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Race to the Bottom: Hard Bargain
Season 1 Episode 358
America pays less, on average, than any other major country for our generic drugs. But selling essential drugs at such low prices comes with hidden c…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Race to the Bottom: Boom Times
Season 1 Episode 357
Generic drugs are, in many ways, the unsung hero of America’s health care system, bringing powerful medical innovations within the reach of millions …
9 months ago
One Doctor’s Crusade to Improve Health Literacy
Season 1 Episode 356
Black Americans report higher levels of mistrust in the health care system than white Americans and suffer worse outcomes in everything from maternal…
9 months ago
How Treating Teens’ Trauma Is Stopping Violence in Chicago
Season 1 Episode 355
A Chicago violence prevention program is pairing cognitive behavioral therapy with intensive mentoring and wraparound support to help high-risk teens…
9 months, 1 week ago
One Scientist's Mission to Change How We Prevent Overdoses
Season 1 Episode 354
A leading addiction expert explains how he’s driven by the memory of a friend who died, and why he believes giving data on the drug supply to people …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
A New Kind of Primary Care Comes to America
Season 1 Episode 353
A group of nurses in Baltimore wants to bring basic care to every person in a neighborhood regardless of age, health, income or insurance.
Can this id…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System
Season 1 Episode 352
Economist Amy Finkelstein has studied America’s patchwork of health insurance policies for more than 20 years. In a forthcoming book she concludes it…
10 months ago
Homeless Camp Sweeps Can Harm Health. Some Cities Are Trying a New Way.
Season 1 Episode 351
Several cities and counties are addressing street homelessness with a new approach, which experts say can clear encampments while protecting the heal…
10 months, 1 week ago
Rising Costs, Fewer Choices: What’s Up with Medicare Drug Plans?
Season 1 Episode 350
Facing mounting financial pressures, insurance companies are changing the prescription drug coverage available to many consumers in Medicare Part D.
G…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Quiet Cuts Making ACA Enrollment Harder
Season 1 Episode 349
Higher premiums and penalties have made shopping for Obamacare plans more confusing this year. Federal funding cuts have left consumers in many state…
10 months, 3 weeks ago