Tradeoffs

The U.S. Supreme Court just ruled that insurers are owed $12 billion for losses they incurred in the early days of the Affordable Care Act. What are the origins and implications of this case?

Guests:

Larry Levitt, Executive Vice President for Health Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation

For more of our conversation with Larry: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/30/risk-corridors

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The coronavirus is straining our primary care system. But, for some, the situation is starting to look more robust.

Guests:

Chuck Jones, President and CEA, Harbor Health

For more information about how primary care services are faring in this climate, visit https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/28/primary-care-on-the-mend/

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Millions of Americans have recently lost their health insurance along with their jobs. What should be done to help them stay covered during this crisis?

Guests: Mayra Jimenez

Chris Holt, Director of Health Care Policy, American Action Forum

Jon Gruber, Professor of Economics, MIT

Jill Berk, Senior Researcher, Mathematica

For more information about COBRA v ACA: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/23/the-cobra-conundrum

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How COVID-19 is threatening one man’s decades-long battle for sobriety and stability.

Guest: Antonio Matthews

Get more information and read the transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/21/getting-on-the-bus/

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What's the best way to convince people to practice social distancing?

Guests:

Syon Bhanot, PhD, Assistant Professor of Economics, Swarthmore College

Susanne Schwarz

Katy Milkman, PhD, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Sanders, PhD, Reader in Public Policy, Policy Institute at King’s College London

Get more information and read the transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/16/almost-everyone-is-doing-it

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In response to the coronavirus, experts are designing plans to ration resources and determine who should get care before someone else. 

Guests: Douglas White, Professor of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh

Samuel Bagenstos, Frank G. Millard Professor of Law at the University of Michigan

Marie Baldiserri, Professor of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh

Learn more about triage philosophy practicalities, visit https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/14/who-gets-care/

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Many older adults were already lonely and isolated before this crisis began. How are they faring now and what’s being done to help them?

Read the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/09/what-keeps-me-up-at-night/

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Is the coronavirus situation in San Francisco calm enough that one of its top hospitals could start sending doctors to help New York City?

Guest: Bob Wachter, Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco

Read the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/08/cc-wachter-3

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Is it a good idea for hospitals to send patients recovering from COVID-19 to nursing homes?

Guests:

David Grabowski, PhD, Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School

Rachel Werner, MD, PhD, Executive Director, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania

Get more information and read the transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/03/after-the-hospital/

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A look at the experiences of patients in an ICU, who, due to new hospital policies, are unable to see family.

Guest: Daniela Lamas, a pulmonary and critical care doctor at the Brigham & Women's Hospital.

Read the transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/02/cc-lamas/

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