A Health Podyssey

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jeffrey Marr from Johns Hopkins University on his recent paper examining trends in home-based medical care use in Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare.Order the September 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. Mary-Ann Etiebet, AVP for Health Equity at Merck and Lead of Merck for Mothers CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Mary-Ann Etiebet of Merck about how to address disparities in maternal health outcomes and the contributions of the Merck for Mothers initiative.This season is sponsored by CVS Health.Related Links:  Employers Can Help Raise The Bar for Reproductive Health Equity (Health Affairs Forefront) The US Maternal Health Crisis: It’s Time To Reverse The Trend (Merck For Mothers) Improving Maternal Health Equity in the US (Safer Childbirth Cities) Maternal Health of Women and Girls of African Descent in the Americas (UNFPA) Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”

Aditi Sen, an academic in Health Policy and Law, discusses the difficulties faced by self-insured employers in negotiating lower healthcare prices. She compares prices paid by self-insured employers with those negotiated by insurers and highlights the moderate pricing disparity between the two. The podcast explores employer health care price negotiation, tools available to reduce costs, and the challenges of accessing different healthcare data sets. It also addresses the implications of high prices on accessing care and the financial burden placed on employers and state governments.

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: Bryan O. Buckley, Director of Health Equity Initiatives at the National Committee for Quality Assurance CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Bryan O. Buckley of the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) about health equity accreditation and why collaboration with communities is key to improving health equity.This season is sponsored by CVS Health.Related Links:  Private Sector Companies Must Partner With Communities To Advance Health Equity (Health Affairs Forefront)  Community Trust And Relationships: The Key For Strengthening Public Health Systems (Health Affairs Forefront)  NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation Programs (NCQA) HEDIS and Performance Measurement (NCQA) Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”

Health Affairs's Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews University of Southern California, Los Angeles' Jack Chapel on his recent paper examining the worsening health and economic trends for Americans with modest resources nearing retirement.Order the September 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: Thomas Sequist, Chief Medical Officer at Massachusetts General BrighamIn the first episode of Research and Justice For All, CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Thomas Sequist from Massachusetts General Brigham on the important role of health and hospital systems in driving health equity in the US.This season is sponsored by CVS Health.Related Links:  Beyond Research, Taking Action Against Racism (Health Affairs Forefront)  United Against Racism 2-Year Anniversary: A Reflection from Mass General Brigham’s Chief Community Health & Health Equity Officer (Massachusetts General Brigham)  Mass General Community Health (Massachusetts General Hospital)Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews University of Maryland's Rebecca Gourevitch on her recent paper examining home visits with a registered nurse's impact on prenatal care.Order the August 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.

Health Affairs' Alan Weil interviews Sean Dickson from West Health Policy Center on his recent paper examining the changes in net prices and spending for pharmaceuticals after the introduction of new therapeutic competition.Order the August 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.

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews James Robinson from the University of California Berkeley on his recent Policy Insight paper discussing how industrial policy could accelerate innovation in the life sciences.Listen to James' previous A Health Podyssey appearance discussing biosimilars here.Order the August 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.

In a crossover episode with Health Affairs' Policy Spotlight event series, Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Meena Seshamani, director at the Center for Medicare at CMS. They discuss the evolution of Medicare Advantage, value-based programs, and more.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.