A leading addiction expert explains how he’s driven by the memory of a friend who died, and why he believes giving data on the drug supply to people on the street is more important than using it to inform national drug policy.

Guest:

Nabarun Dasgupta, Epidemiologist, University of North Carolina Street Drug Analysis Lab and Opioid Data Lab

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A group of nurses in Baltimore wants to bring basic care to every person in a neighborhood regardless of age, health, income or insurance.

Can this idea from abroad take root in the United States?

Guests:

Dawn Alley, PhD, Head of Scale, IMPaCT Care

Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH, Executive Director, Ariadne Labs

Regina Hammond, Founder, Rebuild Johnston Square Neighborhood Organization

Chris Koller, President, Milbank Memorial Fund

Terry Lindsay, Community Health Worker, Sisters Together and Reaching, Inc. (STAR)

Sarah Szanton, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing; Founder, Neighborhood Nursing

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Economist Amy Finkelstein has studied America’s patchwork of health insurance policies for more than 20 years. In a forthcoming book she concludes it’s time tear the whole system down.

This week, Dan talks with Amy about how she came to that conclusion and what a better system could look like. 

Guest:

Amy Finkelstein, PhD, Professor of Economics, MIT

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Several cities and counties are addressing street homelessness with a new approach, which experts say can clear encampments while protecting the health of people who are forced to move.

Guests:

• Josh Barocas, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
• Marc Dones, Policy Director, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, University of California San Francisco
• Ryan Levi, Managing Editor, Tradeoffs
• Matt Mahan, Mayor, City of San Jose
• Jazmine Mapes
• Peter Radu, Neighborhood Services Manager, City of Berkeley

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Facing mounting financial pressures, insurance companies are changing the prescription drug coverage available to many consumers in Medicare Part D.

Guests:

• Stacie Dusetzina, Professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University
• Steven Hadfield, Medicare beneficiary
• Mark Newsom, Managing Director, Avalere Health
• Erin Trish, Co-Director, USC Schaeffer Center
• Cindy Trish, Medicare beneficiary
• Leslie Walker, Senior Reporter, Tradeoffs

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If you know someone on Medicare, please encourage them to give their coverage a closer look before open enrollment ends on Dec. 7! People can find unbiased enrollment counseling through the federal SHIP program or review their options on Medicare.gov.

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Higher premiums and penalties have made shopping for Obamacare plans more confusing this year. Federal funding cuts have left consumers in many states with fewer guides to help them navigate their options. “I don’t want people to just feel ghosted,” a West Virginia navigator told Tradeoffs.

Guest:

• Jeremy Smith, director, West Virginia navigator program, First Choice Services.

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Physician and New Yorker writer Dhruv Khullar says artificial intelligence is a powerful tool to get quicker and more accurate diagnoses. But it can also be dangerous.

Guest:

Dhruv Khullar, Physician, Weill Cornell Medical College; Contributing Writer, The New Yorker

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Facing unprecedented pressure from the Trump administration, some of the world’s top drugmakers promise to cut prices. But experts say the savings might not be what they seem.

Guests:

• Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute
• Stacie Dusetzina, Professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University
• Darius Lakdawalla, Chief Scientific Officer, USC Schaeffer Center
• Pete Loftus, Reporter, Wall Street Journal
• Ben Rome, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
• Leslie Walker, Senior Reporter, Tradeoffs

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Journalist Paula Span, who writes The New Old Age column for the New York Times, shares what she’s learned about how to age well.

Guest:

Paula Span, reporter and The New Old Age columnist for the New York Times

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What happens if President Trump cuts billions from research on how to make our health care system work better?

Guest(s):

Aaron Carroll, President and CEO, Academy Health

Stuart Buck, Executive Director, Good Science Project

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