We dig into three research papers to make sense of what will happen to 15 million people set to lose their Medicaid over the next year.
Guests: Sayeh Nikpay, PhD, Tradeoffs Senior Research Advisor; Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota
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The Treacherous Transition Awaiting Millions Losing Their Medicaid

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While stories of private equity firms running amok in health care are easy to find, new research paints a more nuanced picture.
Guests: Ambar La Forgia, PhD, Professor of Management of Organizations, Berkeley Haas School of Business Rachel Werner, MD, PhD, Executive Director, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Yashaswini Singh, PhD, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health Atul Gupta, PhD, Professor Health Care Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 
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Is Private Equity Ruining Health Care? It's Complicated.

A major new study throws cold water on a popular approach to relieving medical debt, but leading experts say the research also reveals a promising path forward. 
Guests: Henry Harrell, MD, Physician  Neale Mahoney, PhD, Professor of Economics, Stanford University Allison Sesso, President and CEO, Undue Medical Debt
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The Hunt for Lasting Fixes to America’s Medical Debt Crisis

One advocate’s vision for the crucial role patients must play in the future of health care AI.
Andrea Downing, President and Co-Founder, The Light Collective
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Patients Push to Shape the Future of AI

Some patients’ lives are so complicated by trauma, poverty and other social problems that routine conditions like diabetes and asthma regularly turn into $10,000 hospital visits. America’s health care leaders have spent years trying to help this small but costly group of patients. What have they learned?
Guests: Jeff Brenner, MD, CEO, The Jewish Board Arthur Brown, Client, Camden Coalition Amy Finkelstein, PhD, Professor of Economics, MIT; Co-Scientific Director, J-PAL North America Allison Hamblin, MSPH, President and CEO, Center for Health Care Strategies Paula Lantz, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, University of Michigan Larry Moore, Client, Camden Coalition Kathleen Noonan, JD, President and CEO, Camden Coalition Dottie Scott, Community Health Worker, Camden Coalition Brian Thompson, Housing Coordinator, Camden Coalition Leslie Walker, Senior Producer/Reporter, Tradeoffs
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How Do You Help Patients Who Show Up in the ER 100 Times a Year?

One doctor debates whether to work for the nation's largest insurance company after it purchased the independent practice she worked for in Oregon. 
Guest: Gwen O'Keefe, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, OHSU
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The Treacherous Transition Awaiting Millions Losing Their Medicaid

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