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Primary Concerns
Season 1 Episode 10
The Iowa caucuses were a mess. But one thing is clear: Health care is a top issue for Democratic voters in 2020. We dive into the polls and talk with…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Price of Innovation
Season 1 Episode 9
Every time the U.S. tries to rein in rising drug prices, we hear the same thing from pharma: Stymie our profits, and you’ll get less innovation and f…
6 years, 8 months ago
The Sidebar: A Deeper Dive Into RCTs
Season 1 Episode 8
In this debut edition of The Sidebar, your home for bonus Tradeoffs content, cohosts Dan and Sayeh take a closer look at the randomized controlled tr…
6 years, 8 months ago
'Hot Spotters' on Trial
Season 1 Episode 7
Nearly two decades ago, Dr. Jeff Brenner hypothesized that nurses and social workers could guide the country's most complicated patients toward bette…
6 years, 8 months ago
Leap of Faith
Season 1 Episode 6
As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the country, some states are turning to controversial laws that force people into treatment. Are they part o…
6 years, 8 months ago
The Good Stuff
Season 1 Episode 5
Two friends have spent 20 years trying to redesign insurance around one simple but elusive goal: make the good stuff more accessible than the bad stu…
6 years, 9 months ago
Feeding the Sick
Season 1 Episode 4
We know good nutrition is tied to good health. But is there evidence that food should be prescribed and paid for like medicine?
Guests: Bouba Dieme an…
6 years, 10 months ago
What Brings You In Today?
Season 1 Episode 3
The average doctor does more than 200,000 patient interviews in their career, making communication one of the most common procedures in medicine. How…
6 years, 10 months ago
The Train Has Left the Station
Season 1 Episode 2
Many hospitals have spent the last 30 years buying up their competitors big and small. What have these mergers and acquisitions done to the cost and …
6 years, 11 months ago
The Town the Ballpark Is In
Season 1 Episode 1
A team of economists and coders has built one of the most influential machines in health care—a machine almost no one has ever heard of. Their latest…
6 years, 11 months ago