strategy and coordinates federal health IT policies, standards, programs, and investments. Guest host David Blumenthal held the same post during the Obama administration from 2009 to 2011.

The discussion covered a number of topics, including information blocking, interoperability, Biden's equity project, social determinants of health data, artificial intelligence, data privacy, and much more.

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]]> BONUS EPISODE

As part of Policy Spotlight, a new virtual event series from Health Affairs, The Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal welcomed Micky Tripathi, the national coordinator for health information technology (IT), to an in-depth discussion of Biden administration's plans and priorities for health care data.

The interview was conducted on July 1, 2021.

At the Department of Health and Human Services, Micky Tripathi leads the formulation of the federal health IT strategy and coordinates federal health IT policies, standards, programs, and investments. Guest host David Blumenthal held the same post during the Obama administration from 2009 to 2011.

The discussion covered a number of topics, including information blocking, interoperability, Biden's equity project, social determinants of health data, artificial intelligence, data privacy, and much more.

Policy Spotlights feature conversations with influential health policy experts in Washington, DC, and beyond. Interested in attending future events? Sign up for Health Affairs Today or Health Affairs Sunday Update newsletters to be the first to hear about the upcoming events.
 
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]]> Thu, 22 Jul 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 3095 Listen to David Blumenthal, president of The Commonwealth Fund, interview Micky Tripathi, national coordinator for health IT, on the Biden administration's agenda on information blocking, social determinants of health data, interoperability and more. Listen to David Blumenthal, president of The Commonwealth Fund, interview Micky Tripathi, national coordinator for health IT, on the Biden administration's agenda on information blocking, social determinants of health data, interoperability and more. information blocking, interoperability, Biden's equity project, social determinants of health data, FHIR adoption, artificial intelligence, data privacy, Commonwealth Fund, Micky Tripathi, David Blumenthal, ONC, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT No Many US Immigrants May Defer Health Care to Avoid ICE 43 43 Many US Immigrants May Defer Health Care to Avoid ICE full 41464b2f-b8d9-4404-a660-3712574426a6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3bd0f1d2 Sixty-eight percent of undocumented immigrants in the United States come from Mexico or Central America. As a result, deportation policies have a disproportionate effect on people of Hispanic origin.

Immigration enforcement activity may influence behaviors like obtaining health care services; the effects of which can be felt throughout the community. On today's episode of A Health Podyssey, Abigail Friedman from the Yale School of Public Health joins the program to discuss the relationship between immigration enforcement and health care use.

In the July issue of Health Affairs, which focuses exclusively on Borders, Immigration & Health, Dr. Friedman and coauthor Atheendar Venkataramani from the University of Pennsylvania analyzed the relationship between immigration enforcement activity and health care use. They focused on the comparison between adults of Hispanic origins and those not of Hispanic origin.

The study ultimately found that aggressive deportation enforcement in the US may make undocumented immigrants and those close to them reluctant to seek medical care.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Abigail Friedman from the Yale School of Public Health on the chilling effects of US immigration enforcement, where undocumented immigrants and their families forgo necessary care for fear of attracting immigration authorities’ attention.

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]]> Sixty-eight percent of undocumented immigrants in the United States come from Mexico or Central America. As a result, deportation policies have a disproportionate effect on people of Hispanic origin.

Immigration enforcement activity may influence behaviors like obtaining health care services; the effects of which can be felt throughout the community. On today's episode of A Health Podyssey, Abigail Friedman from the Yale School of Public Health joins the program to discuss the relationship between immigration enforcement and health care use.

In the July issue of Health Affairs, which focuses exclusively on Borders, Immigration & Health, Dr. Friedman and coauthor Atheendar Venkataramani from the University of Pennsylvania analyzed the relationship between immigration enforcement activity and health care use. They focused on the comparison between adults of Hispanic origins and those not of Hispanic origin.

The study ultimately found that aggressive deportation enforcement in the US may make undocumented immigrants and those close to them reluctant to seek medical care.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Abigail Friedman from the Yale School of Public Health on the chilling effects of US immigration enforcement, where undocumented immigrants and their families forgo necessary care for fear of attracting immigration authorities’ attention.

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]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1325 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Abigail Friedman from the Yale School of Public Health on the chilling effects of US immigration enforcement and the relationship between immigration enforcement and health care use. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Abigail Friedman from the Yale School of Public Health on the chilling effects of US immigration enforcement and the relationship between immigration enforcement and health care use. immigration health, immigrants, cultural melting pot, cooling effect, health insurance No An Aging Immigrant Population and the Health Policy Questions It Raises 42 42 An Aging Immigrant Population and the Health Policy Questions It Raises full af8d3d25-1705-41cd-8bc1-59c386cd740e https://share.transistor.fm/s/98af2d38 Roughly 45 million immigrants live in the United States today, a fourfold increase since the 1960s.

Immigrants face unique challenges obtaining health care services. Some of the challenges are caused by explicit policies designed to limit or exclude immigrants from programs and benefits available to people born in the US. Other barriers relate to household income or the greater likelihood of having limited English proficiency.

The health of immigrants in the United States is the topic of today's A Health Podyssey.

Arturo Vargas Bustamante is a professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and faculty director of research at the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative. For the July issue of Health Affairs - focused exclusively on borders, immigrants and health - Bustamante and coauthors published a paper describing a range of health policy issues raised by the shifting demography of US immigrants.

They explored health insurance, health status, and access to care over the past two decades across the immigration and citizenship continuum. They found that inequities between immigrants and US-born residents increased after The Great Recession and began to decline after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview UCLA's Arturo Vargas Bustamante about the health of immigrants in the US today and how the shifting demographics of the US are affecting health policies.

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]]> Roughly 45 million immigrants live in the United States today, a fourfold increase since the 1960s.

Immigrants face unique challenges obtaining health care services. Some of the challenges are caused by explicit policies designed to limit or exclude immigrants from programs and benefits available to people born in the US. Other barriers relate to household income or the greater likelihood of having limited English proficiency.

The health of immigrants in the United States is the topic of today's A Health Podyssey.

Arturo Vargas Bustamante is a professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and faculty director of research at the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative. For the July issue of Health Affairs - focused exclusively on borders, immigrants and health - Bustamante and coauthors published a paper describing a range of health policy issues raised by the shifting demography of US immigrants.

They explored health insurance, health status, and access to care over the past two decades across the immigration and citizenship continuum. They found that inequities between immigrants and US-born residents increased after The Great Recession and began to decline after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview UCLA's Arturo Vargas Bustamante about the health of immigrants in the US today and how the shifting demographics of the US are affecting health policies.

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]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1368 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Arturo Vargas Bustamante from UCLA on the health of immigrants in the US today and how the shifting demography of the nation affects health policies. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Arturo Vargas Bustamante from UCLA on the health of immigrants in the US today and how the shifting demography of the nation affects health policies. immigrants, immigrant health, border health, medicare eligibility, social safety net, aging populations, aging No The importance of mental health workers for mobile crisis response 41 41 The importance of mental health workers for mobile crisis response full b528b3b0-530e-45cd-aee3-654c35b2821e https://share.transistor.fm/s/2af30d93 With the US becoming more focused on addressing mental health, one important topic is how society responds to people experiencing mental health crises.

A typical crisis response involves a 911 dispatcher sending a police officer to respond and provide support. However, the vast majority of police officers have little or no training for how to best respond to those in mental health crises. In addition, people with serious mental health disorders are at elevated risk of being harmed in confrontations with the police.

About 30 years ago in Eugene, Oregon, a small group created an alternative program for people in crisis by sending trained mental health workers and EMTs to people experiencing mental health crises instead of the police. The program is called CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) and it's become a model for similar efforts around the country.

The organization, run by White Bird Clinic, is the subject of a Leading To Health article in the June 2021 issue of Health Affairs. On today's A Health Podyssey, CAHOOTS co-founder David Zeiss joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss diverting people in a mental health crisis from a police response to a system designed around mental health needs.

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]]> With the US becoming more focused on addressing mental health, one important topic is how society responds to people experiencing mental health crises.

A typical crisis response involves a 911 dispatcher sending a police officer to respond and provide support. However, the vast majority of police officers have little or no training for how to best respond to those in mental health crises. In addition, people with serious mental health disorders are at elevated risk of being harmed in confrontations with the police.

About 30 years ago in Eugene, Oregon, a small group created an alternative program for people in crisis by sending trained mental health workers and EMTs to people experiencing mental health crises instead of the police. The program is called CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) and it's become a model for similar efforts around the country.

The organization, run by White Bird Clinic, is the subject of a Leading To Health article in the June 2021 issue of Health Affairs. On today's A Health Podyssey, CAHOOTS co-founder David Zeiss joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss diverting people in a mental health crisis from a police response to a system designed around mental health needs.

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]]> Tue, 06 Jul 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1471 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview CAHOOTS co-founder David Zeiss on using mobile mental health workers as part of crisis response. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview CAHOOTS co-founder David Zeiss on using mobile mental health workers as part of crisis response. CAHOOTS, defund the police, incarceration, mental health, mental health help No What gun violence does to health 40 40 What gun violence does to health full 474cc7ec-5ddb-4111-a584-fb7f772e0cd0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ad23d993 Gun violence harms the health of victims and witnesses, but it also disrupts community social cohesion and behavioral norms. The people in communities that have experienced violence can suffer adverse health consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

Exposure to gun violence and the disproportionate burden of that violence in certain communities is the topic of today's A Health Podyssey.

Sarah James, a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University, joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss her research on adolescent exposure to deadly gun violence published in the June 2021 issue of Health Affairs.

She and her coauthors analyzed data about adolescents living or attending school near a deadly gun violence incident in the past year. They found stark trends by race and ethnicity as well as income level.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sarah James on the effects of adolescent exposure to deadly gun violence within 500 meters of home or school.

This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

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]]> Gun violence harms the health of victims and witnesses, but it also disrupts community social cohesion and behavioral norms. The people in communities that have experienced violence can suffer adverse health consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

Exposure to gun violence and the disproportionate burden of that violence in certain communities is the topic of today's A Health Podyssey.

Sarah James, a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University, joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss her research on adolescent exposure to deadly gun violence published in the June 2021 issue of Health Affairs.

She and her coauthors analyzed data about adolescents living or attending school near a deadly gun violence incident in the past year. They found stark trends by race and ethnicity as well as income level.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sarah James on the effects of adolescent exposure to deadly gun violence within 500 meters of home or school.

This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

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]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1320 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sarah James from Cornell University on the effects of adolescent exposure to deadly gun violence. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sarah James from Cornell University on the effects of adolescent exposure to deadly gun violence. gun violence, neighborhood violence, neighborhood watch, population health, adolescent health, adolescence deaths, adolescence gun violence No Timing out-of-pocket spending in health care is challenging 39 39 Timing out-of-pocket spending in health care is challenging full 5355a392-9a2a-4a25-be90-863ebd646777 https://share.transistor.fm/s/626ee9cd Almost all commercial insurance plans have cost-sharing provisions where patients help pay for their health care services.

Annual deductibles — which patients have to meet before insurance pays anything at all — and co-payments — where the patient pays either a fixed amount for or a share of the cost of each service received — are common examples.

Cost-sharing generally reduces the health insurance premium by simply shifting a share of the costs to enrollees. But it also affects utilization because having to pay for a share of the care can deter people from getting it.

How cost-sharing actually works in practice is the subject of this episode's A Health Podyssey.

Stacie Dusetzina from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Michal Horný from Emory University published a paper in the February 2021 edition of Health Affairs that analyzes the out-of-pocket spending patterns for commercially-insured individuals. They focused on the timing for when expenses are incurred.
 
The unique analysis points to some distorting of the provisions of a typical health insurance plan. In particular, they found that although most commercially-insured people had several health care encounters throughout the year, their out-of-pocket spending was mostly concentrated within short time intervals.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Stacie Dusetzina and Michal Horný on out-of-pocket health care spending.

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]]> Almost all commercial insurance plans have cost-sharing provisions where patients help pay for their health care services.

Annual deductibles — which patients have to meet before insurance pays anything at all — and co-payments — where the patient pays either a fixed amount for or a share of the cost of each service received — are common examples.

Cost-sharing generally reduces the health insurance premium by simply shifting a share of the costs to enrollees. But it also affects utilization because having to pay for a share of the care can deter people from getting it.

How cost-sharing actually works in practice is the subject of this episode's A Health Podyssey.

Stacie Dusetzina from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Michal Horný from Emory University published a paper in the February 2021 edition of Health Affairs that analyzes the out-of-pocket spending patterns for commercially-insured individuals. They focused on the timing for when expenses are incurred.
 
The unique analysis points to some distorting of the provisions of a typical health insurance plan. In particular, they found that although most commercially-insured people had several health care encounters throughout the year, their out-of-pocket spending was mostly concentrated within short time intervals.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Stacie Dusetzina and Michal Horný on out-of-pocket health care spending.

This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

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]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1402 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Stacie Dusetzina from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Michal Horný from Emory University on out-of-pocket health care spending. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Stacie Dusetzina from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Michal Horný from Emory University on out-of-pocket health care spending. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No How biosimilars are affecting the drug markets 38 38 How biosimilars are affecting the drug markets full 69744149-e870-474e-935d-47247d760ebe https://share.transistor.fm/s/7f79e043 Lowering prescription drug prices continues to be a hot topic. Spending on biologic products, which includes most vaccines and gene therapies, was estimated at $125 billion in the United States in 2018, representing about a quarter of total pharmaceutical spending.

Biosimilars, follow-on products to biologic drugs with essentially the same molecular composition to produce comparable clinical effects, are viewed by many as a way to promote competition and bring down drug prices. But the biosimilar market is young, with half of the 10 key product classes seeing marketing entry in 2018 or later.

Understanding the evolving market for biosimilars is the topic of this episode of A Health Podyssey.

Ariel Dora Stern, associate professor at Harvard Business School and a faculty affiliate of the Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science, and coauthors published a paper in the June 2021 issue of Health Affairs examining how quickly biosimilars and follow-on products gained market share and the subsequent trajectory of drug prices.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Stern on what biosimilars are and how the pharmaceutical market is evolving in response to their market entry.

This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

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]]> Lowering prescription drug prices continues to be a hot topic. Spending on biologic products, which includes most vaccines and gene therapies, was estimated at $125 billion in the United States in 2018, representing about a quarter of total pharmaceutical spending.

Biosimilars, follow-on products to biologic drugs with essentially the same molecular composition to produce comparable clinical effects, are viewed by many as a way to promote competition and bring down drug prices. But the biosimilar market is young, with half of the 10 key product classes seeing marketing entry in 2018 or later.

Understanding the evolving market for biosimilars is the topic of this episode of A Health Podyssey.

Ariel Dora Stern, associate professor at Harvard Business School and a faculty affiliate of the Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science, and coauthors published a paper in the June 2021 issue of Health Affairs examining how quickly biosimilars and follow-on products gained market share and the subsequent trajectory of drug prices.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Stern on what biosimilars are and how the pharmaceutical market is evolving in response to their market entry.

This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

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]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1579 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Ariel Dora Stern from Harvard Business School on what biosimilars are and how the pharmaceutical market is evolving in response to their market entry. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Ariel Dora Stern from Harvard Business School on what biosimilars are and how the pharmaceutical market is evolving in response to their market entry. biosimilars, biologics, biologic drugs, pharmaceuticals, pharma, drug prices, drug costs, drug spending, PBM, pharmacy benefit managers No LIVE with Liz Fowler, director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation 37 37 LIVE with Liz Fowler, director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation bonus a3706a19-ed7e-4e47-a3af-7263d47785bc https://share.transistor.fm/s/7205d05a BONUS EPISODE

As part of Policy Spotlight, a new virtual event series from Health Affairs, Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil welcomed Elizabeth "Liz" Fowler, the new deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and director of its Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to an in-depth discussion of Biden administration's plans and priorities for health care.

The interview was conducted on June 3, 2021.

As chief health council to then-Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-MT) at the time of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Liz Fowler was a major force in crafting and shepherding the landmark legislation through the Senate. Later, as a vice president at The Commonwealth Fund, she was a contributor to Health Affairs’ 2020 special issue marking the 10-year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act: The ACA At 10. 

In her current post, Dr. Fowler will play a key role setting priorities for the future of the ACA, insurance exchanges, Medicaid expansion, and a host of other issues critical to the quality, accessibility, and affordability of American health care.

Policy Spotlight features conversations with influential health policy experts in Washington, DC, and beyond. Interested in learning who is next as a speaker? Sign up for Health Affairs Today or Health Affairs Sunday Update newsletters to be the first to hear about the upcoming events.
 
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]]> BONUS EPISODE

As part of Policy Spotlight, a new virtual event series from Health Affairs, Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil welcomed Elizabeth "Liz" Fowler, the new deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and director of its Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to an in-depth discussion of Biden administration's plans and priorities for health care.

The interview was conducted on June 3, 2021.

As chief health council to then-Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-MT) at the time of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Liz Fowler was a major force in crafting and shepherding the landmark legislation through the Senate. Later, as a vice president at The Commonwealth Fund, she was a contributor to Health Affairs’ 2020 special issue marking the 10-year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act: The ACA At 10. 

In her current post, Dr. Fowler will play a key role setting priorities for the future of the ACA, insurance exchanges, Medicaid expansion, and a host of other issues critical to the quality, accessibility, and affordability of American health care.

Policy Spotlight features conversations with influential health policy experts in Washington, DC, and beyond. Interested in learning who is next as a speaker? Sign up for Health Affairs Today or Health Affairs Sunday Update newsletters to be the first to hear about the upcoming events.
 
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]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 3410 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Director of the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Liz Fowler at a live Health Affairs speaker event from June 3, 2021. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Director of the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Liz Fowler at a live Health Affairs speaker event from June 3, 2021. liz fowler, CMS, CMMI, centers for medicare and medicaid services No Features of a zero-burnout primary care practice 36 36 Features of a zero-burnout primary care practice full 7df5282f-72bd-4c03-a2fb-ab0714c4fa5c https://share.transistor.fm/s/34134f2b Rates of burnout among primary care physicians is a growing concern in the health care workforce.

Major shifts in the practice environment — from truncated office visits and growing documentation requirements to practice consolidation — have changed physicians' sense of efficacy and autonomy, both of which are important factors in work satisfaction.

The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened these concerns as many physicians have been working long hours while experiencing supply shortages and facing significant health risks themselves.

Samuel Edwards, assistant professor of medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University, joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss his new research published in the June 2021 issue of Health Affairs investigating burnout in primary care practices.

They describe the characteristics of practices where clinical and nonclinical staff both report an absence of burnout and compare them to practices where burnout rates are high.

Listen to Alan Weil and Samuel Edwards discuss physician burnout, its prevalence in primary care practices, and the implications of their research on the practice of medicine.

This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

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]]> Rates of burnout among primary care physicians is a growing concern in the health care workforce.

Major shifts in the practice environment — from truncated office visits and growing documentation requirements to practice consolidation — have changed physicians' sense of efficacy and autonomy, both of which are important factors in work satisfaction.

The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened these concerns as many physicians have been working long hours while experiencing supply shortages and facing significant health risks themselves.

Samuel Edwards, assistant professor of medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University, joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss his new research published in the June 2021 issue of Health Affairs investigating burnout in primary care practices.

They describe the characteristics of practices where clinical and nonclinical staff both report an absence of burnout and compare them to practices where burnout rates are high.

Listen to Alan Weil and Samuel Edwards discuss physician burnout, its prevalence in primary care practices, and the implications of their research on the practice of medicine.

This episode is sponsored by the Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota.

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]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1530 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Samuel Edwards from the Oregon Health and Science University about physician burnout. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Samuel Edwards from the Oregon Health and Science University about physician burnout. physician burnout, healthcare workforce, physician workforce, mental health, behavioral health, burnout No How shortening skilled nursing facility stays might identify waste in health care delivery 35 35 How shortening skilled nursing facility stays might identify waste in health care delivery full 17f66075-4b64-4901-9ff9-2e41965179ed https://share.transistor.fm/s/ecbf64ee Skilled nursing care is an important Medicare benefit but it also accounts for significant spending.

In Medicare, cost sharing applies to patients' care in skilled nursing facilities after the twentieth day of residence. This prompts a spike in discharges from facilities at that time. But does cutting short these skilled nursing facility stays at day 20 negatively impact patient health?

J. Michael McWilliams, a researcher from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and coauthors aimed to answer this question in a paper they published in the May 2021 issue of Health Affairs. They studied the extent to which skilled nursing facility discharges accelerated by Medicare cost sharing are safe.

McWilliams and coauthors found no clear evidence that those who are discharged face increased risk of death, hospitalization for fall-related injuries, or all-cause hospitalizations.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, J. Michael McWilliams joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss this research and his perspective on the future of health care financing.

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]]> Skilled nursing care is an important Medicare benefit but it also accounts for significant spending.

In Medicare, cost sharing applies to patients' care in skilled nursing facilities after the twentieth day of residence. This prompts a spike in discharges from facilities at that time. But does cutting short these skilled nursing facility stays at day 20 negatively impact patient health?

J. Michael McWilliams, a researcher from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and coauthors aimed to answer this question in a paper they published in the May 2021 issue of Health Affairs. They studied the extent to which skilled nursing facility discharges accelerated by Medicare cost sharing are safe.

McWilliams and coauthors found no clear evidence that those who are discharged face increased risk of death, hospitalization for fall-related injuries, or all-cause hospitalizations.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, J. Michael McWilliams joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss this research and his perspective on the future of health care financing.

Pre-order the July 2021 Health Affairs issue.

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]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1854 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview J. Michael McWilliams about new research on skilled nursing facilities and taking costs out of the health care system. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview J. Michael McWilliams about new research on skilled nursing facilities and taking costs out of the health care system. SNF, skilled nursing facilities, bending the cost curve, health care financing, healthcare payment models, post acute care, postacute care, alternative payment models No Julia Adler-Milstein on tracking the evolution of health information exchange 34 34 Julia Adler-Milstein on tracking the evolution of health information exchange full b1f4f0dc-18f1-47cf-ab63-d4eec474ffaa https://share.transistor.fm/s/6cdfd6f5 The HITECH Act, part of the broad American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, ushered in major changes for health care's information and informatics landscape. The legislation may best be known for "meaningful use" requirements attached to hospital and/or physician funding to support the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs).

The law also greatly boosted health information exchanges, or networks that share clinical information across different health care settings.

On today's episode of A Health Podyssey, Dr. Julia Adler-Milstein, director of the Center for Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research at the University of California San Francisco, joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss a survey of health information exchange organizations she and colleagues published in the May 2021 issue of Health Affairs.

The survey reveals a level of maturity in the field of health information exchange, but a few critical issues continue to threaten the ability to achieve the potential and promise of EHRs.

Listen to Alan Weil interview Julia Adler-Milstein on the evolution of health information exchange organizations, TEFCA, and health data governance.

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]]> The HITECH Act, part of the broad American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, ushered in major changes for health care's information and informatics landscape. The legislation may best be known for "meaningful use" requirements attached to hospital and/or physician funding to support the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs).

The law also greatly boosted health information exchanges, or networks that share clinical information across different health care settings.

On today's episode of A Health Podyssey, Dr. Julia Adler-Milstein, director of the Center for Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research at the University of California San Francisco, joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss a survey of health information exchange organizations she and colleagues published in the May 2021 issue of Health Affairs.

The survey reveals a level of maturity in the field of health information exchange, but a few critical issues continue to threaten the ability to achieve the potential and promise of EHRs.

Listen to Alan Weil interview Julia Adler-Milstein on the evolution of health information exchange organizations, TEFCA, and health data governance.

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]]> Tue, 25 May 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1636 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dr. Julia Adler-Milstein from the University of California San Francisco on the evolution of health information exchange organizations, TEFCA, and health data governance. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dr. Julia Adler-Milstein from the University of California San Francisco on the evolution of health information exchange organizations, TEFCA, and health data governance. data governance, TEFCA, interoperability, health information exchange, HIOs, HIEs, health information organization, Epic, athenahealth, Cerner, Allscripts, EHRs, electronic health records, meaningful use, HITECH, HITECH Act No Lowering Medicare eligibility may improve cancer outcomes 33 33 Lowering Medicare eligibility may improve cancer outcomes full d7b85ee7-ed49-4dc6-9d33-1a23837352af https://share.transistor.fm/s/8fe026c5 "I think we need to step back first before we even ask the policy question and ask this simple question, is it okay in the United States to die of cancer simply because you don't have health insurance?" - Dr. Gerard Silvestri

Cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States. Although there have been declines in cancer deaths in recent years, improvements have not been equally distributed across the population.

The risk of cancer increases with age and nearly a quarter of all new cancers diagnosed each year in the US occur among those aged 55 to 64 years old. At age 65, most Americans gain Medicare coverage, creating a ready comparison of cancer outcomes between those just below age 65 — who may have private insurance, Medicaid, or are uninsured — and those above 65 who are on Medicare.

The relationship between insurance coverage and cancer outcomes is the subject of this episode of A Health Podyssey. 

Dr. Gerard Silvestri, a professor of thoracic oncology at the Medical University of South Carolina, joins the program to discuss a paper he and co-authors published in the May 2021 issue of Health Affairs wherein they found significantly worse survival rates for uninsured patients ages 60 to 64 in comparison to Medicare beneficiaries.

Listen to Alan Weil interview Gerard Silvestri on cancer outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries and their younger, uninsured counterparts.

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]]> "I think we need to step back first before we even ask the policy question and ask this simple question, is it okay in the United States to die of cancer simply because you don't have health insurance?" - Dr. Gerard Silvestri

Cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States. Although there have been declines in cancer deaths in recent years, improvements have not been equally distributed across the population.

The risk of cancer increases with age and nearly a quarter of all new cancers diagnosed each year in the US occur among those aged 55 to 64 years old. At age 65, most Americans gain Medicare coverage, creating a ready comparison of cancer outcomes between those just below age 65 — who may have private insurance, Medicaid, or are uninsured — and those above 65 who are on Medicare.

The relationship between insurance coverage and cancer outcomes is the subject of this episode of A Health Podyssey. 

Dr. Gerard Silvestri, a professor of thoracic oncology at the Medical University of South Carolina, joins the program to discuss a paper he and co-authors published in the May 2021 issue of Health Affairs wherein they found significantly worse survival rates for uninsured patients ages 60 to 64 in comparison to Medicare beneficiaries.

Listen to Alan Weil interview Gerard Silvestri on cancer outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries and their younger, uninsured counterparts.

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]]> Tue, 18 May 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1478 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Gerard Silvestri from the Medical University of South Carolina on cancer outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries and their younger uninsured counterparts. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Gerard Silvestri from the Medical University of South Carolina on cancer outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries and their younger uninsured counterparts. Medicare, cancer, medicare beneficiaries, uninsurance, uninsured, oncology No Breaking down how pharmacy deserts and access relate to health equity 32 32 Breaking down how pharmacy deserts and access relate to health equity full 54c59247-a865-42c9-8577-aad44cda2eae https://share.transistor.fm/s/e07b23d5 Many think of pharmacies primarily as places to get prescription medications, but pharmacists are highly trained clinicals who offer other important health care services.

 

Pharmacies are a valuable health care resource, and access to pharmacies may be an overlooked contributor to health inequities. Individuals who live in pharmacy deserts aren't able to easily obtain prescription medications or essential health care services. While the overall number of pharmacies in the US has increased gradually in recent years, research shows inequitable distribution of pharmacy and pharmacy closures. 

 

On today's episode of A Health Podyssey, Jenny Guadamuz from the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss her research published in the May 2021 edition of Health Affairs. Guadamuz and colleagues investigated the accessibility of pharmacies by neighborhood racial and ethnic composition in large US cities from 2007 to 2015.

 

They found fewer pharmacies and more pharmacy closures located in predominantly black and Hispanic/Latino neighborhoods when compared with other neighborhoods.

 

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Jenny Guadamuz discuss this foundational research on pharmacy access and how policies can encourage pharmacies to operate in pharmacy deserts.


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]]> Many think of pharmacies primarily as places to get prescription medications, but pharmacists are highly trained clinicals who offer other important health care services.

 

Pharmacies are a valuable health care resource, and access to pharmacies may be an overlooked contributor to health inequities. Individuals who live in pharmacy deserts aren't able to easily obtain prescription medications or essential health care services. While the overall number of pharmacies in the US has increased gradually in recent years, research shows inequitable distribution of pharmacy and pharmacy closures. 

 

On today's episode of A Health Podyssey, Jenny Guadamuz from the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss her research published in the May 2021 edition of Health Affairs. Guadamuz and colleagues investigated the accessibility of pharmacies by neighborhood racial and ethnic composition in large US cities from 2007 to 2015.

 

They found fewer pharmacies and more pharmacy closures located in predominantly black and Hispanic/Latino neighborhoods when compared with other neighborhoods.

 

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Jenny Guadamuz discuss this foundational research on pharmacy access and how policies can encourage pharmacies to operate in pharmacy deserts.


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]]> Tue, 11 May 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1266 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Jenny Guadamuz from the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy on pharmacy access and closures. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Jenny Guadamuz from the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy on pharmacy access and closures. pharmacy access, pharmacies, pharmacy, pharmacy deserts, health equity, Medicaid No Understanding private equity investment in hospitals 31 31 Understanding private equity investment in hospitals full 34f155d5-a13d-4a72-9fe4-ac3299903b6f https://share.transistor.fm/s/89483ffa To say the role of private equity investment in the health care system is growing would be an understatement. In 2018, the valuation of private equity deals in the US health care sector surpassed $100 billion, a 20-fold increase from 2000 when it was less than $5 billion.
 
Now, many are concerned that the incentive structures built into private equity financing have exacerbated trends such as surprise medical billing and contribute to increasing health care prices.

Despite the increased presence of private equity in health care, there's been little systematic examination of its scope and its effect on health care access and spending.

Published in the May 2021 edition of Health Affairs, Dr. Anaeze Offodile II from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and colleagues reviewed private equity acquisitions of hospitals from 2003 to 2017. They found that private equity acquisitions occurred mostly in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern US regions and were more likely to be for-profit hospitals in urban areas.

In addition, they found that private equity-acquired hospitals also had higher charge-to-cost ratios and operating margins.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Anaeze Offodile II to discuss this foundational piece of research on the role of private equity investments in health care.

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]]> To say the role of private equity investment in the health care system is growing would be an understatement. In 2018, the valuation of private equity deals in the US health care sector surpassed $100 billion, a 20-fold increase from 2000 when it was less than $5 billion.
 
Now, many are concerned that the incentive structures built into private equity financing have exacerbated trends such as surprise medical billing and contribute to increasing health care prices.

Despite the increased presence of private equity in health care, there's been little systematic examination of its scope and its effect on health care access and spending.

Published in the May 2021 edition of Health Affairs, Dr. Anaeze Offodile II from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and colleagues reviewed private equity acquisitions of hospitals from 2003 to 2017. They found that private equity acquisitions occurred mostly in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern US regions and were more likely to be for-profit hospitals in urban areas.

In addition, they found that private equity-acquired hospitals also had higher charge-to-cost ratios and operating margins.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Anaeze Offodile II to discuss this foundational piece of research on the role of private equity investments in health care.

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]]> Tue, 04 May 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1743 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Anaeze Offodile from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on the role of private equity investments in health care. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Anaeze Offodile from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on the role of private equity investments in health care. private equity, surprise billing, surprise medical billing, health equity, access to care No Should social risks factor into health care quality measures? 30 30 Should social risks factor into health care quality measures? full c60d1702-02be-4b60-825f-62621b071873 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4a4a36cc A central tenant of the move to value-based payment in health care is that quality can be measured and high quality providers should be rewarded for their excellence. But efforts to define and measure quality of care can run into challenges.

It's considered benign to take certain types of risk factors, such as disease severity, into account when measuring quality of care. But accounting for social risk factors, like poverty or housing instability, is a lot more controversial.

It's also the subject of today's A Health Podyssey.

In an April 2021 paper as part of Health Affairs' Policy Insights series, David Nerenz, director emeritus of the Center for Health Policy and Health Services Research at the Henry Ford Health System, and colleagues reviewed the arguments surrounding social risk factors and their inclusion in quality metrics. They concluded that "social risk adjustment should be the default option," and that is can be an important tool for promoting health equity.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview David Nerenz on social risk factors, his research, and what it means for hospitals to take responsibility for social determinants of health.

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]]> A central tenant of the move to value-based payment in health care is that quality can be measured and high quality providers should be rewarded for their excellence. But efforts to define and measure quality of care can run into challenges.

It's considered benign to take certain types of risk factors, such as disease severity, into account when measuring quality of care. But accounting for social risk factors, like poverty or housing instability, is a lot more controversial.

It's also the subject of today's A Health Podyssey.

In an April 2021 paper as part of Health Affairs' Policy Insights series, David Nerenz, director emeritus of the Center for Health Policy and Health Services Research at the Henry Ford Health System, and colleagues reviewed the arguments surrounding social risk factors and their inclusion in quality metrics. They concluded that "social risk adjustment should be the default option," and that is can be an important tool for promoting health equity.

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview David Nerenz on social risk factors, his research, and what it means for hospitals to take responsibility for social determinants of health.

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]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1691 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview David Nerenz from the Henry Ford Health System about social risk factors and their controversial inclusion as a measure of health care quality. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview David Nerenz from the Henry Ford Health System about social risk factors and their controversial inclusion as a measure of health care quality. health equity, quality measures, social risk factors, ICD-10, risk adjustment, risk adjustment coding No ACA closed health coverage gaps for pregnant women. There’s still a long way to go 28 28 ACA closed health coverage gaps for pregnant women. There’s still a long way to go full 2dcd82bf-9494-4313-b65a-df894b0f575c https://share.transistor.fm/s/b533aa7c The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the law of the land in the U.S. for 11 years and helped more than 20 million Americans gain health coverage. Still, some are losing it, even at times when they arguably need it most.

 

There are demonstrated health benefits for the mother and baby to having insurance before and during pregnancy and after giving birth. But a patchwork of programs leaves care gaps for this population. Typically, Medicaid only covers eligible pregnant women until they’re 60 days postpartum. The ACA allowed states that expanded Medicaid to offer longer coverage protections for eligible pregnant women. 


How big of a step was that, and what remains to be done? That's the topic of today's A Health Podyssey. 

 

Dr. Emily Johnston from the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss a new paper she published in the April 2021 edition of Health Affairs. Weil and Johnston talk about her research, which shows Medicaid expansion helped close many — but not all — gaps in coverage for pregnant women, as well as what the American Rescue Plan might mean for postpartum uninsurance.


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]]> The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the law of the land in the U.S. for 11 years and helped more than 20 million Americans gain health coverage. Still, some are losing it, even at times when they arguably need it most.

 

There are demonstrated health benefits for the mother and baby to having insurance before and during pregnancy and after giving birth. But a patchwork of programs leaves care gaps for this population. Typically, Medicaid only covers eligible pregnant women until they’re 60 days postpartum. The ACA allowed states that expanded Medicaid to offer longer coverage protections for eligible pregnant women. 


How big of a step was that, and what remains to be done? That's the topic of today's A Health Podyssey. 

 

Dr. Emily Johnston from the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss a new paper she published in the April 2021 edition of Health Affairs. Weil and Johnston talk about her research, which shows Medicaid expansion helped close many — but not all — gaps in coverage for pregnant women, as well as what the American Rescue Plan might mean for postpartum uninsurance.


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]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1205 Listen to Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Emily Johnston from the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Johnston shares insights from her latest research on women’s loss of Medicaid in the weeks before or after pregnancy. Listen to Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Emily Johnston from the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Johnston shares insights from her latest research on women’s loss of Medicaid in the weeks before or after pregnancy. postpartum uninsurance, maternal health equity, maternal health, preconception coverage, Medicaid, postpartum, pregnancy, prenatal, prenatal Medicaid No Urgent care centers cost more than you think 29 29 Urgent care centers cost more than you think full af374f4f-bf88-4bcc-b30b-ba6ce7a47347 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e2154420 The number of urgent care centers grew significantly in the last decade, thanks in part by private equity investments. They seek to lower health costs and be cheaper than the ER by conveniently providing on-demand care for easily treatable conditions.

But, when looking at the economics, urgent care clinics may increase net health care spending.

In a new research article published in the April 2021 edition of Health Affairs, Dr. Ari Friedman, assistant professor of emergency medicine, medical ethics, and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania, and colleagues studied the impact on urgent care centers on emergency department (ED) visits.

Their research found that although the entry of urgent care deterred lower-acuity ED visits, the impact was small. They estimate that 37 additional urgent care visits were associated with a reduction of a single lower-acuity ED visit. In addition, each $1,600 lower-acuity emergency department visit prevented was offset by a $6,000 increase in urgent care center costs.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, Ari Friedman joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss his research on the cost of urgent care centers and what it might tell us about patient utilization patterns.

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]]> The number of urgent care centers grew significantly in the last decade, thanks in part by private equity investments. They seek to lower health costs and be cheaper than the ER by conveniently providing on-demand care for easily treatable conditions.

But, when looking at the economics, urgent care clinics may increase net health care spending.

In a new research article published in the April 2021 edition of Health Affairs, Dr. Ari Friedman, assistant professor of emergency medicine, medical ethics, and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania, and colleagues studied the impact on urgent care centers on emergency department (ED) visits.

Their research found that although the entry of urgent care deterred lower-acuity ED visits, the impact was small. They estimate that 37 additional urgent care visits were associated with a reduction of a single lower-acuity ED visit. In addition, each $1,600 lower-acuity emergency department visit prevented was offset by a $6,000 increase in urgent care center costs.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, Ari Friedman joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss his research on the cost of urgent care centers and what it might tell us about patient utilization patterns.

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]]> Tue, 13 Apr 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1304 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview University of Pennsylvania's Ari Friedman on his research that shows urgent care costs increased net health care spending. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview University of Pennsylvania's Ari Friedman on his research that shows urgent care costs increased net health care spending. health care cost, urgent care centers, urgent care costs, low acuity care, low acuity care settings, emergency department costs, health care prices No The ACA led to an increase in the contraceptive-curious 27 27 The ACA led to an increase in the contraceptive-curious full a74e5d5a-f97f-4abb-94e9-0b9e9336d469 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c449b133 The Affordable Care Act requires all private health insurance to fully cover birth control. According to new research published in the April 2021 edition of Health Affairs, this contraception mandate led to increased use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) among women enrolled in high-deductible health plans. LARCs, such as IUDs, previously had high one-time, out-of-pocket expenses.

This is a positive development for women, according to Dr. Nora Becker, the lead researcher and an assistant professor at the University of Michigan. "LARCs are the best contraceptive methods available so having access to LARCs is really important for patients," she says on today's episode of A Health Podyssey. 

 

Becker argues that the benefits of contraception go beyond health: Women with access to contraception earn more money and have better professional outcomes. 

 

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Becker about her research on how the Affordable Care Act impacted the cost of long-acting reversible contraceptives, the role that behavioral economics plays when people choose a health plan, and what it all means for society.

 
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]]> The Affordable Care Act requires all private health insurance to fully cover birth control. According to new research published in the April 2021 edition of Health Affairs, this contraception mandate led to increased use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) among women enrolled in high-deductible health plans. LARCs, such as IUDs, previously had high one-time, out-of-pocket expenses.

This is a positive development for women, according to Dr. Nora Becker, the lead researcher and an assistant professor at the University of Michigan. "LARCs are the best contraceptive methods available so having access to LARCs is really important for patients," she says on today's episode of A Health Podyssey. 

 

Becker argues that the benefits of contraception go beyond health: Women with access to contraception earn more money and have better professional outcomes. 

 

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Becker about her research on how the Affordable Care Act impacted the cost of long-acting reversible contraceptives, the role that behavioral economics plays when people choose a health plan, and what it all means for society.

 
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]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1408 Listen to Alan Weil interview Dr. Nora Becker from the University of Michigan on the affordability of long-acting reversible contraceptives, how the Affordable Care Act impacted the costs associated with such devices, and the role of behavioral economics in choosing a health plan. Listen to Alan Weil interview Dr. Nora Becker from the University of Michigan on the affordability of long-acting reversible contraceptives, how the Affordable Care Act impacted the costs associated with such devices, and the role of behavioral economics LARCs, IUD, reproductive health, behavioral economics, LARC, contraception No Nursing homes have a staff turnover crisis – even before COVID-19 26 26 Nursing homes have a staff turnover crisis – even before COVID-19 full ac8acc0d-13f9-4c20-994d-26bd3a7d249d https://share.transistor.fm/s/66eb60ad Nursing homes are challenging places to work. As David Grabowski, a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, notes in today's episode of A Health Podyssey, "we knew the nursing home system was broken before the COVID-19 pandemic."

Grabowski recently co-authored two papers in the March 2021 edition of Health Affairs on the topic of nursing home staffing using a new Medicare data set (Payroll Based Journal) that spanned 2017-2019 and is a game changer for measuring quality. One article noted that Medicare's new patient-driven payment model resulted in reductions in therapy staffing in skilled nursing facilities. A second found that mean annual nursing staff turnover rate was an eye-popping 128 percent. 

Post-pandemic, the implications of a nursing home's high staffing turnover rate is clear: it could lead to health and safety risks for residents.

David Grabowski joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on today's episode to discuss his research, its implications, and why nursing home staff relationships with residents matter. He also delves into the complex ownership structures and the need for greater transparency and accountability in nursing homes.

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]]> Nursing homes are challenging places to work. As David Grabowski, a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, notes in today's episode of A Health Podyssey, "we knew the nursing home system was broken before the COVID-19 pandemic."

Grabowski recently co-authored two papers in the March 2021 edition of Health Affairs on the topic of nursing home staffing using a new Medicare data set (Payroll Based Journal) that spanned 2017-2019 and is a game changer for measuring quality. One article noted that Medicare's new patient-driven payment model resulted in reductions in therapy staffing in skilled nursing facilities. A second found that mean annual nursing staff turnover rate was an eye-popping 128 percent. 

Post-pandemic, the implications of a nursing home's high staffing turnover rate is clear: it could lead to health and safety risks for residents.

David Grabowski joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on today's episode to discuss his research, its implications, and why nursing home staff relationships with residents matter. He also delves into the complex ownership structures and the need for greater transparency and accountability in nursing homes.

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]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 02:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1404 Listen to Alan Weil interview David Grabowski, a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, on nursing home staff turnover and its implications for quality of care. Listen to Alan Weil interview David Grabowski, a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, on nursing home staff turnover and its implications for quality of care. nursing home staff, staff turnover, nursing home staff turnover, Medicare, Medicaid No Do teams work better than solo providers? Spoiler alert: Yes 25 25 Do teams work better than solo providers? Spoiler alert: Yes full b3c764b5-6469-4ee7-992d-062a4fab3a8c https://share.transistor.fm/s/3c8e1720 Medical training has historically focused almost exclusively on the skills and actions of individual physicians. Increasingly, clinical training is incorporating an understanding of how team-based care affects patient outcomes.

For patients with chronic disease such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, can teams provide better care?

Maximilian Pany and Lucy Chen, both MD-PhD candidates in health policy at Harvard Medical School, and coauthors recently published research on that very question in the March 2021 edition of Health Affairs. They found that provider teams outperformed solo providers in managing chronic diseases.

Both Maximilian Pany and Lucy Chen join Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss their research, team-based care, and how team composition and scope-of-practice fit into their findings. 

Listen to find out more. 

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]]> Medical training has historically focused almost exclusively on the skills and actions of individual physicians. Increasingly, clinical training is incorporating an understanding of how team-based care affects patient outcomes.

For patients with chronic disease such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, can teams provide better care?

Maximilian Pany and Lucy Chen, both MD-PhD candidates in health policy at Harvard Medical School, and coauthors recently published research on that very question in the March 2021 edition of Health Affairs. They found that provider teams outperformed solo providers in managing chronic diseases.

Both Maximilian Pany and Lucy Chen join Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss their research, team-based care, and how team composition and scope-of-practice fit into their findings. 

Listen to find out more. 

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]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2021 03:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1287 Listen to Alan Weil interview Maximilian Pany and Lucy Chen, both MD-PhD candidates in health policy at Harvard Medical School, on their research which found that provider teams outperformed solo providers in managing chronic diseases. Listen to Alan Weil interview Maximilian Pany and Lucy Chen, both MD-PhD candidates in health policy at Harvard Medical School, on their research which found that provider teams outperformed solo providers in managing chronic diseases. primary care, team-based care, diabetes care, diabetes, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, Harvard Medical School No Examining the telehealth digital divide for patients with limited English proficiency 24 24 Examining the telehealth digital divide for patients with limited English proficiency full fe17a472-f2d4-4bdb-bff3-6aeb2e596fa2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0ffc8961 The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an increase in telehealth utilization. Since that growth, researchers have made calls to ensure that telehealth's subsequent growth does not exacerbate disparities in care.

Evidence of the “digital divide,” or differences in the technology or skills needed to access telehealth care, is widely documented. Race, age, geography, health coverage, and more can all impact how and if one adopts and uses telehealth services. English language proficiency is one factor closely connected to telemedicine use, even before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Jorge Rodriguez, an instructor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and colleagues recently published research in the March 2021 edition of Health Affairs on telehealth use among patients with limited English proficiency using data from 2015-2018. They found that patients with limited English proficiency had lower rates of telehealth use when compared to proficient English speakers and argue that policy makers must focus on limited English proficiency as an important factor to promote telehealth equity and mitigate the digital divide.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil interviews Jorge Rodriguez on telehealth utilization for patients with limited English proficiency, the digital divide, and how technology equity feeds into health equity initiatives.

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]]> The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an increase in telehealth utilization. Since that growth, researchers have made calls to ensure that telehealth's subsequent growth does not exacerbate disparities in care.

Evidence of the “digital divide,” or differences in the technology or skills needed to access telehealth care, is widely documented. Race, age, geography, health coverage, and more can all impact how and if one adopts and uses telehealth services. English language proficiency is one factor closely connected to telemedicine use, even before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Jorge Rodriguez, an instructor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and colleagues recently published research in the March 2021 edition of Health Affairs on telehealth use among patients with limited English proficiency using data from 2015-2018. They found that patients with limited English proficiency had lower rates of telehealth use when compared to proficient English speakers and argue that policy makers must focus on limited English proficiency as an important factor to promote telehealth equity and mitigate the digital divide.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil interviews Jorge Rodriguez on telehealth utilization for patients with limited English proficiency, the digital divide, and how technology equity feeds into health equity initiatives.

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]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 02:30:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1419 Listen to Alan Weil interview Jorge Rodriguez, an instructor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, on telehealth use among patients with limited English proficiency and how technology equity feeds into health equity initiatives. Listen to Alan Weil interview Jorge Rodriguez, an instructor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, on telehealth use among patients with limited English proficiency and how technology equity feeds into health equity initi telehealth, telemedicine, telehealth adoption, telehealth utilization, limited english proficiency, digital divide No Commercial insurers take note: bundled payments can save thousands per procedure 23 23 Commercial insurers take note: bundled payments can save thousands per procedure full 151691e2-eca7-469f-9d0d-54e9bc666469 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cff46298 Bundled payments have long been an experiment in the Medicare program to help reduce health care spending. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) gave the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services broad authority to test bundled payments, or paying providers for episodes of care instead of for each service provided.

Research has found savings associated with participating in the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative. While there have been encouraging results, Medicare has experienced net losses under BPCI when taking reconciliation payments into account.

However, some alternative payment models have seen significant savings. There's still much to learn as the new iteration of BPCI — BCPI Advanced — continues.

For example, Christopher Whaley, a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, and coauthors recently published research in the March 2021 issue as part of the Health Affairs Considering Health Spending series. They found a bundled payment program developed by Carrum Health for orthopedic and surgical procedures in a commercially-insured population led to significant price reductions of more than 10%, or more than $4,000 per procedure, with employers capturing approximately 85% of the savings.

In this episode of A Health Podyssey, listen to Alan Weil interview Christopher Whaley on bundled payments, the promise of direct payments in the commercial market, and whether alternative payments can become a mainstream payment model.

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]]> Bundled payments have long been an experiment in the Medicare program to help reduce health care spending. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) gave the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services broad authority to test bundled payments, or paying providers for episodes of care instead of for each service provided.

Research has found savings associated with participating in the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative. While there have been encouraging results, Medicare has experienced net losses under BPCI when taking reconciliation payments into account.

However, some alternative payment models have seen significant savings. There's still much to learn as the new iteration of BPCI — BCPI Advanced — continues.

For example, Christopher Whaley, a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, and coauthors recently published research in the March 2021 issue as part of the Health Affairs Considering Health Spending series. They found a bundled payment program developed by Carrum Health for orthopedic and surgical procedures in a commercially-insured population led to significant price reductions of more than 10%, or more than $4,000 per procedure, with employers capturing approximately 85% of the savings.

In this episode of A Health Podyssey, listen to Alan Weil interview Christopher Whaley on bundled payments, the promise of direct payments in the commercial market, and whether alternative payments can become a mainstream payment model.

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]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2021 02:30:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1495 Listen to Alan Weil interview Christopher Whaley, a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, on bundled payments, the promise of direct payments in the commercial market, and whether alternative payments can go from a boutique idea to mainstream model. Listen to Alan Weil interview Christopher Whaley, a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, on bundled payments, the promise of direct payments in the commercial market, and whether alternative payments can go from a boutique idea to mainstream model. alternative payment models, direct payments, bundled payments, Medicare savings No What new pandemic unemployment benefits taught us about health 22 22 What new pandemic unemployment benefits taught us about health full a857dc8f-dce2-442c-a9d8-3c7a0405d3b4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b1417880 The COVID-19 pandemic caused an enormous wave of disruption to the U.S. economy, leading the unemployment rate to rise to a record high of 14.7% in April 2020.

While unemployment has since improved — the unemployment rate in January 2021 was 6.3% — America has yet to reach the employment levels it held before the pandemic.

In response to so many out of work, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in March 2020 expanded eligibility for unemployment benefits. Within that legislative package, the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) increased the amount of money people could receive through such programs.

FPUC expired for the first time in July 2020, leading to insurance beneficiaries receiving smaller benefits.

Employment and job security is a known social determinant of health and the relationship to suddenly losing a job and a person's health isn't yet widely understood. To study the how FPUC may have affected unmet health-related social needs, Seth Berkowitz from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Sanjay Basu from Harvard Medical School examined these needs and mental health among unemployment insurance beneficiaries before and after the initial expiration of FPUC.

Published in the March 2021 edition of Health Affairs, Berkowitz and Basu's research found that the initial FPUC expiration was associated with a 10-percentage-point increase in risk for self-reported missed housing payments. In addition, risk for food insufficiency as well as depression and anxiety symptoms increased among households receiving unemployment insurance benefits.

Seth Berkowitz joins Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss his research, the potential health impact of unemployment insurance, the changing nature of work in the U.S., and how direct payments programs — such as universal basic income — could compliment social safety nets.

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]]> The COVID-19 pandemic caused an enormous wave of disruption to the U.S. economy, leading the unemployment rate to rise to a record high of 14.7% in April 2020.

While unemployment has since improved — the unemployment rate in January 2021 was 6.3% — America has yet to reach the employment levels it held before the pandemic.

In response to so many out of work, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in March 2020 expanded eligibility for unemployment benefits. Within that legislative package, the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) increased the amount of money people could receive through such programs.

FPUC expired for the first time in July 2020, leading to insurance beneficiaries receiving smaller benefits.

Employment and job security is a known social determinant of health and the relationship to suddenly losing a job and a person's health isn't yet widely understood. To study the how FPUC may have affected unmet health-related social needs, Seth Berkowitz from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Sanjay Basu from Harvard Medical School examined these needs and mental health among unemployment insurance beneficiaries before and after the initial expiration of FPUC.

Published in the March 2021 edition of Health Affairs, Berkowitz and Basu's research found that the initial FPUC expiration was associated with a 10-percentage-point increase in risk for self-reported missed housing payments. In addition, risk for food insufficiency as well as depression and anxiety symptoms increased among households receiving unemployment insurance benefits.

Seth Berkowitz joins Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss his research, the potential health impact of unemployment insurance, the changing nature of work in the U.S., and how direct payments programs — such as universal basic income — could compliment social safety nets.

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]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2021 03:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1506 Listen to Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Seth Berkowitz, assistant professor of medicine at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on how unemployment compensation expiration affected unmet social needs and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Seth Berkowitz, assistant professor of medicine at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on how unemployment compensation expiration affected unmet social needs and mental health during the COVID-19 universal basic income, unemployment, unemployment benefits, social safety net, COVID-19 pandemic, University of North Carolina No Yes, COVID-19 changed telemedicine use — but it's complicated 21 21 Yes, COVID-19 changed telemedicine use — but it's complicated full b936d9fc-dfc5-4e72-8f59-c9380d0ce183 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3e732f3b There's no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic spurred an increase in telemedicine use. As Americans were reluctant to venture out of their homes in the pandemic's early months, both public and private payers were quick to change telehealth reimbursement policies as admissions plummeted.

According to new research published in the February edition of Health Affairs, 30.1% of all outpatient visits were provided via telemedicine from January 2020 to June 2020. The weekly number of telemedicine visits rose by a 23-fold increase during the same time period.

Prior to 2020, telehealth hadn't yet become a mainstream avenue of care despite the technology being in place for at least a decade. As COVID-19 vaccines are deployed and mutations spread, a question remains whether telemedicine will finally become a popular care delivery option.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil interviews Dr. Michael Barnett, from the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Dr. Sadiq Patel, from Harvard Medical School, on their research published in Health Affairs, how specialty care providers are adopting telemedicine, the speed of their research, and where the telemedicine field may be heading.

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]]> There's no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic spurred an increase in telemedicine use. As Americans were reluctant to venture out of their homes in the pandemic's early months, both public and private payers were quick to change telehealth reimbursement policies as admissions plummeted.

According to new research published in the February edition of Health Affairs, 30.1% of all outpatient visits were provided via telemedicine from January 2020 to June 2020. The weekly number of telemedicine visits rose by a 23-fold increase during the same time period.

Prior to 2020, telehealth hadn't yet become a mainstream avenue of care despite the technology being in place for at least a decade. As COVID-19 vaccines are deployed and mutations spread, a question remains whether telemedicine will finally become a popular care delivery option.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil interviews Dr. Michael Barnett, from the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Dr. Sadiq Patel, from Harvard Medical School, on their research published in Health Affairs, how specialty care providers are adopting telemedicine, the speed of their research, and where the telemedicine field may be heading.

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]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 03:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1603 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Michael Barnett and Sadiq Patel from Harvard on how telemedicine use changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and where the field may be heading. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Michael Barnett and Sadiq Patel from Harvard on how telemedicine use changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and where the field may be heading. telemedicine, outpatient care, urgent care, dermatology, telehealth, Doctor on Demand, Teladoc, American Well, Amwell No Building the next generation of American Indian doctors 20 20 Building the next generation of American Indian doctors full af0518ea-e89c-4458-98d7-da4935b04bd3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6de10437 "Quite honestly, it is not easy to be a nerd on the reservation." - Dr. Donald Warne

Pathways are not predetermined in life. But, without readily available role models to point to, it can be difficult for young people to know what options may be available as they advance toward adulthood.

Currently, there's a shortage of health care providers for Indigenous populations, which have been linked to limited access to care and higher rates of chronic health conditions. As native physicians are more likely than non-native physicians to serve these populations, increasing the number of native physicians is a critical strategy for improving access for this population.

At the University of North Dakota, role-modeling is a key component to increase interest and build the next generation of American Indian physicians. Currently, American Indian or Alaskan native students make up about 1% of medical school students nationwide. At the University of North Dakota's medical school, 1 in 10 students came from Indigenous background, the highest ratio in the country.

Since 1973, the Indians Into Medicine program has graduated over 250 American Indian and Alaskan Native physicians. It's a growing presence in the health profession and the subject of a Leading to Health article published in the February 2021 edition of Health Affairs.

On A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil speaks with Dr. Donald Warne, a professor and director of the Indians Into Medicine program at the University of North Dakota and a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, to discuss the shortage of health care providers for American Indians and Indigenous populations and how the program helps create an interest in medicine at an early age for American Indians.

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]]> "Quite honestly, it is not easy to be a nerd on the reservation." - Dr. Donald Warne

Pathways are not predetermined in life. But, without readily available role models to point to, it can be difficult for young people to know what options may be available as they advance toward adulthood.

Currently, there's a shortage of health care providers for Indigenous populations, which have been linked to limited access to care and higher rates of chronic health conditions. As native physicians are more likely than non-native physicians to serve these populations, increasing the number of native physicians is a critical strategy for improving access for this population.

At the University of North Dakota, role-modeling is a key component to increase interest and build the next generation of American Indian physicians. Currently, American Indian or Alaskan native students make up about 1% of medical school students nationwide. At the University of North Dakota's medical school, 1 in 10 students came from Indigenous background, the highest ratio in the country.

Since 1973, the Indians Into Medicine program has graduated over 250 American Indian and Alaskan Native physicians. It's a growing presence in the health profession and the subject of a Leading to Health article published in the February 2021 edition of Health Affairs.

On A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil speaks with Dr. Donald Warne, a professor and director of the Indians Into Medicine program at the University of North Dakota and a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, to discuss the shortage of health care providers for American Indians and Indigenous populations and how the program helps create an interest in medicine at an early age for American Indians.

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]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 03:30:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1331 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Donald Warne, a professor and director of the Indians Into Medicine program at the University of North Dakota, on increasing the number of American Indian physicians and improving health care access for Indigenous populations. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Donald Warne, a professor and director of the Indians Into Medicine program at the University of North Dakota, on increasing the number of American Indian physicians and improving health car indigenous populations, Indigenous healthcare, American Indian, medical school, medical school pipeline No What the Biden administration urgently needs to address in health care 19 19 What the Biden administration urgently needs to address in health care full 5a81d19a-db30-47c7-8b62-94fff0d51393 https://share.transistor.fm/s/250d63f5 In the February 2021 edition, Health Affairs presented a collection of papers from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) for their Vital Directions for Health and Health Care project.

While originally established in 2016, NAM reassessed its priorities and found a vastly different health care landscape in 2020. Not only had the COVID-19 pandemic ripped through the health care ecosystem nationwide, but issues regarding maternal health, mental health, and elder care surfaced as pressing concerns. And, as always, health costs and financing was flagged for appraisal.

But, as Dr. Victor Dzau, president of the National Academy of Medicine, and colleagues note in their opening commentary, health equity was present throughout every priority.

The collection of commentaries from NAM sets forth health and health care priorities for 2021 and the new Biden administration. Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities For 2021 identifies the overarching theme of this series as the clear and urgent obligation for the US to turn its full attention to the growing problem of health inequities and to the structural racism that perpetuates health disparities.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Victor Dzau on the new Vital Directions publication, why health equity is fundamental for shaping health system reform, and how converging science disciplines will shape the field of health and medicine.

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]]> In the February 2021 edition, Health Affairs presented a collection of papers from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) for their Vital Directions for Health and Health Care project.

While originally established in 2016, NAM reassessed its priorities and found a vastly different health care landscape in 2020. Not only had the COVID-19 pandemic ripped through the health care ecosystem nationwide, but issues regarding maternal health, mental health, and elder care surfaced as pressing concerns. And, as always, health costs and financing was flagged for appraisal.

But, as Dr. Victor Dzau, president of the National Academy of Medicine, and colleagues note in their opening commentary, health equity was present throughout every priority.

The collection of commentaries from NAM sets forth health and health care priorities for 2021 and the new Biden administration. Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities For 2021 identifies the overarching theme of this series as the clear and urgent obligation for the US to turn its full attention to the growing problem of health inequities and to the structural racism that perpetuates health disparities.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Victor Dzau on the new Vital Directions publication, why health equity is fundamental for shaping health system reform, and how converging science disciplines will shape the field of health and medicine.

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]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2021 03:30:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1665 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Victor Dzau, president of the National Academy of Medicine, on the new Vital Directions publication, how health equity is fundamental for shaping health system reform, and why science should embrace social and behavioral disciplines. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Victor Dzau, president of the National Academy of Medicine, on the new Vital Directions publication, how health equity is fundamental for shaping health system reform, and why science should health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Auditing the admission practices for opioid use disorder treatment 18 18 Auditing the admission practices for opioid use disorder treatment full 764f60f3-7705-4fdf-836b-43f481607359 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e2bcc33f The opioid epidemic has ravaged American life.

It has claimed more than 750,000 lives as a result of a drug overdose since 1999. In 2018 alone, more than 2 million people had an opioid use disorder and more than 800,000 people used heroin.

To alleviate these deaths of despair and get people the treatment they need, many individuals are looking to short-term residential facilities for substance use treatment programs, commonly referred to as rehabilitation, or rehab.

But, as a paper in the 2021 February issue of Health Affairs notes, recruitment practices and cost of care at these facilities can raise concerns. The authors found most programs required up-front payments, with for-profit programs charging more than twice as much as nonprofits.

Listen to Alan Weil interview Tamara Beetham, a PhD student in health policy and management at the Yale School of Medicine and lead author of the paper.

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]]> The opioid epidemic has ravaged American life.

It has claimed more than 750,000 lives as a result of a drug overdose since 1999. In 2018 alone, more than 2 million people had an opioid use disorder and more than 800,000 people used heroin.

To alleviate these deaths of despair and get people the treatment they need, many individuals are looking to short-term residential facilities for substance use treatment programs, commonly referred to as rehabilitation, or rehab.

But, as a paper in the 2021 February issue of Health Affairs notes, recruitment practices and cost of care at these facilities can raise concerns. The authors found most programs required up-front payments, with for-profit programs charging more than twice as much as nonprofits.

Listen to Alan Weil interview Tamara Beetham, a PhD student in health policy and management at the Yale School of Medicine and lead author of the paper.

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]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2021 03:30:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1270 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Tamara Beetham, a PhD student in the department of health policy and management at the Yale School of Medicine, on the admission practices and costs of care for opioid use disorder at U.S. rehab facilities. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Tamara Beetham, a PhD student in the department of health policy and management at the Yale School of Medicine, on the admission practices and costs of care for opioid use disorder at U.S. rehab rehab, addiction treatment, harm reduction, opioid use disorder, opioid epidemic, rehab programs, cost of rehab No Health economists may be getting the supply-and-demand framework all wrong 17 17 Health economists may be getting the supply-and-demand framework all wrong full 549e7a15-3859-4df3-8ecf-db9ce64fa446 https://share.transistor.fm/s/da2af8ea Have health economists been underestimating supply-side constraints when making predictions regarding cost and utilization for universal health coverage programs, such as Medicare For All? That's certainly what Dr. Adam Gaffney, a pulmonary specialist from Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School, and colleagues posit in a new policy paper published in the January 2021 issue of Health Affairs.

As Gaffney and co-authors note in their paper, "focusing only on the impact of health care reform on government expenditures is short-sighted." On the supply side, there's a natural limit to doctor and nurses' time as well as the number of hospital beds in a given facility.

Their analysis suggest that while first-dollar universal coverage expansion would increase ambulatory visits by about 7-10% and hospital use by about 0-3%, modest administrative savings could offset the costs of these increases.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil and Adam Gaffney take listeners through health reform economics 101 before sharing the implications of the paper, ultimately questioning whether health reform is too focused on a demand-side framework.

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]]> Have health economists been underestimating supply-side constraints when making predictions regarding cost and utilization for universal health coverage programs, such as Medicare For All? That's certainly what Dr. Adam Gaffney, a pulmonary specialist from Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School, and colleagues posit in a new policy paper published in the January 2021 issue of Health Affairs.

As Gaffney and co-authors note in their paper, "focusing only on the impact of health care reform on government expenditures is short-sighted." On the supply side, there's a natural limit to doctor and nurses' time as well as the number of hospital beds in a given facility.

Their analysis suggest that while first-dollar universal coverage expansion would increase ambulatory visits by about 7-10% and hospital use by about 0-3%, modest administrative savings could offset the costs of these increases.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil and Adam Gaffney take listeners through health reform economics 101 before sharing the implications of the paper, ultimately questioning whether health reform is too focused on a demand-side framework.

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]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:15:16 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1578 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Adam Gaffney, a pulmonary specialist from Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School, on how medical care use could change under universal health coverage. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Adam Gaffney, a pulmonary specialist from Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School, on how medical care use could change under universal health coverage. universal health coverage, universal coverage, Medicare for all, M4A, supply and demand, heads in beds, Medicare No If you give people coverage, they use it 16 16 If you give people coverage, they use it full 232e486d-020d-46f5-88ba-02f76248651d https://share.transistor.fm/s/e4242c58 More than 500,000 individuals in the U.S. experience homeless at any given time, and many of those individuals qualify for Medicaid in states that expanded the program under the Affordable Care Act.

Medicaid expansion can be helpful for individuals unable to afford private health insurance. Medicaid expansion has been found to slow rates of health decline for some low-income adults, for example. But to date, little is known about the relationship between those experiencing homelessness gaining coverage through Medicaid expansion and health care service use.

With homelessness on the rise in the United States, it is important to study such trends and what implications they may have for both those experiencing homelessness and health care providers.

On today's episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil interviews Dr. Jeral Self, a researcher at Mathematica and an adjunct faculty member at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, on how Medicaid expansion affected health care utilization for adults experiencing homelessness in Arkansas.

Listen to what this new data reveal about the health care needs of those experiencing homelessness.

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]]> More than 500,000 individuals in the U.S. experience homeless at any given time, and many of those individuals qualify for Medicaid in states that expanded the program under the Affordable Care Act.

Medicaid expansion can be helpful for individuals unable to afford private health insurance. Medicaid expansion has been found to slow rates of health decline for some low-income adults, for example. But to date, little is known about the relationship between those experiencing homelessness gaining coverage through Medicaid expansion and health care service use.

With homelessness on the rise in the United States, it is important to study such trends and what implications they may have for both those experiencing homelessness and health care providers.

On today's episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil interviews Dr. Jeral Self, a researcher at Mathematica and an adjunct faculty member at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, on how Medicaid expansion affected health care utilization for adults experiencing homelessness in Arkansas.

Listen to what this new data reveal about the health care needs of those experiencing homelessness.

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]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:45:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1296 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Jeral Self, a researcher at Mathematica and an adjunct faculty member at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, on how Medicaid expansion affected health care utilization for adults experiencing homelessness in Arkansas. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Dr. Jeral Self, a researcher at Mathematica and an adjunct faculty member at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, on how Medicaid expansion affected health care utilization homelessness, healthcare costs, healthcare spending, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Homeless No And the value of an additional star for physicians and hospitals is... 15 15 And the value of an additional star for physicians and hospitals is... full 4e04f0ce-7dd4-48af-97e8-2ebc930b32d9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/84a7a186 For better or worse, online platforms and social media have enabled individuals to publicly post their opinions of businesses online. As a result, business are at the mercy of public feedback, which can have an impact on their success.

Hospitals and physicians are not immune to this trend. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has pushed the idea of consumerization through price transparency policies and the Five-Star Quality Rating System so that patients can rate their providers, for example.

But what is the actual value of a star rating?

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil interviews Dr. Adam Schwartz, associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, who wrote a research paper with colleagues in the January 2021 issue of Health Affairs on the monetary value of an additional hospital or physician star rating when choosing a provider for total joint replacement.

While patients' interpretation of star ratings has been poorly understood historically, Schwartz and his colleagues put forward data to help spur further research to understand the value and trust patients place in publicly reported quality ratings.

Listen to Alan Weill and Adam Schwartz discuss public reporting, quality ratings, and their implications on hospital and physician businesses.

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]]> For better or worse, online platforms and social media have enabled individuals to publicly post their opinions of businesses online. As a result, business are at the mercy of public feedback, which can have an impact on their success.

Hospitals and physicians are not immune to this trend. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has pushed the idea of consumerization through price transparency policies and the Five-Star Quality Rating System so that patients can rate their providers, for example.

But what is the actual value of a star rating?

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil interviews Dr. Adam Schwartz, associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, who wrote a research paper with colleagues in the January 2021 issue of Health Affairs on the monetary value of an additional hospital or physician star rating when choosing a provider for total joint replacement.

While patients' interpretation of star ratings has been poorly understood historically, Schwartz and his colleagues put forward data to help spur further research to understand the value and trust patients place in publicly reported quality ratings.

Listen to Alan Weill and Adam Schwartz discuss public reporting, quality ratings, and their implications on hospital and physician businesses.

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]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1232 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Adam Schwartz, associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, on the monetary value of an additional hospital or physician star rating when choosing a provider for total joint replacement. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Adam Schwartz, associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, on the monetary value of an additional hospital or physician star rating when choosin CMS, physician star rating, CMS physician star rating, total joint replacement, joint replacement, arthoplasty, Yelp, yelpification, physician customer reviews, No Value-based care isn’t transforming healthcare spending 14 14 Value-based care isn’t transforming healthcare spending full ef819669-a158-4de8-b4ba-048732bb5394 https://share.transistor.fm/s/21a0b1e6 Every year, Health Affairs publishes a retrospective look at national healthcare spending. In 2020, Anne Martin and colleagues from the CMS Office of the Actuary found that U.S. healthcare spending increased 4.6% to $3.8 trillion in 2019. 


The rate of health spending declined slightly from 2018, which noted a growth rate of 4.7%. Hospital care, physician and clinical services, and retail purchase of prescription drugs, which accounted for 61% of total national health spending, saw faster growth rates in spending in 2019.


These figures predate the coronavirus, which has led to major changes in healthcare delivery and spending. 


In this week’s episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil invites Sherry Glied, dean of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, to the program. They take a step back from the main findings from the paper and discuss the relationship between administrative costs and the high costs of healthcare prices. 


Listen to Sherry Glied share why she thinks value-based care won’t be transformational and how public health is a desirable field to choose a career in now.


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]]> Every year, Health Affairs publishes a retrospective look at national healthcare spending. In 2020, Anne Martin and colleagues from the CMS Office of the Actuary found that U.S. healthcare spending increased 4.6% to $3.8 trillion in 2019. 


The rate of health spending declined slightly from 2018, which noted a growth rate of 4.7%. Hospital care, physician and clinical services, and retail purchase of prescription drugs, which accounted for 61% of total national health spending, saw faster growth rates in spending in 2019.


These figures predate the coronavirus, which has led to major changes in healthcare delivery and spending. 


In this week’s episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil invites Sherry Glied, dean of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, to the program. They take a step back from the main findings from the paper and discuss the relationship between administrative costs and the high costs of healthcare prices. 


Listen to Sherry Glied share why she thinks value-based care won’t be transformational and how public health is a desirable field to choose a career in now.


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]]> Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1559 Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sherry Glied, dean of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, on national healthcare spending in 2019, whether value-based care will be transformational, and why public health is a desirable field to work in now. Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Sherry Glied, dean of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, on national healthcare spending in 2019, whether value-based care will be transformational, a national healthcare spending, health care spending, healthcare spending, healthcare economist, hospital prices, hospital prices, value-based care No From Colorado to Washington: Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil discusses his past, healthcare’s future 13 13 From Colorado to Washington: Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil discusses his past, healthcare’s future full 0225446b-0382-41b6-9cee-727d711938c1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fde4f751 As we close the books on the year 2020, we turn the tables on Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil wherein the interviewer becomes the interviewee.

Alan shares a bit about his educational background, what it actually means to be the editor for the leading health policy journal, and how empirical research has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Looking back at the year's event, he elaborates on his blog post from June explaining his skepticism that the healthcare system can actually address social determinants of health. Looking forward to 2021, he predicts that administrative moves may continue to dominate the health policy landscape as a result of the 2020 election.

Listen to Alan Weil talk about these topics and more on a special episode of A Health Podyssey.

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]]> As we close the books on the year 2020, we turn the tables on Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil wherein the interviewer becomes the interviewee.

Alan shares a bit about his educational background, what it actually means to be the editor for the leading health policy journal, and how empirical research has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Looking back at the year's event, he elaborates on his blog post from June explaining his skepticism that the healthcare system can actually address social determinants of health. Looking forward to 2021, he predicts that administrative moves may continue to dominate the health policy landscape as a result of the 2020 election.

Listen to Alan Weil talk about these topics and more on a special episode of A Health Podyssey.

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]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2020 06:30:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1537 We turn the tables in this episode and ask Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil about his educational background, what it means to be the editor for the leading health policy journal, how empirical research has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic, his views on social determinants of health, and his health policy predictions for 2021. We turn the tables in this episode and ask Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil about his educational background, what it means to be the editor for the leading health policy journal, how empirical research has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic, his climate change, publishing, media industry, racial inequity, health equity, racial injustice, social determinants, Paul Starr, No Healthcare take note: every greenhouse gas emission matters 12 12 Healthcare take note: every greenhouse gas emission matters full d97dd0d8-39ca-4596-a0d9-1e2b0fddde03 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b143c8ee From severe weather such as the destructive wildfires in California to air pollution nationwide, there's a growing body of knowledge linking climate change to human health.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, host Alan Weil interviews Dr. Kristie Ebi, a professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, to discuss this complex relationship.

Ebi served as the theme advisor for the December edition of Health Affairs, which is fully dedicated to exploring that link between climate and health. She published two papers in the issue. One notes that the people most harmed by climate change are those who have so far contributed the least to greenhouse gas emissions. The second connects how detection and attribution studies could quantify how climate change is affecting health.

They note that while emissions have fallen during the COVID-19 pandemic, it's not enough to make a long-term impact. With the healthcare industry responsible for about 4.5% of the worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, hospitals and health systems can take the moment to re-evaluate their relationship to climate change.

Listen to hear why Dr. Ebi believes individuals shouldn't feel hopeless in the face of climate change.

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]]> From severe weather such as the destructive wildfires in California to air pollution nationwide, there's a growing body of knowledge linking climate change to human health.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, host Alan Weil interviews Dr. Kristie Ebi, a professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, to discuss this complex relationship.

Ebi served as the theme advisor for the December edition of Health Affairs, which is fully dedicated to exploring that link between climate and health. She published two papers in the issue. One notes that the people most harmed by climate change are those who have so far contributed the least to greenhouse gas emissions. The second connects how detection and attribution studies could quantify how climate change is affecting health.

They note that while emissions have fallen during the COVID-19 pandemic, it's not enough to make a long-term impact. With the healthcare industry responsible for about 4.5% of the worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, hospitals and health systems can take the moment to re-evaluate their relationship to climate change.

Listen to hear why Dr. Ebi believes individuals shouldn't feel hopeless in the face of climate change.

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]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2020 07:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1371 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dr. Kristie Ebi, a professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, on the complex relationship between climate change and human health. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dr. Kristie Ebi, a professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, on the complex relationship between climate change and human health. climate change, pollution, hospital pollution, human health, dengue, California wildfires, wildfires, global warming No Can climate change solutions be served with school lunches? 11 11 Can climate change solutions be served with school lunches? full b424c055-c791-46c5-aea6-b0acfaecca97 https://share.transistor.fm/s/97949acb Does America have a healthy relationship with food?


In addition to the direct health effects of diet, food production and distribution affects environmental factors, which then trickles down to our health statuses. For example, an estimated one quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions relate to food production.


In a new paper published in the climate-centric December edition of Health Affairs, Mary Kathryn Poole, a PhD student in population health sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and colleagues explored the relationship between The National School Lunch Program, one of the largest federal food programs, and its impacts on the environment.


In this week’s episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil interviews Mary Kathryn Poole to discuss her paper, the EAT-Lancet Commission’s reference diet, strategies to reduce red meat consumption, and how they relate to planetary health diets.


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]]> Does America have a healthy relationship with food?


In addition to the direct health effects of diet, food production and distribution affects environmental factors, which then trickles down to our health statuses. For example, an estimated one quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions relate to food production.


In a new paper published in the climate-centric December edition of Health Affairs, Mary Kathryn Poole, a PhD student in population health sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and colleagues explored the relationship between The National School Lunch Program, one of the largest federal food programs, and its impacts on the environment.


In this week’s episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil interviews Mary Kathryn Poole to discuss her paper, the EAT-Lancet Commission’s reference diet, strategies to reduce red meat consumption, and how they relate to planetary health diets.


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]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 07:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1117 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Mary Kathryn Poole, a PhD student in population health sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on how school lunch programs could affect planetary health. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Mary Kathryn Poole, a PhD student in population health sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on how school lunch programs could affect planetary health. planetary health, school lunch programs, school lunches, SDoH, nutrition, climate change, EAT-Lancet, school lunch nutrition standards No When climate change impacts Indigenous identities, mental health suffers 10 10 When climate change impacts Indigenous identities, mental health suffers full 62f88d1a-f653-45f5-8636-e6df1288ee1b https://share.transistor.fm/s/44922dbe How are Indigenous communities responding to climate change?


It’s an important but often under-looked question. As a new paper published in the climate-centric December edition of Health Affairs posits, Indigenous communities are uniquely vulnerable as climate-related events can impact their day-to-day lives, self-determination, and physical and emotional health.


In 2016, the Pala Band of Mission Indians tribe, who are located in southern California, conducted a vulnerability assessment regarding the effects of climate change. High temperatures, wildfires, storm flooding and drought were all identified as major concerns.


And yet, the assessment revealed few participants were aware of many of the potential health consequences at the individual and community levels as a result of these threats.


Indigenous communities have a history of adapting to their environment but some impacts from climate change for these communities are unexpected.


In this week’s episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil interviews Shasta Gaughen, director of the Pala Environmental Department for the Pala Band of Mission Indians, to discuss her recent paper and these unintended consequences of climate change as it relates to physical, mental, and cultural health for Indigenous communities.


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]]> How are Indigenous communities responding to climate change?


It’s an important but often under-looked question. As a new paper published in the climate-centric December edition of Health Affairs posits, Indigenous communities are uniquely vulnerable as climate-related events can impact their day-to-day lives, self-determination, and physical and emotional health.


In 2016, the Pala Band of Mission Indians tribe, who are located in southern California, conducted a vulnerability assessment regarding the effects of climate change. High temperatures, wildfires, storm flooding and drought were all identified as major concerns.


And yet, the assessment revealed few participants were aware of many of the potential health consequences at the individual and community levels as a result of these threats.


Indigenous communities have a history of adapting to their environment but some impacts from climate change for these communities are unexpected.


In this week’s episode of A Health Podyssey, Alan Weil interviews Shasta Gaughen, director of the Pala Environmental Department for the Pala Band of Mission Indians, to discuss her recent paper and these unintended consequences of climate change as it relates to physical, mental, and cultural health for Indigenous communities.


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]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2020 07:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1506 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Shasta Gaughen, director of the Pala Environmental Department for the Pala Band of Mission Indians, on how climate change is affecting the culture and health of Indigenous communities. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Shasta Gaughen, director of the Pala Environmental Department for the Pala Band of Mission Indians, on how climate change is affecting the culture and health of Indigenous communities. health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No 'What are we going to do about it?': An essay on racism and health inequities 9 9 'What are we going to do about it?': An essay on racism and health inequities full 79f04dd1-4bdd-4e14-a748-6323737e2d2a https://share.transistor.fm/s/d82aee66 Brooke Cunningham is a general internist, sociologist, and assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota.

After George Floyd's killing, she wrote and published a Narrative Matters essay in Health Affairs on how the health effects of racism become embodied for her and other Black Americans.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brooke Cunningham about the essay and what she hopes listeners and readers take from her writing. After the interview, Brooke reads her essay in full.

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]]> Brooke Cunningham is a general internist, sociologist, and assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota.

After George Floyd's killing, she wrote and published a Narrative Matters essay in Health Affairs on how the health effects of racism become embodied for her and other Black Americans.

On this episode of A Health Podyssey, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brooke Cunningham about the essay and what she hopes listeners and readers take from her writing. After the interview, Brooke reads her essay in full.

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]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 2105 Listen to Brooke Cunningham, general internist and assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, reflect on how the health effects of racism become embodied for her and other Black Americans. Listen to Brooke Cunningham, general internist and assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, reflect on how the health effects of racism become embodied for her and other Black Americans. racism, George Floyd, health equity, racial disparities No Ensuring equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine once it's here 8 8 Ensuring equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine once it's here full 78052ad4-886d-4aaa-a394-385d3d56b10f https://share.transistor.fm/s/53b7c43e In November, the pharma companies Pfizer and Moderna both announced substantial progress on a potential COVID-19 vaccine. While both vaccines showed promising results during clinical trials, questions remain for what's next and how to distribute a vaccine once it's available for public use.

One major question mark concerns logistics. For example, the Pfizer vaccine needs to be kept at extremely cold temperatures while traveling through the supply chain — though that doesn't seem to be the case for Moderna's vaccine.

Another worry is ensuring equitable access to an effective vaccine. Dr. Angela Shen, visiting scientist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and vaccine policy expert, recently published a paper on the topic in a special cluster on COVID-19 vaccines in Health Affairs. She joins A Health Podyssey to discuss her paper, as well as the challenges and opportunities the US will face to secure equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine.

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]]> In November, the pharma companies Pfizer and Moderna both announced substantial progress on a potential COVID-19 vaccine. While both vaccines showed promising results during clinical trials, questions remain for what's next and how to distribute a vaccine once it's available for public use.

One major question mark concerns logistics. For example, the Pfizer vaccine needs to be kept at extremely cold temperatures while traveling through the supply chain — though that doesn't seem to be the case for Moderna's vaccine.

Another worry is ensuring equitable access to an effective vaccine. Dr. Angela Shen, visiting scientist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and vaccine policy expert, recently published a paper on the topic in a special cluster on COVID-19 vaccines in Health Affairs. She joins A Health Podyssey to discuss her paper, as well as the challenges and opportunities the US will face to secure equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine.

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]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:30:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1501 Listen to Alan Weil interview Dr. Angela Shen, visiting scientist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, on equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine once it's available. Listen to Alan Weil interview Dr. Angela Shen, visiting scientist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, on equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine once it's available. COVID-19, vaccine, vaccine covid, vaccine news, vaccine covid-19, vaccine distribution, pfizer, moderna, pfizer vaccine, moderna vaccine No What Milwaukee tells us about COVID-19 and its impact on race 7 7 What Milwaukee tells us about COVID-19 and its impact on race full cea44f99-c7e2-4a69-a11c-db609508fae2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/045b4079 New York City was an initial focal point for COVID-19 outbreaks in the U.S. with the virus then quickly spreading across the country. With time, data, and analysis, researchers are learning more about how the novel coronavirus is affecting different swaths of the U.S. population.


Leonard Egede, division chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine and director of the Center for Advancing Population Science at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and colleagues recently published a paper in Health Affairs which aimed to understand the racial and ethnic differences in COVID-19 screening, hospitalization, and mortality rates in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin.


Using data from more than 31,500 adults, Egede and his colleagues found that blacks and Hispanics were both more than three times more likely to test positive for COVID-19 than non-Hispanic whites. In addition, both blacks and Hispanics were two times more likely to be hospitalized relative to whites.


What do these findings mean for national hospitals, communities, and policymakers? 


Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Leonard Egede to discuss his paper and what the findings tell us about the challenges that lie ahead as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.


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]]> New York City was an initial focal point for COVID-19 outbreaks in the U.S. with the virus then quickly spreading across the country. With time, data, and analysis, researchers are learning more about how the novel coronavirus is affecting different swaths of the U.S. population.


Leonard Egede, division chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine and director of the Center for Advancing Population Science at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and colleagues recently published a paper in Health Affairs which aimed to understand the racial and ethnic differences in COVID-19 screening, hospitalization, and mortality rates in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin.


Using data from more than 31,500 adults, Egede and his colleagues found that blacks and Hispanics were both more than three times more likely to test positive for COVID-19 than non-Hispanic whites. In addition, both blacks and Hispanics were two times more likely to be hospitalized relative to whites.


What do these findings mean for national hospitals, communities, and policymakers? 


Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Leonard Egede to discuss his paper and what the findings tell us about the challenges that lie ahead as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.


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]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1299 Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Leonard Egede from the Medical College of Wisconsin on racial and ethnic differences in COVID-19 screening, hospitalization, and mortality. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Leonard Egede from the Medical College of Wisconsin on racial and ethnic differences in COVID-19 screening, hospitalization, and mortality. COVID-19, COVID deaths, health equity, racial inequities, COVID hospitalizations No A first take on health policy after the 2020 election 5 5 A first take on health policy after the 2020 election full e1a2e0ec-8cc9-45a7-9a3f-d57b983ea34b https://share.transistor.fm/s/0275e2b6 No matter which side of the aisle you sit, the 2020 U.S. presidential election has been as memorable as it's been remarkable. 


On November 4th — less than 24 hours after the final polls closed — Health Affairs' Alan Weil sat down with Kimberly Leonard, Senior Healthcare Reporter at Business Insider, and Shannon Muchmore, Editor at Healthcare Dive, to share his perspective on what the future of health policy may look like when the election is finally in the rearview mirror. 


The group touches on the fate of the Affordable Care Act, what's on deck for future coronavirus relief packages, and how the next administration may continue federal policies on pricing transparency. We also hear how Alan, Kimberly, and Shannon maintain bipartisanship in their publications in the face of increasing polarization.


Listen to hear what Alan, Kimberly, and Shannon are hearing across Washington, D.C. and how it could influence future health policies.

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]]> No matter which side of the aisle you sit, the 2020 U.S. presidential election has been as memorable as it's been remarkable. 


On November 4th — less than 24 hours after the final polls closed — Health Affairs' Alan Weil sat down with Kimberly Leonard, Senior Healthcare Reporter at Business Insider, and Shannon Muchmore, Editor at Healthcare Dive, to share his perspective on what the future of health policy may look like when the election is finally in the rearview mirror. 


The group touches on the fate of the Affordable Care Act, what's on deck for future coronavirus relief packages, and how the next administration may continue federal policies on pricing transparency. We also hear how Alan, Kimberly, and Shannon maintain bipartisanship in their publications in the face of increasing polarization.


Listen to hear what Alan, Kimberly, and Shannon are hearing across Washington, D.C. and how it could influence future health policies.

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]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2020 08:46:58 -0500 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1635 Listen to Health Affairs' Alan Weil discuss the implications of the U.S. presidential election for health policy along with Kimberly Leonard from Business Insider and Shannon Muchmore from Healthcare Dive. Listen to Health Affairs' Alan Weil discuss the implications of the U.S. presidential election for health policy along with Kimberly Leonard from Business Insider and Shannon Muchmore from Healthcare Dive. 2020 presidential election, Affordable Care Act, ACA, polarization, medical prices, COVID-19 No Where a child grows up shapes their health 4 4 Where a child grows up shapes their health full 3e82765a-8ec9-4d0b-99f9-b4318e1a0e10 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c635b90f We’ve long known that community resources — good schools, walkability, food security, etc. — affect opportunities for children’s health and behaviors to develop. But how do we measure these characteristics and use our knowledge to create better policy? 

In this episode of A Health Podyssey, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brandeis University’s Dr. Dolores Acevedo-Garcia to discuss her research on racial and ethnic inequities in children’s neighborhoods.

The results are stunning as they are surprising. While differences across the country were expected and noted, more than 90% of the variation in neighborhood opportunity occurs in metro areas.

What are the implications at the policy level for these results? Alan Weil and Dr. Acevedo-Garcia discuss.

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]]> We’ve long known that community resources — good schools, walkability, food security, etc. — affect opportunities for children’s health and behaviors to develop. But how do we measure these characteristics and use our knowledge to create better policy? 

In this episode of A Health Podyssey, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brandeis University’s Dr. Dolores Acevedo-Garcia to discuss her research on racial and ethnic inequities in children’s neighborhoods.

The results are stunning as they are surprising. While differences across the country were expected and noted, more than 90% of the variation in neighborhood opportunity occurs in metro areas.

What are the implications at the policy level for these results? Alan Weil and Dr. Acevedo-Garcia discuss.

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]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:15:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1478 We’ve long known that community resources — good schools, walkability, food security, etc. — affect opportunities for children’s health and behaviors to develop. But how do we measure these characteristics and use our knowledge to create better policy? We’ve long known that community resources — good schools, walkability, food security, etc. — affect opportunities for children’s health and behaviors to develop. But how do we measure these characteristics and use our knowledge to create better policy? health policy, social determinants, social innovation, health equity, COVID-19, health inequity, health care, health insurance No Education isn’t the only thing disrupted when schools close 3 3 Education isn’t the only thing disrupted when schools close full 13afe03e-a959-47be-8e35-3fb40b69c688 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9e2b7895 Schools and childcare centers quickly closed in reaction to COVID-19 in the spring of 2020 — and many remain closed or only provided remote services well into the fall.

While school closures appear to slow the spread of the virus, for many children the health ramifications are far broader. Children who depend on schools for meals or special needs are suddenly at a loss when schools close.

In this episode, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Health Affairs Senior Editor Jessica Bylander to discuss her EntryPoint article published in the October 2020 issue of Health Affairs. She finds that when schools close, it’s not just education that’s disrupted.

Jessica also shares details about the newly published Narrative Matters essay collection (Johns Hopkins University Press), which features essays from the leading voices in health care today, including George Washington University’s Leana Wen and The Emperor of All Maladies author Siddhartha Mukherjee. 

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]]> Schools and childcare centers quickly closed in reaction to COVID-19 in the spring of 2020 — and many remain closed or only provided remote services well into the fall.

While school closures appear to slow the spread of the virus, for many children the health ramifications are far broader. Children who depend on schools for meals or special needs are suddenly at a loss when schools close.

In this episode, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Health Affairs Senior Editor Jessica Bylander to discuss her EntryPoint article published in the October 2020 issue of Health Affairs. She finds that when schools close, it’s not just education that’s disrupted.

Jessica also shares details about the newly published Narrative Matters essay collection (Johns Hopkins University Press), which features essays from the leading voices in health care today, including George Washington University’s Leana Wen and The Emperor of All Maladies author Siddhartha Mukherjee. 

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]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1164 Alan Weil sits down with Health Affairs Senior Editor Jessica Bylander to discuss how certain families must find other ways to secure the health and social services that school provides when they close. Alan Weil sits down with Health Affairs Senior Editor Jessica Bylander to discuss how certain families must find other ways to secure the health and social services that school provides when they close. children's health, child health, school closures, school closings, special needs, food insecurity, malnutrition No How new pediatric programs take root and grow 2 2 How new pediatric programs take root and grow full 7e49a7b0-6568-4fa7-abbf-b3b4b370be04 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d1f17075 How do you take a good idea — like screening children to see if they're on a healthy developmental trajectory — and get that idea adopted by thousands of small separate pediatric practices spread across a state or the entire country?


The answer is collaboration and leadership.


Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP) is a pediatric program run by the University of Vermont to help pediatric providers, payers, and policy makers navigate the complex health care ecosystem. It’s also the latest subject for Health Affairs’ Leading to Health Series.

Leading to Health focuses on transforming health systems and is published with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

In this episode, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews journalist and Leading to Health author Rebecca Gale on what gives VCHIP a programmatic edge in implementing new health care programs — and how other states can consider and benefit from this approach.

Rebecca Gale is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in Health Affairs, The Washington Post, Slate, and The New York Times.

]]> How do you take a good idea — like screening children to see if they're on a healthy developmental trajectory — and get that idea adopted by thousands of small separate pediatric practices spread across a state or the entire country?


The answer is collaboration and leadership.


Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP) is a pediatric program run by the University of Vermont to help pediatric providers, payers, and policy makers navigate the complex health care ecosystem. It’s also the latest subject for Health Affairs’ Leading to Health Series.

Leading to Health focuses on transforming health systems and is published with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

In this episode, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews journalist and Leading to Health author Rebecca Gale on what gives VCHIP a programmatic edge in implementing new health care programs — and how other states can consider and benefit from this approach.

Rebecca Gale is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in Health Affairs, The Washington Post, Slate, and The New York Times.

]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0400 Health Affairs Health Affairs 1737 Health Affairs’s Alan Weil interviews journalist Rebecca Gale to discuss her reporting on the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP), a pediatric program run by the University of Vermont to help pediatric providers, payers, and policy makers navigate the complex health care ecosystem. Health Affairs’s Alan Weil interviews journalist Rebecca Gale to discuss her reporting on the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP), a pediatric program run by the University of Vermont to help pediatric providers, payers, and policy makers nav children's health, VCHIP, Vermont, Vermont Child Health Improvement Program, pediatrics, pediatric health No Improving teen driver safety with virtual driving assessments 1 1 Improving teen driver safety with virtual driving assessments full 1a3fb130-3d91-48de-ae28-583a3a188d0a https://share.transistor.fm/s/bb1ad94a Tragically, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of adolescent mortality and injury in the United States with new, inexperienced drivers at particular risk.

The risk is under-recognized in health care. One way forward could be virtual driving simulations.

Recently, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, through its spun out business Diagnostic Driving, partnered with the state of Ohio to assess a virtual driving simulation in driver education courses. Initial findings were recently published in the October 2020 edition of Health Affairs.

At this time, the partnership’s work is informing policy changes around integrating the virtual driving assessment system into licensing and driver training with the aim of reducing crashes in the first months of independent driving. The system can be developed to identify deficits in safety-critical skills that lead to crashes in new drivers and to address challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced to driver testing and training.
 
Co-authors Dr. Flaura Winston and Dr. Elizabeth Walshe from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia sit down with Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss their research.

]]> Tragically, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of adolescent mortality and injury in the United States with new, inexperienced drivers at particular risk.

The risk is under-recognized in health care. One way forward could be virtual driving simulations.

Recently, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, through its spun out business Diagnostic Driving, partnered with the state of Ohio to assess a virtual driving simulation in driver education courses. Initial findings were recently published in the October 2020 edition of Health Affairs.

At this time, the partnership’s work is informing policy changes around integrating the virtual driving assessment system into licensing and driver training with the aim of reducing crashes in the first months of independent driving. The system can be developed to identify deficits in safety-critical skills that lead to crashes in new drivers and to address challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced to driver testing and training.
 
Co-authors Dr. Flaura Winston and Dr. Elizabeth Walshe from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia sit down with Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil to discuss their research.

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