Some patients’ lives are so complicated by trauma, poverty and other social problems that routine conditions like diabetes and asthma regularly turn into $10,000 hospital visits. America’s health care leaders have spent years trying to help this small but costly group of patients. What have they learned?

Guests:

Jeff Brenner, MD, CEO, The Jewish Board

Arthur Brown, Client, Camden Coalition

Amy Finkelstein, PhD, Professor of Economics, MIT; Co-Scientific Director, J-PAL North America

Allison Hamblin, MSPH, President and CEO, Center for Health Care Strategies

Paula Lantz, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, University of Michigan

Larry Moore, Client, Camden Coalition

Kathleen Noonan, JD, President and CEO, Camden Coalition

Dottie Scott, Community Health Worker, Camden Coalition

Brian Thompson, Housing Coordinator, Camden Coalition

Leslie Walker, Senior Producer/Reporter, Tradeoffs

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Full Episode: Saturday, May 3, 2025