Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCOVID-19: The Latest on Federal Mask Guidance and Vaccine Mandates
Episode 35
This week has seen considerable movement in the effort to curb the COVID-19 pandemic from the federal level.
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Contr…
4 years, 11 months ago
Behind the Pages: July 2021 Issue on Borders, Immigrants & Health
Episode 34
In July, Health Affairs published an issue dedicated to borders, immigrants, and health.
A public health crisis is unfolding along and inside the US-…
4 years, 11 months ago
New Biden Executive Order Targets Hospital Mergers & Drug Pricing, Renews Antitrust Focus
Episode 33
Last week, the Biden Administration unveiled a sweeping executive order, focused on promoting competition in the US economy.
With Lina Khan as the ne…
4 years, 11 months ago
No Surprises Act: Known Impacts on Surprise Medical Bills & What's Next
Episode 32
Last week, the Biden administration issued an interim final rule to implement critical components of the No Surprises Act (NSA).
Building on the Affor…
4 years, 11 months ago
Home-based Care Left Out of Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan
Episode 31
President Joe Biden has been making negotiations to get his massive infrastructure plan over the finish line. Some funding related to health care tha…
5 years ago
Unpacking Apple's health care efforts and digital health's overall maturity
Episode 30
Tech giants like Apple and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, have been trying to push into health care for some time now. But pursuing health c…
5 years ago
Peering into the MedPAC crystal ball for the future of Medicare payments
Episode 29
June is shaping to be a busy month in the health policy space. Two major events happened this week alone.
First, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) survive…
5 years ago
Insights into FDA's controversial decision to approve a new Alzheimer's treatment drug
Episode 28
This week, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Aduhelm (aducanumab) to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease using an accelerated approval…
5 years ago
States are leading the way on the public option
Episode 27
President Joe Biden included the public health insurance option, commonly referred to as the "public option," as a major pillar of his health care pl…
5 years, 1 month ago
Does the US have a drug innovation problem?
Episode 26
Last week, Representative Katie Porter took AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez to task on drug pricing during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing…
5 years, 1 month ago