Tradeoffs

Even public health experts are struggling to make the right decisions on whether to cancel plans in the midst of the coronavirus.

Guests: Alison Buttenheim, Associate Professor of Nursing and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania

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As the country debates the best way to reform our health care system, we explore a blueprint for universal coverage that looks a lot different from the Medicare for All proposals we’ve heard most about. (Recorded in front of a live audience at the University of Pennsylvania on Feb. 21, 2020.)

Guests: Kate Baicker, PhD, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

Amitabh Chandra, PhD, Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Business School

Julia Lynch, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

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Shortages of basic medical supplies have become a familiar pattern for hospitals around the U.S. What causes them? And how can we prevent them?

Guests: Dr. Eric Haas, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Houston Methodist

Matt Grennan, Assistant Professor of Health Care Management, Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

Ozlem Ergun, Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University

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The Iowa caucuses were a mess. But one thing is clear: Health care is a top issue for Democratic voters in 2020. We dive into the polls and talk with voters to understand how and why health care is shaping this year's election.

Guests:

Ashley Kirzinger, Associate Director of Public Opinion and Survey Research, Kaiser Family Foundation

Ryan Levi, Producer, Tradeoffs

Dig deeper into the Kaiser Family Foundation's 2020 polling and see pictures of the voters on our website: http://bit.ly/tradeoffsep9

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Every time the U.S. tries to rein in rising drug prices, we hear the same thing from pharma: Stymie our profits, and you’ll get less innovation and fewer breakthrough treatments. Does the evidence back up this constant refrain?

Guests:

Chaitan Khosla, Director of Stanford ChEM-H

Craig Garthwaite, Associate Professor of Strategy, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

Stacie Dusetzina, Associate Professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University

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In this debut edition of The Sidebar, your home for bonus Tradeoffs content, cohosts Dan and Sayeh take a closer look at the randomized controlled trial (RCT), a popular method for evaluating health interventions.

Learn more about the tradeoffs of RCTs on our website: http://bit.ly/the-sidebar1

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Nearly two decades ago, Dr. Jeff Brenner hypothesized that nurses and social workers could guide the country's most complicated patients toward better health ... and cut expensive hospital admissions along the way. Was he right?

Jeff Brenner, Camden Coalition of Health Care Providers

Amy Finkelstein, Economist, MIT

Kathleen Noonan, Camden Coalition of Health Care Providers

Allison Hamblin, Center for Health Care Strategies

Jensen Skinner, Nurse, Camden Coalition of Health Care Providers

Larry Moore, Patient

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As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the country, some states are turning to controversial laws that force people into treatment. Are they part of the solution or could they make things worse? (Note: This episode has been corrected to include the most updated number of states with compelled treatment laws.)

Guests:

Dr. Abhishek Jain, forensic psychiatrist

Rep. Lauren Davis, Washington state

Merredith Cunniff, nurse, advocate and former civil commitment patient

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Two friends have spent 20 years trying to redesign insurance around one simple but elusive goal: make the good stuff more accessible than the bad stuff.

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We know good nutrition is tied to good health. But is there evidence that food should be prescribed and paid for like medicine?

Guests: Bouba Dieme and Desirée Allen

David Waters, CEO of Community Servings

Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services

Learn more and check out the evidence for yourself on our website: http://bit.ly/tradeoffsep4

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