Tradeoffs

States like Oregon and Colorado are debating the regulated use of psychedelics for mental health conditions despite federal restrictions. The podcast explores the latest research, legal gray areas, and the potential therapeutic applications of psychedelics. Guests discuss the challenges faced by states in integrating psychedelics into medical practice and the controversies surrounding supervised recreational use in Oregon. Additionally, the podcast delves into the legal and financial hurdles faced by psilocybin therapy centers in Oregon and Colorado, as well as California's innovative approach to integrating social services into its Medicaid program.

Every fall, an avalanche of advertising bombards the phones, televisions and mailboxes of the country’s 65 million Medicare beneficiaries.Private insurance companies and brokers unleash this flurry of marketing in hopes of persuading as many people as possible to switch plans during Medicare’s open enrollment period.This week, we explore how too many choices, too little help and an alarming amount of deception combine to lead many of America’s most vulnerable older adults astray.Guests:Gretchen Jacobson, PhD, Vice President, Commonwealth FundLauren Lachs, Volunteer, Medicare Rights CenterLeslie Montgomery, Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaryLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.We're also excited to share that you can now find Tradeoffs on YouTube! Still not enough Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2021, University of Minnesota health economist Hannah Neprash listened to a Tradeoffs story on ransomware in health care and was inspired to study whether cyberattacks actually harm patients. This week, she shares her striking findings, and we revisit the inside story of a ransomware negotiation that sparked her work.Guests:Karen Sprenger, CISSP, GCFE, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Ransomware Negotiator, LMG Security Hannah Neprash, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public HealthLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.We're also excited to share that you can now find Tradeoffs on YouTube! Still not enough Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Employers are facing a big dilemma: how do they pay for the new highly effective and popular obesity medications without breaking the bank? This week, the questions are forcing companies to re-examine their attitudes on obesity as the understanding of the disease deepens. Guests:Sean Scanlon, Connecticut ComptrollerJeff Levin-Scherz, WTW population health leaderMike Thompson, President of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser CoalitionsOlivia Quagliani, PatientLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.We're also excited to share that you can now find Tradeoffs on YouTube! Still not enough Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many of America’s poorest and sickest patients are stuck navigating two separate insurance programs — Medicare and Medicaid — to get the care they need.Guests:Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthJean Minkel, PT, ATP, Senior Vice President of Rehab and Mobility Services, Independence Care SystemRochelle Render, advocate and mother of Saleema Render-HornsbySaleema Render-Hornsby, dually eligible personAllison Rizer, Principal, ATI AdvisoryLeslie Walker, Senior Producer/Reporter, TradeoffsLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.We're also excited to share that you can now find Tradeoffs on YouTube! Still not enough Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Girls in the U.S. are in the midst of a growing mental health crisis, and schools are on the front line of finding solutions. But will Black and Latina girls get left behind?Guests:Monica Bhatt, PhD, Senior Research Director, University of Chicago Education LabSheretta Butler-Barnes, PhD, Professor, Washington UniversityKathleen Ethier, PhD, Director, CDC Division of Adolescent and School HealthNgozi Harris, LCPC, Working on Womanhood Director of Program and Staff Development, Youth GuidanceShekinah Jackson, Working on Womanhood ParticipantNora-Lisa Malloy, Working on Womanhood Counselor, Youth GuidanceHeidi Sipe, EdS, Superintendent, Umatilla School District (OR)Learn more and read a full transcript on our website.We're also excited to share that you can now find Tradeoffs on YouTube! Still not enough Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This summer, our research reporter Soleil Shah added a new role to his resume: first-year medical resident. Now he spends his days alternating between making the rounds on hospital patients and reading up on the latest health policy research for the Tradeoffs newsletter. Guest:Soleil Shah, MD, MSc, Research Reporter, Tradeoffs; Resident Physician, Brigham and Women's HospitalLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.We're also excited to share that you can now find Tradeoffs on YouTube! Still not enough Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nearly two decades ago, Dr. Jeff Brenner hypothesized that nurses and social workers could guide the country's most complicated patients toward better health ... and cut expensive hospital admissions along the way. Was he right?Jeff Brenner, Camden Coalition of Health Care ProvidersAmy Finkelstein, Economist, MITKathleen Noonan, Camden Coalition of Health Care ProvidersAllison Hamblin, Center for Health Care StrategiesJensen Skinner, Nurse, Camden Coalition of Health Care ProvidersLarry Moore, PatientCheck out the research for yourself and learn more on our website: https://bit.ly/tradeoffsep7Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About half of people on Medicare use hospice care before they die, but as the popular benefit turns 40 this year, it is struggling with waste, access and inequity issues. This week, we look at a federal experiment revamping Medicare's hospice policy, and how it could ultimately change the way millions of people die.Guests:Vince Mor, PhD, Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown UniversityBethany Snider, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Hosparus HealthDavid Stevenson, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of MedicineLeslie Walker, Senior Producer, TradeoffsLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for Research Corner, our free weekly newsletter, featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift.Follow us on Twitter.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People leaving jail and prison are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death. This week, why policymakers from deep blue California to solidly red Utah think bringing Medicaid behind bars could help.Guests:Lee ReedShira Shavit, MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco; Executive Director, Transitions Clinic NetworkJacey Cooper, Director, California Medicaid ProgramCindy Beane, MSW, LCSW, Commissioner, West Virginia Bureau of Medical ServicesAmy Katzen, JD, MPP, Director of Policy and Strategy, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human ServicesMike Levine, Medicaid Director, MassHealthDana Flannery, Former Senior Policy Advisor, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment SystemKhalil Cumberbatch, MSW, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Council on Criminal JusticeLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift.Follow us on Twitter.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.