Workload estimates for primary care

Howie and Harlan are joined by Ryan Schwarz, a Yale-trained MD-MBA who oversees accountable care for the Massachusetts Medicaid program, to discuss new models for addressing the severe shortage of primary care doctors in the U.S. Harlan looks at the fallout from the bankruptcy of 23andMe; Howie reports on Match Day at Yale and medical schools around the country.

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New Leadership

"Senate Confirms Bhattacharya and Makary to H.H.S. Posts"

"Keir Starmer Wants to Abolish N.H.S. England: What to Know About His Plan"

23andMe

"23andMe Files for Bankruptcy Amid Concerns About Security of Customers' Genetic Data"

"Data Breach at 23andMe Affects 6.9 Million Profiles, Company Says"

"23andMe user data targeting Ashkenazi Jews leaked online"

"Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers"

U.S. Senate Bill S.5433: Genomic Data Protection Act

Ryan Schwarz

"The Health of US Primary Care: 2025 Scorecard Report—The Cost of Neglect"

"Finger on the Pulse: The State of Primary Care in the U.S. and Nine Other Countries"

Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey

"Revisiting the Time Needed to Provide Adult Primary Care"

"How Algorithms Could Improve Primary Care"

Ryan Schwarz: "Primary Care Sub-capitation in Medicaid: Improving Care Delivery in the Safety Net"

MassHealth Primary Care Sub-Capitation: Program Overview

"The first community health centers: a model of enduring value"

"Community Health Centers' Progress and Challenges in Meeting Patients' Essential Primary Care Needs"

Match Day

"Biggest Match Day ever: Here's what the 2025 numbers reveal"

"Yale School of Medicine Celebrates Match Day"

Video: Match Day 2025: Winners & Losers Edition

Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM.

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