A Health Podyssey

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Kamyar Nasseh of the American Dental Association on his recent study that identifies the growing role of private equity in dental practices.Order the August 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.

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sanjay Basu of Waymark on his recent study that considers a potential risk of perpetuating health disparities with the continued utilization of cost-effectiveness analyses to inform health care and public health policy decisions.Order the August 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.

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brandy Lipton of the University of California, Irvine on her recent paper exploring how most state Medicaid programs offer coverage for routine eye exams for adults, but noticeable coverage discrepancies of other routine vision care services remain.Order the August 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.

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jennifer Kao of the University of California Los Angeles on her recent paper that explores the impact of the Food and Drug Administration's breakthrough therapy designation program on the reduction of late-stage drug development time.Order the July 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.

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christina Andrews of the University of South Carolina on her recent paper that explores how substance use disorder benefits vary across Medicaid managed care plans (MCP) and better understand the role states play in coverage activities.Order the July 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.

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil welcomes Liz Fowler, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to A Health Podyssey to discuss the future of health care payments, CMMI's specialty care strategy, mandatory models versus voluntary alternative payment models, CMS' newly-proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2025, and more!Related Articles from Liz Fowler on Health Affairs:The CMS Innovation Center’s Strategy To Support Person-Centered, Value-Based Specialty Care: 2024 UpdateAdvancing Health Equity Through Value-Based Care: CMS Innovation Center UpdateUpdate On The Medicare Value-Based Care Strategy: Alignment, Growth, EquityOrder the July 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.

Live from Aspen Ideas: Health!Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Debra Whitman, chief public policy officer of AARP, to discuss her upcoming book "The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond" and how she was driven to research questions like "Will I lose my memory?" and "Will I have enough money?" for her new book on healthy aging. 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 Renee Hsia of the University of California San Francisco on her recent paper that explores the structural inequities in the adoption of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) services by US hospitals.Order the July 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.

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ross Brownson of Washington University on his recent paper that details the path towards a transformed public health system and how a focus on social determinants of health and partnerships with diverse sectors can help overcome challenges in the current system.Order the "Reimagining Public 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 Nir Menachemi of Indiana University on his recent paper that explores how Indiana increased their public health spending, the resulting legislative victories, and how this approach to strengthening funding could offer insights to other states.Order the "Reimagining Public 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.