Tradeoffs

A look at the experiences of patients in an ICU, who, due to new hospital policies, are unable to see family.Guest: Daniela Lamas, a pulmonary and critical care doctor at the Brigham & Women's Hospital.Read the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/02/cc-lamas/See all of our coronavirus coverage: https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A view from inside a hospital at the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak in New York City.Guest: Dr. David Reich, President and Chief Operating Officer, Mount Sinai HospitalRead the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/03/31/cc-reichSee all of our coronavirus coverage: https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A doctor worries about the care her patients won't get because of the coronavirus.Guest: Dr. Amy Richardson, OB-GYNRead the transcript: hhttps://tradeoffs.org/2020/03/28/cc-richardson/See all of our coronavirus coverage: https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the coronavirus takes her job and her insurance along with it, a woman living with a chronic condition navigates her new reality.Guests: Mayra Jimenez and Linda WhiteRead the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/03/27/cc-jimenez/See all of our coronavirus coverage: https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We check in again with Bob Wachter and find out how one hospital is dealing with difficult decisions in the wake of the coronavirus.Guest: Bob Wachter, Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San FranciscoRead the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/03/26/cc-wachter-2See all of our coronavirus coverage: https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The coronavirus pandemic is putting a serious strain on the country's primary care system.Guests: Michaela Keller, Manager, Federal Affairs, National Association of Community Health CentersChuck Jones, President and CEO, Harbor Health ServicesFarzad Mostashari, MD, Co-founder and CEO, AledadeMeredith Rosenthal, PhD, Professor of Health Economics and Policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthRead the transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/03/25/primary-care-in-crisisSee all of our coronavirus coverage: https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Support our show: https://tradeoffs.org/donate Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every year on Match Day, thousands of medical students find out where they will continue their medical training as residents. The U.S. spends billions each year on those residencies, so why aren't we getting the doctors we need where we need them?Guests: Candice Chen, MD, MPH, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at George Washington UniversityTed Epperly, MD, President and CEO of the Family Medicine Residency of IdahoAtul Grover, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President of the Association of American Medical CollegesLearn more about how the U.S. funds residency programs on our website: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/03/20/season-1-ep-12Read the transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/episode-12-transcript/As they say in health care, there’s no such thing as a free podcast. Support our show: https://tradeoffs.org/donate Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you take care of "the old, the poor and the sick" during a global pandemic?Guest: Chris Chen, CEO ChenMedRead the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/03/19/cc-chen/See all of our coronavirus coverage: https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As coronavirus closes down her café, a small business owner reckons with mounting financial challenges.Guest: Pam Gueldner, co-owner of Manndible CafeRead the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/03/18/cc-gueldner/See all of our coronavirus coverage: https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How one hospital is dealing with difficult decisions in the wake of the coronavirus.Guest: Bob Wachter, Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San FranciscoRead the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/03/17/cc-wachter/See all of our coronavirus coverage: https://tradeoffs.org/coronavirus/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.