Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchState of Movement with End-of-Life Care: Medical Aid in Dying
10 states in the US have authorized Medical Aid in Dying legislation, and several more are have introduced it. On this episode of Leverage, Kim Calli…
5 years, 2 months ago
A Call for a National Dementia Prevention Goal
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias impact more than 6 million families, with 15 million projected to be affected by 2050. Although we’re learn…
5 years, 4 months ago
Improving Care for Older Patients
Season 2 Episode 4
A large share of healthcare costs results from unplanned hospitalizations, many of which happen as a result of chronic diseases among older patients.…
5 years, 5 months ago
Value-Based Care and Telehealth
Season 2 Episode 3
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telehealth and virtual care was growing, slowly. But since last March, telehealth use has skyrocketed as t…
5 years, 6 months ago
Prescription Drug Pricing
Season 2 Episode 2
Prescription drug prices are at unprecedented levels. There is a huge human impact to not being able to afford medications: according to a new study …
5 years, 6 months ago
The Healthcare Cost Crisis and California’s Master Plan for Aging
Season 2 Episode 1
High healthcare costs, social isolation, loneliness, food insecurity, malnutrition and issues related to housing have impacted older people for decad…
5 years, 6 months ago
On Ageism in Politics and Around the Vaccine Rollout
ASA Public Policy Committee co-chairs Paul Downey and Amy Herr host this episode of LeverAGE, talking with guests Michael Adams, Rebecca Morgan and J…
5 years, 8 months ago
COVID-19 and Racial Injustice in Portland: Responding to Two Pandemics
Host and ASA CEO, Peter Kaldes, is joined on LeverAGE by Nkenge Harmon Johnson, the President and CEO of the Urban League of Portland, Oregon. The mi…
5 years, 10 months ago
The Supreme Court: What's at Stake for Older Adults
In this episode of LeverAGE, host Peter Kaldes, President & CEO of ASA, is joined by Dr. Leanne Clark-Shirley, Vice President of Thought Leadership a…
5 years, 11 months ago
Debate Prep: Panel of Pundits 2020
Episode 4
Host Peter Kaldes, President & CEO of ASA, welcomes Paula Basta, Director of the Illinois Department on Aging, to Leverage to revisit the 2020 Panel …
5 years, 11 months ago