Howie and Harlan are joined by Sachin Jain, CEO of the nonprofit Scan Health Plan, who argues that the managed care industry must dramatically reorient itself towards patient care. Harlan looks at the long-term health effects of the L.A. wildfires and an effort to replace the widely used body-mass index; Howie reflects on the growing mistrust of doctors and its connection to declining vaccination rates.

Links:

Wildfires and Health

"Los Angeles wildfires: Firefighters face several more critical hours of Wednesday's dangerous winds"

"Health Effects Attributed to Wildfire Smoke"

"Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke associated with higher risk of death"

Redefining Obesity

"Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity"

"Move aside BMI: There's a better way to define obesity, commission finds"

"New obesity definition sidelines BMI to focus on health"

"New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I."

Toward a More Humane Managed Care Industry

Scan Health Plan

Sachin Jain: "The Path Forward for the Health Insurance Industry"

Sachin H. Jain: "The path forward for the US Health Insurance Industry begins with saying "We Are Sorry"

Sachin Jain: "In 2025, I urge you to start seeing things clearly"

Sachin Jain: "What It Really Takes to Listen to Patients"

"Lyft is driving patients to see their doctors and saving insurers big money"

Trust and Vaccinations

"Americans' Ratings of U.S. Professions Stay Historically Low"

"Childhood Vaccination Rates Were Falling Even Before the Rise of R.F.K. Jr."

"Falling Child Vaccinations"

Health & Veritas Episode 95 with Peter Hotez

"Meta to end fact-checking, replacing it with community-driven system akin to Elon Musk's X"

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