Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHealth Care Staffing Woes Persist as Omicron Surges
Episode 56
With the Omicron coronavirus rapidly spreading through the United States, many are reassessing their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the…
4 years ago
Prescription Drug Policy, Drug Pricing & Aduhelm With Rachel Sachs
Episode 55
While COVID-19 shallowed many headlines in the health care space, a lot of movement was made in various health policy areas, including prescription d…
4 years ago
New National Health Spending Data and Introducing Health Affairs Forefront
Episode 54
This week, Health Affairs released the annual national health care spending data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Using dat…
4 years ago
A Year in Health Policy Review
Episode 53
With 2021 about to be in the rearview mirror, Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Ellen Bayer gather on Health Affairs This Week to quickly chat abo…
4 years, 1 month ago
Global Health Inequity: Examining Omicron Through The Lens of HIV/AIDS
Episode 52
The first Omicron COVID-19 variant case was confirmed in the state of California this week. But there is a lot we don't know about this new COVID-19 …
4 years, 1 month ago
The ACA and Health Policy at the Supreme Court with Katie Keith
Episode 51
Since its inception, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has faced legal challenges. With the law on the books for more than 10 years, the measure is still…
4 years, 1 month ago
Public Health In The Off-Year Election Wrap Up
Episode 50
Last week, a lot of the coverage regarding the U.S. off-year election cycle focused on the victory of Republican Glenn Youngkin in Virginia.
But there…
4 years, 2 months ago
Considering (And Making Sense Of) Health Spending
Episode 49
Health spending currently accounts for nearly 18% of the US' Gross Domestic Product.
If the nation spends so much on health care - about $11,500 per p…
4 years, 2 months ago
Diving Into WHO's Climate and Health Report Before The UN Climate Summit
Episode 48
Ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a special report on c…
4 years, 2 months ago
What's Happening with the FDA Commissioner Appointment?
Episode 47
Last week, it was reported that President Joe Biden is considering Robert Califf to lead the Food and Drug Administration.
The appointment, which has …
4 years, 2 months ago