Tradeoffs

New federal rules requiring hospitals to post their prices are set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2021. But will price transparency lower the cost of health care? [This episode was originally published on July 7, 2020.]Guest: Margot Sanger-Katz, Health Care Reporter, New York TimesFor more a complete transcript of Dan’s conversation with Margot: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/07/07/the-price-of-care/Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterSupport this type of journalism today, with a gift: https://tradeoffs.org/donateFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Soaring numbers of Americans are feeling anxious, stressed and depressed. Could a reimagined approach to primary care help meet their needs? [This episode was originally published on July 28, 2020.]Eboni Winford, PhD, Director of Research and Health Equity, Cherokee Health SystemsParinda Khatri, PhD, Chief Clinical Officer, Cherokee Health SystemsSandy Blount, EdD, Founding Director, Center for Integrated Primary Care, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolRichard Frank, PhD, Margaret T. Morris Professor of Health Economics, Harvard Medical SchoolRobert, Patient, Cherokee Health SystemsDig deeper into the research and tradeoffs of integrated care on our website: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/07/28/meeting-the-mental-health-need/Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterSupport this type of journalism today, with a gift: https://tradeoffs.org/donateFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a surprise unanimous decision, the Supreme Court pushed back against the power of ERISA, a little known federal law that has stifled states’ attempts to regulate health care for decades. [NOTE: Part of this episode originally aired on Oct. 6]Guest: Erin Fuse Brown, Associate Professor of Law; Director, Center for Law, Health & Society, Georgia State UniversityFor a complete transcript of this conversation and more information on the case and ERISA: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/12/15/surprise-scotus-bucks-erisa/Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterIf you value independent nonprofit health care journalism, donate to Tradeoffs. And when you give through the end of 2020, your gift will be doubled: https://tradeoffs.org/donate Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As medical interns step into their new roles as doctors, one resident gives us a window into her experiences in a COVID ICU. [This episode was originally published on July 30, 2020.]Guest: Tamar Pounardjian, MD Resident, Brown Medical School, Internal Medicine Residency ProgramRead a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/07/30/life-in-the-icu/Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterIf you value independent nonprofit health care journalism, donate to Tradeoffs. And when you give through the end of 2020, your gift will be doubled: https://tradeoffs.org/donate Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This summer, the Trump administration tried to roll back some federal protections for transgender patients. We look at the fight to secure health care for trans Americans and explore the extent to which policies designed to expand access have delivered on their promise. [This episode was originally published on July 14, 2020.]Guests:Kellan Baker, PhD, Centennial Scholar, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthMelvin Whitehead, PhD, Assistant Professor of Student Affairs Administration, Binghamton UniversityKatie Keith, Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown LawTaylor Brown, Staff Attorney, ACLU LGBT & HIV ProjectRead a transcript of the episode, see maps of which states offer legal protections to transgender patients, and more on our website: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/07/14/core-to-who-i-am/Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterIf you value independent nonprofit health care journalism, donate to Tradeoffs. And when you give through the end of 2020, your gift will be doubled: https://tradeoffs.org/donateFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look back on some of the best health policy podcast episodes of the year with help from a few of our podcast host friends.Guests:Julie Rovner, host, What the Health, Kaiser Health NewsDan Diamond, host, Pulse Check, PoliticoLaura Carlson, host, Prognosis, BloombergMax Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, host, Flip the ScriptAlexandra Olgin, host, Gist Healthcare Daily, Gist HealthcareFor a complete transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/12/01/best-of-2020/Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Affordable Care Act is back in front of the Supreme Court. We explain the case and outline three ways this latest existential challenge to the law could end.Guest: Katie Keith, JD, Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown Law; Author of Health Affairs “Following the ACA” Blog For more on the latest challenge to the ACA and a complete transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/11/05/oyez-oyez-aca/Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterSupport this type of journalism today, with a gift: https://tradeoffs.org/donateFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From restricting abortion to legalizing marijuana, voters are weighing in on a variety of significant state health policy questions this election. (CORRECTION: An earlier version of this episode said Washington D.C. was considering “decriminalizing” psychoactive plants like mushrooms. They were in fact only considering effectively decriminalizing them by directing police to make enforcing laws related to this issue a low priority.)Guest: Kathleen Hoke, JD, Professor, University of Maryland Carey School of LawFor complete a transcript of this conversation: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/11/03/straight-to-the-peopleSupport this type of journalism today, with a gift: https://tradeoffs.org/donateSign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With COVID-19 again bearing down on U.S. hospitals, a team of military doctors and disaster preparedness experts are racing to build a system to deploy critical care providers anywhere in an instant.Guests:Col. Jeremy Pamplin, MD, Director, U.S. Army Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)Ben Scott, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of ColoradoDoug Powell, MD, Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine, West Virginia University; and consultant to the Office of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command SurgeonLt. Col. Chris Colombo, MD, Director of Virtual Health and Telecritical Care, Madigan Army Medical CenterJeremy Kahn, MD, Professor of Critical Care Medicine, University of PittsburghKristina Ieronimakis, RN, ICU Nurse, Madigan Army Medical CenterLisa Lindgren, Vice President of Clinical Operations, AveraSign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With communities of color disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, drugmakers and public health officials are placing an unprecedented emphasis on diversity in vaccine clinical trials.Guests:Beau Garland, Vice President of Recruitment, Meridian Clinical ResearchJonathan Jackson, PhD, Director, CARE Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital.For complete complete transcript of this conversation: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/10/27/good-intentions/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.