Podcast Episodes

Dhruv Khullar on Public Health, Pandemic Preparedness & the Future of Healthcare

Episode 275

Are we ready for the next public health emergency?

Rob Lott speaks with physician, researcher, and New Yorker writer Dhruv Khullar about the state of…

13 hours ago

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Hospital-Owned Medicare Advantage Plans: A Look at Pricing Patterns

Episode 274

Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Grace Mackleby of the University of Southern California about her recent paper that explores how verti…

1 week ago

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Health Care Acquisitions: What Happens to Patient Care Intensity?

Episode 273

Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Jiebing Wen of The University of Texas at Austin about her recent paper exploring how hospice acquisit…

2 weeks ago

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How Inflation Skewed State Health Care Spending Targets

Episode 272

Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Keith Ericson of Boston University about his recent paper exploring how inflation-adjusted spending be…

3 weeks ago

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Why Are Wealthy Americans Spending So Much More on Healthcare?

Episode 271

Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Betsy Cliff from the University of Chicago about her paper in the July 2026 issue of Health Affairs ex…

4 weeks ago

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BEST OF: Michael Chernew on Medicare Advantage Benchmarks

Episode 129

A Health Podyssey is on vacation in July. We will return with new episodes in August 2026.

This episode originally aired on April 18, 2023

Health Affai…

1 month ago

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BEST OF: A Health Podyssey x Policy Spotlight w/ Meena Seshamani

Episode 145

A Health Podyssey is on vacation in July. We will return with new episodes in August 2026.

This episode was originally aired on August 15, 2023.

In a c…

1 month, 1 week ago

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BEST OF: What Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Would Mean for the US

Episode 260

A Health Podyssey is on vacation in July. We will return with new episodes in August 2026.

This episode originally aired on April 14, 2026.

Health Affa…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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BEST OF: Will AI Fix Health Care? Robert Wachter Weighs In

Episode 250

This episode originally aired on February 3, 2026.

Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Dr. Robert Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Me…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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How ACO Conveners Are Changing the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Behind the Scenes

Episode 270

Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Adam Markovitz of the University of Michigan about his recent paper exploring the growing role of thir…

2 months, 1 week ago

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