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How the One Big Beautiful Bill Changes Medicaid for Older Adults and State Health Policy
Welcome to the first episode in a new, limited podcast series exploring major policy changes affecting older adults. The episode is part of our Age-F…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
When Screening Guidelines Shift: Impacts on Healthcare Access & Use
Episode 247
Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Duke University School of Medicine's Mike Pignone to the pod to explore the new cholesterol screening…
2 months ago
Healthcare Price Transparency 2.0: Proposed Federal Updates Explained
Episode 246
Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Stacey Pogue of Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy about her recent Forefront ar…
2 months, 1 week ago
New Prior Authorization Proposals: Implications for Prescription Drug Access
Episode 245
Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Michael Gerber back to the pod to discuss recent federal action on prior authorization,…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The FY 2027 HHS Budget Proposal: Changes, Cuts, and Investments
Episode 244
Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Deputy Editor Jessica Bylander back to the pod to explore the White House’s proposed FY 2027 HHS budg…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Health Policy Roundup: ACA Reform, MedPAC & Conversion Therapy in the Courts
Episode 243
Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Kathleen Haddad back to the pod to discuss recent health policy developments, including…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
2027 Medicare Advantage Final Payment Rule: Key Changes Explained | David Meyers
Episode 242
On an emergency pod episode, Health Affairs Publishing’s Jeff Byers welcomes Brown University's David Meyers to the pod to unpack the 2027 Medicare A…
3 months ago
Abandon High‑Deductible Health Plans Linked to Health Spending Accounts | Jeanne Lambrew
Episode 241
Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Jeanne Lambrew of The Century Foundation to discuss her recent Forefront article exploring whether hi…
3 months ago
Innovation, Consumers, and How We Get to Better Health Care | Halle Tecco
Episode 240
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Halle Tecco, investor, founder of Rock Health and professor at Columbia Business School, to the pod to discuss he…
3 months, 1 week ago
Medicare Advantage Payment & Coding Fights Intensify
Episode 238
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Ben Ippolito of the American Enterprise Institute to the pod to discuss the growing debate over Medicare Advantag…
3 months, 2 weeks ago