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Republicans Want to Change How You Buy Health Care
Season 1 Episode 378
President Trump and other leading conservatives are pushing policies they hope will empower patients to shop more wisely for the health care they nee…
4 months, 1 week ago
The U.S. Saved $1 Trillion on Health Care. Why Doesn't It Feel Like It?
Season 1 Episode 377
New research from leading health economist David Cutler explores what’s behind a historic slowdown in health spending, even as millions of Americans …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Call to Mind: The Fifth Branch
Season 1 Episode 376
A collaboration with American Public Media’s Call to Mind, highlighting how Durham, North Carolina, has reimagined its mental health crisis response …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Doctors Hated the No Surprises Act. Now Some Are Getting Rich Off of It.
Season 1 Episode 375
Doctors are flocking to arbitration under the 2020 consumer protection law to settle pricing disputes with insurers. They’re winning, often securing …
5 months ago
New York Braces for Trump's Big Medicaid Shakeup
Season 1 Episode 374
The state’s Medicaid director Amir Bassiri shares his plans for blunting the effects of Republican health reforms — starting with work requirements. …
5 months, 1 week ago
Should People Who Want GLP-1s Have to Work for Them?
Season 1 Episode 373
As demand for new weight loss drugs soars, some employers are making workers track their diet and exercise in hopes of limiting use and keeping costs…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
High Health Care Costs Are Fueling a New Fight Over Old Laws
Season 1 Episode 372
The White House wants states to drop certificate of need laws in hopes of lowering health care costs. Researchers and state leaders are split.
Guests:…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump's Pick to Quiet the Chaos at HHS
Season 1 Episode 371
The administration is looking to former health care executive Chris Klomp to help RFK Jr. get Trump’s health agenda back on track.
Guest:
Dan Diamond, …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Generic Drugs Head to the Supreme Court
Season 1 Episode 370
The Supreme Court is set to hear Hikma v. Amarin, a battle over drug patents that could raise costs for patients and change the way generic companies…
6 months ago
Inside the Urgent Care Boom
Season 1 Episode 369
Our friends at The Pulse from WHYY explore the economics behind the rise of urgent care and how it’s changing American medicine.
Learn more and read a…
6 months, 1 week ago