Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow biosimilars are affecting the drug markets
Episode 38
Lowering prescription drug prices continues to be a hot topic. Spending on biologic products, which includes most vaccines and gene therapies, was es…
5 years, 2 months ago
LIVE with Liz Fowler, director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
Episode 37
BONUS EPISODE
As part of Policy Spotlight, a new virtual event series from Health Affairs, Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil welcomed Elizabeth "Liz" Fowler, …
5 years, 2 months ago
Features of a zero-burnout primary care practice
Episode 36
Rates of burnout among primary care physicians is a growing concern in the health care workforce.
Major shifts in the practice environment — from tru…
5 years, 2 months ago
How shortening skilled nursing facility stays might identify waste in health care delivery
Episode 35
Skilled nursing care is an important Medicare benefit but it also accounts for significant spending.
In Medicare, cost sharing applies to patients' ca…
5 years, 3 months ago
Julia Adler-Milstein on tracking the evolution of health information exchange
Episode 34
The HITECH Act, part of the broad American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, ushered in major changes for health care's information and informat…
5 years, 3 months ago
Lowering Medicare eligibility may improve cancer outcomes
Episode 33
"I think we need to step back first before we even ask the policy question and ask this simple question, is it okay in the United States to die of ca…
5 years, 3 months ago
Breaking down how pharmacy deserts and access relate to health equity
Episode 32
Many think of pharmacies primarily as places to get prescription medications, but pharmacists are highly trained clinicals who offer other important …
5 years, 3 months ago
Understanding private equity investment in hospitals
Episode 31
To say the role of private equity investment in the health care system is growing would be an understatement. In 2018, the valuation of private equit…
5 years, 4 months ago
Should social risks factor into health care quality measures?
Episode 30
A central tenant of the move to value-based payment in health care is that quality can be measured and high quality providers should be rewarded for …
5 years, 4 months ago
ACA closed health coverage gaps for pregnant women. There’s still a long way to go
Episode 28
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the law of the land in the U.S. for 11 years and helped more than 20 million Americans gain health coverage. S…
5 years, 4 months ago