We ask the experts about Biden's plans to increase COVID-19 testing, shore up PPE and supply chains, and institute a national mask mandate. The seventh and final episode in a special two-week series on health care and the presidential election, examining the health policy goals, actions and impacts of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Guests: Brooke Nichols, PhD, Assistant Professor of Global Health, Boston University School of Public health

Nicolette Louissaint, PhD, Executive Director, Healthcare Ready

Leana Wen, MD, Emergency Physician and Public Health Professor, George Washington University

Explore the candidates' health policy positions, what we know about them, plus expert analysis: https://tradeoffs.org/trumpbiden/

Read a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/09/24/biden-and-covid-19/

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Joe Biden has big plans to build on the Affordable Care Act. How close will they get us to universal coverage? The sixth episode in a special two-week series on health care and the presidential election, examining the health policy goals, actions and impacts of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Guest: Christine Eibner, PhD, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation

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Read a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/09/22/biden-and-the-aca/

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What do experts think of President Trump’s response to COVID-19? And what do they think a second Trump term would mean for health policy? The fifth episode in a special two-week series on health care and the presidential election, examining the health policy goals, actions and impacts of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Guests: Ryan Levi, Producer, Tradeoffs

Lanhee Chen, PhD, David and Diane Steffy Fellow in American Public Policy Studies, Hoover Institution

Brian Blase, PhD, Former Special Assistant to President Trump for Health Policy

Explore the candidates' health policy positions, what we know about them, plus expert analysis: https://tradeoffs.org/trumpbiden/

Read a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/09/18/trump-and-covid-19

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President Trump has pushed to limit access to abortion and contraception coverage. What impacts have those moves had? The fourth episode in a special two-week series on health care and the presidential election, examining the health policy goals, actions and impacts of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Guest: Maya Manian, JD, Visiting Professor, American University Washington College of Law

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Read a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/09/17/trump-and-reproductive-health

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Has President Trump made any lasting changes to the Medicaid program? The third episode in a special two-week series on health care and the presidential election, examining the health policy goals, actions and impacts of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Guest: Robin Rudowitz, Co-Director, Kaiser Family Foundation Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured

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Read a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/09/16/trump-and-medicaid/

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Lowering prescription drug prices continues to be one of President Trump’s top goals. What has he actually accomplished so far? The second episode in a special two-week series on health care and the presidential election, examining the health policy goals, actions and impacts of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Guest: Ben Ippolito, PhD, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute

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Read a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/09/15/trump-and-drug-prices/

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What impact have Donald Trump’s policies had on the Affordable Care Act and the way health insurance works in the U.S.? The first episode in a special two-week series on health care and the presidential election, examining the health policy goals, actions and impacts of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Guests: Brian Blase, PhD, Former Special Assistant to President Trump for Health Policy

Emily Gee, PhD, Health Economist, Center for American Progress

Explore the candidates' health policy positions, what we know about them, plus expert analysis: https://tradeoffs.org/trumpbiden/

Read a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/09/14/trump-and-the-aca/

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The pandemic is exacerbating longstanding mental health issues among health care providers. In part two of our series, we examine why more doctors don’t seek help, and the costly consequences that distress can have.

Guests,

Mona Masood, MO, founder, Physician Support Line

Lotte Dyrbye, MD, MHPE, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Katherine Gold, MD, Associate Professor, University of Michigan

For more information about physican mental health: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/09/10/doctors-coping-with-covid-part-2/

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The pandemic is taking a toll on providers' mental health. Today, the first of a two-part series that begins with an ER doctor on the frontlines in Arizona.

Guest,

Mara Windsor, DO, Emergency Medicine Physician

For complete complete transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/09/08/doctors-coping-with-covid-part-1/

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Surprise medical bills have become a major issue for Americans, but federal legislation to protect consumers continues to stall. Is Congress getting closer to halting this practice?

Guest: Nicholas Bagley, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor

Learn more about how surprise bills work and proposals to curtail them, along with a transcript of the episode on our website: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/09/03/an-unpleasant-surprise

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