Tradeoffs

Sites known as preprint servers post cutting-edge research in mere days. That speed has advantages during a health crisis, but it also comes with risks.Guest: Richard Sever, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory PressFor more about preprints visit: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/05/26/science-under-pressure/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Requiring face masks in public during COVID-19 may be a good public health move but it may also be putting some people's health at risk.Guest: Dr. Gabriel Felix, Psychiatry Resident at Cambridge Health AllianceFor more of Gabriel’s story: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/05/21/masking-problems/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some scientists argue we should intentionally infect volunteers with the coronavirus to get a vaccine sooner. How would it work?Guests:Lehua Gray, Challenge Trial VolunteerSeema Shah, JD, Associate Director of Research Ethics, Lurie Children’s HospitalZeb Jamrozik, MD, PhD, Monash Bioethics CentreAnna Durbin, MD, Professor of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthLearn more about human challenge trials and read the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/05/19/challenge-trialsTo stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The cosponsor of Colorado’s recently withdrawn public option bill shares what it was like to go from being on the eve of major health reform to the brink of an economic and health care catastrophe.Guest:Kerry Donovan, State Senator, Colorado District 5For more information about Colorado's public option legislation: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/05/14/bill-interrupted/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America’s public health agencies are fighting the coronavirus with phones and faxes rather than the real-time data they desperately need.Guests:Janet Hamilton, Executive Director, Council of State and Territorial EpidemiologistsRichard Danila, Deputy Epidemiologist for the state of MinnesotaKatie O’Donnell, Larimer County Health DepartmentArien Malec, former federal health IT officialJulia Adler-Milstein, Professor of Medicine at UCSFFor more information about the state of the data driving testing, tracing and surveillance: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/05/12/what-the-faxTo stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside one county's efforts to use contact tracing to flatten the COVID-19 curve.Guest: Tair Kiphibane, nurse, director of the infectious disease bureau in Salt Lake County, Utah.For more information about contact tracing: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/05/07/disease-detectives/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happened to Medicaid during the last recession? And what can that teach us going into the next one?Guests:MaryAnne Lindeblad, Washington State Medicaid DirectorTom Betlach, Former Arizona Medicaid DirectorBen Sommers, MD, PhD, Professor of Health Policy and Economics, HarvardHelen Levy, PhD, Research Professor, University of Michigan SchoolGet more information and read the transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/05/05/medicaid-recession/See all of our coronavirus coverage here: https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Support our show: https://tradeoffs.org/donateFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. Supreme Court just ruled that insurers are owed $12 billion for losses they incurred in the early days of the Affordable Care Act. What are the origins and implications of this case?Guests:Larry Levitt, Executive Vice President for Health Policy, Kaiser Family FoundationFor more of our conversation with Larry: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/30/risk-corridorsTo stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The coronavirus is straining our primary care system. But, for some, the situation is starting to look more robust.Guests: Chuck Jones, President and CEA, Harbor HealthFor more information about how primary care services are faring in this climate, visit https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/28/primary-care-on-the-mend/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Millions of Americans have recently lost their health insurance along with their jobs. What should be done to help them stay covered during this crisis?Guests: Mayra JimenezChris Holt, Director of Health Care Policy, American Action ForumJon Gruber, Professor of Economics, MITJill Berk, Senior Researcher, MathematicaFor more information about COBRA v ACA: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/23/the-cobra-conundrumTo stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.