Listen to Health Affairs' Laura Tollen, Chris Fleming and Michael Gerber discuss the new report from the Health Affairs' Council on Health Care Spending and Value. The council spent four years looking into how the US could take a more deliberate approach to moderating health care spending growth while maximizing value. Learn more about Health Affairs Scholar . Related Links: Council On Health Care Spending and Value Report Health Care Spending Council Event ( C-SPAN ) C urrently, more than 70 pe...
Feb 10, 2023•10 min•Ep. 108
Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Kathleen Haddad explain the complexities of the CMS final rule on Medicare Advantage risk adjustment. Read the CHS report's executive summary (available after 1pm ET on 2/3/23) Related Links: CMS Issues Final Rule to Protect Medicare, Strengthen Medicare Advantage, and Hold Insurers Accountable (CMS) New Medicare Rule Aims to Take Back $4.7 Billion From Insurers ( The New York Times ) C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we...
Feb 03, 2023•13 min•Ep. 107
Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander discuss the latest efforts to fix problems with directories of health care providers and the potential for a national provider directory. Join Us for the Considering Health Spending event on February 3 . Related Links: Request for Information; National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services CMS Proposed Rule on Medicare Parts C and D for 2024 Provider Directories Are A Mess. CMS' Plan to Fix Them Has Few Fans ( Modern Healt...
Jan 27, 2023•13 min•Ep. 106
Listen to Ellen Bayer and Marianne Amoss discuss some of the latest headlines in health care, including child immunization rates, suicide care for veterans, and public health concerns surrounding gas stoves. Health Affairs in 2022: Editor's Picks Most Read Health Affairs Forefront Articles of 2022 Top Health Affairs Podcast Episodes of 2022 Best-Read 2022 Journal Articles Related Links: Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten - United States...
Jan 20, 2023•9 min•Ep. 105
Listen to Health Affairs Ryann Tanap and Vabren Watts in the first of many "Health Equity Corner" episodes on This Week discuss the latest from the health equity department and unpack what Leqembi, the newly approved Alzheimer's disease drug, could mean in the health equity space. Related Links: FDA Grants Accelerated Approval for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment (FDA) CMS Statement on FDA Accelerated Approval of Lecanemab A New Alzheimer's Drug Will Cost $26,500 A Year. Who Will Be Able To Get It?...
Jan 13, 2023•10 min•Ep. 104
We're back! New year, more podcasts. In the first episode of 2023, Kathleen Haddad and Chris Fleming discuss, the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill, the coming end of Medicaid eligibility for millions, a new COVID variant, and more. With no shortage of news in the health care space, we're excited for a new year of Health Affairs This Week . Related Links: Home-Based Care Reimagined: A Full Fledged Health Care Delivery Ecosystem Without Walls ( Health Affairs ) Medicaid Unwinding Will Begin in April but...
Jan 06, 2023•14 min•Ep. 103
On the 100th episode of Health Affairs This Week, Ellen Bayer and Kathleen Haddad go over major policy developments in health care this year, including COVID-19, abortion, gun violence, drug prices, and more. Related Links: What Are The Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act? ( Kaiser Family Foundation ) House Passes The Equality Act: Here's What It Would Do ( NPR ) Five Things To Know About the Renewal of Extra Affordable Care Act Subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act ( ...
Dec 16, 2022•13 min•Ep. 102
Listen to Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander discuss the FDA's look into the potential for over-the-counter naloxone products to help reduce opioid overdose deaths. Related Links: FDA Fast-tracks Review of Over-the-Counter Opioid Drug ( Axios ) FDA Announces Preliminary Assessment that Certain Naloxone Products Have the Potential to be Safe and Effective for Over-the-Counter Use (FDA) Plan N: The Case For Over-The-Counter Naloxone ( Health Affairs Forefront ) C urrently, more than 70 percent o...
Dec 09, 2022•13 min•Ep. 101
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating hospitals' software algorithms to help identify potential racial biases in the systems. Listen to Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Rob Lott discuss the background and research behind racial biases in health care algorithms. View the Anniversary Timeline celebrating 40+ years of advancing health policy . Related Links: Dissecting Racial Bias in an Algorithm Used to Manage the Health of Populations ( Science ) Hidden In Plain Sight - Recon...
Dec 02, 2022•15 min•Ep. 100
Health Affairs' Ellen Bayer and Kathleen Haddad break down the under-discussed state ballot initiatives that focused on health care in the 2022 mid-term elections. Related Links: What The 2022 Midterm Results Might Mean for Health Care ( Health Affairs Forefront ) What Recent State Elections Mean for Health Care ( Health Affairs Forefront ) A Proposed Policy Agenda for Electronic Cigarettes in the US: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion ( Health Affairs ) The FDA Stands By as the Vaping Industr...
Nov 18, 2022•10 min•Ep. 99
Health Affairs Kathleen Haddad and Vabren Watts discuss open enrollment season and Medicare provisions in the CMS Final Rule. Related Links: Previewing The 2023 Open Enrollment Period ( Health Affairs Forefront ) HHS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule Strengthening Access to Behavioral Health Services and Whole-Person Care (CMS) Shopping for ACA Health Insurance? Here's What's New This Year ( Kaiser Health News ) An Overhaul for Medicare's Pay Transformation Program ( Axios ) C urrently, more than...
Nov 04, 2022•10 min•Ep. 98
Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander discuss the FDA's efforts to pull the pregnancy drug Makena from the market and the implications for drug policy. Join us in D.C. for an in-person happy hour event on November 17 Related Links: FDA Panel Recommends Pulling Preterm Birth Drug From the Market ( New York Times ) Accelerated Approval of Cancer Drugs: No Economic Reward For Drug Makers That Conduct Confirmatory Trials ( Health Affairs ) Delays in Confirmatory Trials for Drug Applic...
Oct 28, 2022•14 min•Ep. 97
Health Affairs This Week is on a break this week. Today, we are publishing an episode from A Health Podyssey , where Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil brings you in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry. Health Affairs This Week will return next week. Subscribe to A Health Podyssey : RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews North...
Oct 21, 2022•28 min•Ep. 95
Health Affairs' Ryann Tanap and Vabren Watts interview Tony Brunswick, executive director of Art Enables, about his organization and its work and impact on artists with disabilities. Health Affairs thanks the Ford Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for their financial support of this issue. Related Links: Disability and Health Theme Issue Creating Income Opportunities for Artists with Disabilities ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Heal...
Oct 14, 2022•9 min•Ep. 96
Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Ellen Bayer give a peek behind the curtain on Health Affairs' new Disability and Health theme issue. Health Affairs thanks the Ford Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for their financial support of this issue. Related Links: Disability and Health Theme Issue Tara Lagu on Physicians’ Attitudes on People With Disabilities ( A Health Podyssey ) Patient And Coworker Mistreatment Of Physicians With D...
Oct 07, 2022•13 min•Ep. 94
Health Affairs' Kathleen Haddad and Chris Fleming conduct a whistle-stop tour of the current health policy litigations flowing through the courts. Related Links: Providers Sue (Again) Over No Surprises ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Lawsuit Challenges Federal Copay Accumulator Policy ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Court Holds That Key ACA Preventive Services Requirements Are Unconstitutional ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Will The US Supreme Court Strike Down The ACA's Preventive Services Coverage Req...
Sep 30, 2022•13 min•Ep. 93
Listen to Marianne Amoss and Rob Lott talk about Health Affairs' Forefront series on Medicare and Medicaid Integration and some of their favorite articles about the dual eligible population. The series is produced with the support of Arnold Ventures . Included articles are reviewed and edited by Health Affairs Forefront s taff; the opinions expressed are those of the authors. The series will run through October 31, 2022; submissions are accepted on a rolling basis . Related Links: Medicare and M...
Sep 23, 2022•10 min•Ep. 92
Listen to Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Vabren Watts discuss a new partnership between Walmart and UnitedHealth Group - which will include efforts across retail health centers, Medicare Advantage plans, and social determinants of health - as well as other health care moves from big retailers like Amazon and CVS. Related Links: Press Release: Walmart and UnitedHealth Group Collaborate To Deliver Access to High-Quality, Affordable Health Care CVS Makes $8 Billion Bet on the Return of the Ho...
Sep 16, 2022•6 min•Ep. 91
Listen to Health Affairs' Ellen Bayer and Rob Lott review the state of the health care workforce in this Labor Day themed episode of Health Affairs This Week. Related Links: Primary Care Beyond COVID-19 ( Health Affairs Forefront ) New Behavioral Health Workforce Database Paints A Stark Picture ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Addressing Health Worker Burnout (U.S. Surgeon General) Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Hospital and Outpatient Clinician Workforce (HHS) C urrently, more than 70 perce...
Sep 09, 2022•11 min•Ep. 90
Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Chris Fleming discuss the Moderna lawsuit against Pfizer regarding its mRNA technology in relation to the COVID-19 vaccine and its potential impact on the future of biopharmaceutical markets. Related Links: Covid Vaccine ‘Windfall Profits’ Under Attack by Patent Holders ( Bloomberg Law ) C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publi...
Sep 02, 2022•13 min•Ep. 89
Listen to Health Affairs' Kathleen Haddad and Jessica Bylander discuss the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's steps to revamp the agency, citing mistakes the agency made during the COVID-19 pandemic. Related Links: Walensky, Citing Botched Pandemic Response, Calls for CDC Reorganization ( New York Times ) A Vision For Supporting and Reforming The CDC ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Fix The CDC But Don't Ignore The Rest of Our Public Health System ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Statement by ...
Aug 26, 2022•12 min•Ep. 88
Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Rob Lott dive into the health care and climate change provisions in the newly signed Inflation Reduction Act. Related Links: Understanding The Democrats’ Drug Pricing Package ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Congress Poised To Extend Enhanced Marketplace Subsidies Through 2025 ( Health Affairs Forefront ) FACT SHEET: Inflation Reduction Act Advances Environmental Justice (White House) C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d l...
Aug 19, 2022•15 min•Ep. 87
Health Affairs' Vabren Watts discusses the latest on monkeypox with Syra Madad and Andrew Wallach, both from NYC Health + Hospitals . C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone. Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castro | Stitcher | Deezer | Overcast...
Aug 12, 2022•15 min•Ep. 86
This week, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) updated measures in the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS). This year, the organization included measures related to health equity for data and quality measurement. NCQA Executive Vice President Eric Schneider joins Health Affairs' Rob Lott on today's episode of Health Affairs This Week to discuss the measurement changes. C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to kee...
Aug 05, 2022•14 min•Ep. 85
Listen to Katie Keith, Jessica Bylander, and Leslie Erdelack unpack the latest proposed rule from HHS implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability in certain health programs and activities. The proposed rule would reinstate civil rights protections for patients and consumers after the 2020 version of the rule limited the scope of these protections. C urrently, more than 70 percen...
Jul 29, 2022•15 min•Ep. 84
Listen to Health Affairs' Kathleen Haddad and Ellen Bayer discuss the new hotline and mental health initiatives in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. If interested in the Amazon-One Medical news from the week, listen to the limited podcast series Piecemeal produced for Health Affairs by Lalita Abhyankar. C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podca...
Jul 22, 2022•11 min•Ep. 83
Listen to Health Affairs' Rob Lott and Vabren Watts discuss the federal and state aftermath following the Supreme Court overturn of Roe v. Wade . C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone. Related Links: Women's Live and Health: Mere Abstractions In The Leaked Dobbs Abortion Opinion ( Health Affairs Forefront ) As Mississippi D...
Jul 15, 2022•12 min•Ep. 82
Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Kathleen Haddad discuss the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services latest measures regarding rural emergency hospitals and price transparency for hospitals and payers. C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone. Related Links: CMS's Proposed Rule for Conditions of Participation f...
Jul 08, 2022•15 min•Ep. 81
Listen to Health Affairs' Chris Fleming interview Manatt Health 's Cindy Mann on budget neutrality requirements for Medicaid 1115 demonstrations. This episode was recorded on June 23, 2022. Related Links: Rethinking The Budget Neutrality Requirement for Medicaid 1115 Demonstrations ( Health Affairs Forefront ) C urrently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and po...
Jul 01, 2022•14 min•Ep. 80
As part of Pride Month, listen to Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Kathleen Haddad discuss the White House's executive order on LGBTQI+ equality and its impact on health care. Related Links: Privately Insured Transgender People Are At Elevated Risk For Chronic Conditions Compared With Cisgender Counterparts ( Health Affairs ) Podcast: A Health Podyssey with Landon Hughes Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Adults Report Continued Problems Affording Care Despite Coverage Gains ( Health Affairs ) The B...
Jun 24, 2022•9 min•Ep. 79
