Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Deputy Editor Jessica Bylander to the program to celebrate the 200th episode of Health Affairs This Week and take a look back at the health care world of 2020 and see what has changed in terms of COVID-19, vaccinations, telehealth, and more.

Health Affairs published an ahead-of-print article this week from Yashaswini Singh and coauthors exploring explore how the expansion of private equity-owned physician practices has led to a decrease in access for certain eye conditions such as retinal detachment.

Yasahswini Singh also appeared as a guest on a live episode of A Health Podyssey discussing private equity's effect on health care staff turnover.

Health Affairs is hosting an Insider exclusive event on May 29 focusing on the FDA's first 100 days under the second Trump administration featuring moderator Rachel Sachs alongside panelists Richard Hughes IV and Arti Rai.

Related Links:

The Many Ways Kennedy Is Already Undermining Vaccines (The New York Times)
Health secretary RFK Jr. endorses the MMR vaccine — stoking fury among his supporters (NPR)
Measles tracker: Follow cases, outbreaks and vaccination rates across the U.S. (NBC News)
Fact Sheet: Telehealth (American Hospital Association)

2020 Vs. 2025: What's Different and the Same in Health Policy - Our 200th Episode!