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Should I Trust AI to Diagnose Me?
Season 1 Episode 348
Physician and New Yorker writer Dhruv Khullar says artificial intelligence is a powerful tool to get quicker and more accurate diagnoses. But it can …
11 months ago
Will Trump’s Prescription Drug Deals Really Lower Prices?
Season 1 Episode 347
Facing unprecedented pressure from the Trump administration, some of the world’s top drugmakers promise to cut prices. But experts say the savings mi…
11 months, 1 week ago
How New York Times Columnist Paula Span Navigates ‘The New Old Age’
Season 1 Episode 346
Journalist Paula Span, who writes The New Old Age column for the New York Times, shares what she’s learned about how to age well.
Guest:
Paula Span, re…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Future of Health Care Research: 'Federal Funding Really Is Irreplaceable'
Season 1 Episode 345
What happens if President Trump cuts billions from research on how to make our health care system work better?
Guest(s):
Aaron Carroll, President and C…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
How States Are Reckoning with Republican Health Reforms
Season 1 Episode 344
It's been 90 days since Congress passed Trump’s megabill slashing health care spending and reshaping the Medicaid program. States are already knee-de…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
BONUS: What Happens if Obamacare Subsidies Shrink?
Season 1 Episode 343
Excerpts of a live conversation with two top health economists about how extra federal support has helped millions of Americans access health insuran…
1 year ago
A Closer Look at a Widely Despised Health Insurance Policy
Season 1 Episode 342
Every year, millions of people’s medical care runs into the roadblock known as prior authorization, which requires an insurer to sign off before chem…
1 year ago
Why Are People With Mental Illness Starving to Death in Jail?
Season 1 Episode 341
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Sarah Stillman explains why so many people with mental illness are starving to death in U.S. jails, who is profitin…
1 year ago
Obamacare Premiums Are About to Soar. How’d We Get Here?
Season 1 Episode 340
Federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans are scheduled to shrink next year. Many shoppers are expected to be priced out of the market, …
1 year ago
This Federal Experiment Is Pouring Money into Mental Hospitals. Will It Work?
Season 1 Episode 339
As states struggle to meet the needs of people with serious mental illness, some are signing on to a federal pilot project that’s funneling new fundi…
1 year ago