A Health Podyssey

A Health Podyssey

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  • Jack Chapel on Health Trends in a Shrinking Middle Class

    This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.

    Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.


    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.


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    29 min
  • Research and Justice For All: Health Care Role in Health Equity

    This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.

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    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 Brigham

    In 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.”


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    38 min
  • Rebecca Gourevitch on Home Visits' Impact on Prenatal Care

    This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.

    Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.


    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.


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    25 min
  • Sean Dickson on Therapeutics' Impact on Pharmaceutical Prices & Drug Spending

    This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.

    Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.


    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.


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    25 min
  • James Robinson on Life Sciences Innovation Acceleration

    This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.

    Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.


    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.


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    34 min
  • Julia Dennett on the Health Effects of OxyContin Marketing

    This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.

    Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.


    Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Julia Dennett from Yale University on her recent paper examining the impact that early OxyContin marketing in the 1990s had on the spread of infectious diseases 25 years later.

    Pre-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.


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    23 min
  • Jane Zhu on Narrow Networks in Medicare Advantage Plans

    This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.

    Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.


    Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jane Zhu from Oregon Health and Science University about a recent paper assessing psychiatrists network breadth across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care Plans and Affordable Care Act plans in 2019.

    Zhu and co-authors found network breadth for psychiatrists was notably narrower in Medicare Advantage markets than in those other markets.

    Order the July 2023 issue of Health Affairs.

    Read the Issue's Table of Contents.

    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.

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    25 min
  • Yanlei Ma on Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans

    This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.

    Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.


    Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Yanlei Ma from Harvard University on her recently published paper examining trends in D-SNP look alike plan enrollment.

    She and co-authors found high rates of growth that raise concerns regarding efforts to coordinate care for this high need population.

    Order the July 2023 issue of Health Affairs.

    Read the Issue's Table of Contents.

    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.

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    24 min
  • LIVE from Aspen Ideas: Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross

    This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.

    Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.


    Live from Aspen Ideas: Health!

    Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Susan Magsamen, founder and director of the International Arts + Mind Lab at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Ivy Ross, vice president of design for hardware products at Google about their new book, "Your Brain on Art," and how art relates to 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.

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    36 min
  • Jessica Adler on Jail Conditions and Death Rates

    This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.

    Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.


    Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jessica Adler from Florida International University on her recent paper examining the relationship between jail conditions and characteristics and death rates. She and Weiwei Chen found an association between certain conditions and these mortality rates.

    Order the June 2023 issue of Health Affairs.

    Read the Issue's Table of Contents.

    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 


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    24 min

About A Health Podyssey

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Each week, Health Affairs' Rob Lott brings you in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry.

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