A Health Podyssey

Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Welcome to the 200th episode of A Health Podyssey!For our 200th episode, Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil invites Leemore Dafny of the Harvard Business School back to the program to discuss vertical integration in the health care sector, observations on what impacts it may have on the future state of markets, and what the regulatory response has been so far.Dafny joined us for our 100th episode discussing her research published in Health Affairs that examined donations made by pharmaceutical manufacturers to patient assistance charities based on an analysis of drug spending among Medicare Advantage enrollees.   Thank you for supporting and listening to A Health Podyssey.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 to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.

Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Janice Jhang of Harvard University about her recent paper that explores how regulatory and market forces are driving adoption of biosimilars.Order the November 2024 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 to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.

Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Naomi Zewde of the University of California, Los Angeles about her recent paper exploring how high-deductible health insurance plans may exacerbate racial and ethnic wealth disparities.Order the October 2024 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 to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.

Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Avni Gupta of the Commonwealth Fund about her recent paper that explores cost-associated unmet dental, vision, and hearing needs among low-income Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries.Order the October 2024 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 to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.

Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Allison Hoffman of University of Pennsylvania about her recent paper that explores opportunities to simplify Medicaid home and community-based services in the age of rebalancing.Order the October 2024 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 to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.

Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Pragya Kakani of Cornell University about her recent paper exploring the association between Medicare Part D protected-class policy and lower drug rebates.Order the October 2024 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 to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.

Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dr. Jay Bhatt, Managing Director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions and the Deloitte Health Equity Institute, to highlight the upcoming season of Research & Justice For All that focuses on social drivers of health and the role that Deloitte has played in pursuing health equity goals across the life sciences and health care industry. Before the second season of Research & Justice For All arrives, check out the last season focused on Private Sector Solutions.Order the September 2024 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 to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.

Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Melissa Aldridge of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and James J. Peters Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center about her recent paper exploring the increasing trend of private equity acquisitions of hospices and how ownership structures still remain complex and opaque.Order the September 2024 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 to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.

Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Andrew Feher of Department of Health Care Access and Information about his recent paper exploring how the incorporation of email reminders saw increases in eligibility verification and continued subsidy receipt for enrollees in California's Affordable Care Act marketplace.Order the September 2024 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 to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.

Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Benedic Ippolito of American Enterprise Institute about his recent paper exploring how expanding Medicare coverage of anti-obesity medicines could result in increased annual spending.Order the September 2024 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 to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.