A Health Podyssey

This episode was originally published on January 10, 2023.Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Deepak Palakshappa, associate professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine on his paper in the January 2023 issue examining the relationship between food insecurity and health care expenditures in families.Order the January 2023 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts

This podcast explores the challenges of implementing accountable care organizations (ACOs) in rural areas and discusses the outcomes of a study on rural ACO investment model facilities. It highlights the financial aspects and savings achieved through ACOs, including a net savings of over $380 million in three years. The high dropout rate among ACOs due to downside risk and the tension between providers and CMS in capturing savings are also discussed. The importance of including non-hospital-based providers in value-based care models and incentivizing providers for health system transformation are explored. Finally, CMS's commitment to accountable models and ensuring success is emphasized.

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Joel Weissman of Brigham and Women's Hospital on his recent paper identifying how hospitals are addressing the effects of structural racism and the ways in which health equity officers have become leaders to enact change.Order the "Tackling Structural Racism in Health" issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Zachary Dyer of University of Massachusetts on his recent paper measuring the enduring imprint of structural racism on American neighborhoods and how the authors developed a new measure, the Structural Racism Effect Index, to identify these impacts.Order the October 2023 issue of Health Affairs on Tackling Structural Racism in Health.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Chidinma Ibe on her recent paper that provides a closer understanding of the value of community health workers' (CHW) voices, social risk factors, and how structural racism shapes CHWs' approach to intervention delivery in structurally vulnerable communities.Ibe and co-authors state their findings underscore the need to embed antiracist principles in the policies and practices that affect the public health workforce.Order the "Tackling Structural Racism in Health" issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.

This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.Guest: Rashad Burgess, Vice President of Advancing Health and Black Equity at Gilead Sciences CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Rashad Burgess of Gilead Sciences about how private sector companies can advance health equity goals. They also discuss how Gilead is addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Black and brown communities throughout Southern states in the US.This season is sponsored by CVS Health.Related Links:  LGBTQ+ Health Is An Essential Component of Public Health Equity Efforts (Health Affairs Forefront)  Building Community Power To Dismantle Policy-Based Structural Inequity In Population Health (Health Affairs)  About the Gilead COMPASS Initiative® (Gilead)  Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Legislation (Health Resources & Services Administration)  Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Tina Hernandez-Boussard of Stanford University on her recent paper exploring ways that we can promote equity in clinical decision-making and how to dismantle race-based medicine.Order the October 2023 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.

This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.Guest: Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Chief Health Officer, Google  CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Karen DeSalvo of Google on how to leverage data and partnerships to drive positive, equitable health outcomes. They also discuss both the public and private sector approaches to promoting health equity.This season is sponsored by CVS Health.Related Links:  A Health System’s Experience With Inclusive Race And Ethnicity Data Collection, And The Need For Data Equity Principles (Health Affairs) Building a Clinical Team in a Large Technology Company (NEJM Catalyst)  Google is committed to health equity (Google)  Explore COVID-19 Symptoms Search Trends (Google)Med-PaLM (Google Research) Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jamila Michener from Cornell University on her recent paper examining the relationship between racism, power, and health equity through the lens of tenant organizations and housing rights.Order the October 2023 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.

This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.Guest: Dr. Nicole Christian-Brathwaite, MD, Head of Medical and Clinical Strategy at Headway and CEO and Founder of Well Minds Psychiatry & Consulting CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Nicole Christian-Brathwaite of Headway and Well Minds Psychiatry & Consulting about the impact that mental health care disparities have had on historically marginalized communities and strategic approaches that can improve mental health outcomes. This season is sponsored by CVS Health.Related Links: Addressing The Mental Health Equity Crisis: Can The Private Sector Lead? (Health Affairs Forefront)  Headway x Violet - Improving access to inclusive mental health care (Headway) Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Data Summary & Trends Report (CDC) Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”