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Episode 66
This month, three US credit reporting agencies - Equifax, Experian and TransUnion - announced changes to medical collection debt reporting, which wil…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Role of Private Equity In Health Care
Episode 65
Late last month, the White House called out private equity firms in a fact sheet on the safety and quality of nursing homes.
"Private equity firms hav…
3 years, 9 months ago
Mike Chernew On Payment Reform: From Direct Contracting To ACO REACH
Episode 64
Late last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its redesign of its Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model to…
3 years, 10 months ago
Decoding the State of the Union for Health Care
Episode 63
Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Rob Lott outline President Joe Biden's health care aspirations outlined in his State of the Union Addre…
3 years, 10 months ago
Navigating The COVID-19 Off-Ramp for Telehealth and Medicaid Policies
Episode 62
Listen to Health Affairs' Ellen Bayer and Rob Lott discuss possible implications for health policies related to Medicaid and telehealth when the COVI…
3 years, 10 months ago
Galileo's Thomas Lee on Telehealth, Equity & Access To Care
Episode 61
Last week, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report showing that outpatient telehealth use has decreased after an initial spike in use during t…
3 years, 10 months ago
Behind The Pages: Racism and Health Issue
Episode 60
“Racism is an uncomfortable subject for a lot of people in academia and academic publishing itself is part of the problem, in that a lot of journals …
3 years, 11 months ago
California's Fight for Single-Payer Health Care
Episode 59
This week, a major development in health care reform occurred in California.
Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Rob Lott talk about the hea…
3 years, 11 months ago
Michael Chernew Makes The Case for Payment Reform
Episode 58
This week on Health Affairs Forefront (formerly known as the Health Affairs Blog), Michael Chernew, director of the Healthcare Markets and Regulation…
3 years, 11 months ago
Focusing On Mental Health In COVID-19 Pandemic Year Three
Episode 57
DICLAIMER: This episode contains mentions of suicide, which some listeners may find harmful or disturbing.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a light o…
3 years, 11 months ago