A Health Podyssey

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dr. Jay Bhatt , Managing Director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions and the Deloitte Health Equity Institute , to highlight the upcoming season of Research & Justice For All that focuses on social drivers of health and the role that Deloitte has played in pursuing health equity goals across the life sciences and health care indust...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Melissa Aldridge of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and James J. Peters Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center about her recent paper exploring the increasing trend of private equity acquisitions of hospices and how ownership structures still remain complex and opaque. Order the September 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more th...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Andrew Feher of Department of Health Care Access and Information about his recent paper exploring how the incorporation of email reminders saw increases in eligibility verification and continued subsidy receipt for enrollees in California's Affordable Care Act marketplace. Order the September 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Benedic Ippolito of American Enterprise Institute about his recent paper exploring how expanding Medicare coverage of anti-obesity medicines could result in increased annual spending. Order the September 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With yo...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jiani Yu of Cornell University about her recent paper that explores how telehealth use and delivery differs significantly by physician and practice characteristics . Order the September 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support , we ca...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dongzhe Hong of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard University on his recent paper that explores how patient and prescriber factors play into biosimilar uptake in the US. Order the August 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Kamyar Nasseh of the American Dental Association on his recent study that identifies the growing role of private equity in dental practices. Order the August 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, 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 digit...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sanjay Basu of Waymark on his recent study that considers a potential risk of perpetuating health disparities with the continued utilization of cost-effectiveness analyses to inform health care and public health policy decisions. Order the August 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available -...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brandy Lipton of the University of California, Irvine on her recent paper exploring how most state Medicaid programs offer coverage for routine eye exams for adults, but noticeable coverage discrepancies of other routine vision care services remain. Order the August 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content i...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jennifer Kao of the University of California Los Angeles on her recent paper that explores the impact of the Food and Drug Administration's breakthrough therapy designation program on the reduction of late-stage drug development time. Order the July 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely availabl...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christina Andrews of the University of South Carolina on her recent paper that explores how substance use disorder benefits vary across Medicaid managed care plans (MCP) and better understand the role states play in coverage activities. Order the July 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely availa...

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil welcomes Liz Fowler, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to A Health Podyssey to discuss the future of health care payments, CMMI's specialty care strategy, mandatory models versus voluntary alternative payment models, CMS' newly-proposed Medicare Physician...

Live from Aspen Ideas: Health ! Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Debra Whitman , chief public policy officer of AARP , to discuss her upcoming book " The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond " and how she was driven to research questions like "Will I lose my memory?" and "Will I have enough money?" for her new book on healthy aging. Currently, mor...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Renee Hsia of the University of California San Francisco on her recent paper that explores the structural inequities in the adoption of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) services by US hospitals. Order the July 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it tha...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ross Brownson of Washington University on his recent paper that details the path towards a transformed public health system and how a focus on social determinants of health and partnerships with diverse sectors can help overcome challenges in the current system. Order the "Reimagining Public Health" issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more tha...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Nir Menachemi of Indiana University on his recent paper that explores how Indiana increased their public health spending , the resulting legislative victories, and how this approach to strengthening funding could offer insights to other states. Order the "Reimagining Public Health" issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of ou...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Cory Cronin of Ohio University on his recent paper on identifying opportunities and understanding how to best align hospitals’ needs assessments and community health In Ohio. Order the "Reimagining Public Health" issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. Wit...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Chelsey Kirkland of the University of Minnesota on her recent paper that explores the development of a new model for the governmental public health workforce in Minnesota. Order the "Reimagining Public Health" issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With y...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christopher Cai of Brigham and Women's Hospital on his recent paper that explores the challenges posed by private equity acquisitions in health care delivery and the opportunities for policy to protect patients in this new era of private equity provider ownership. Order the May 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of o...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christopher Hoover of California Department of Public Health on his recent paper that explores how California's COVID-19 vaccine equity policies helped to avert cases, deaths, and hospitalizations in affected communities. Order the May 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd l...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Maeve Wallace of Tulane University on her recent paper that explores the association between states' abortion restrictions and higher intimate partner homicide rates . Order the May 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support , we can co...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Charles Stoecker of Tulane University on his recent paper that explored how guaranteed cash incentives helped boost COVID-19 vaccinations among young adults in West Virginia. Order the May 2024 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support , we...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Alison Stuebe of University of North Carolina School of Medicine on her recent analysis paper exploring what steps to take to cultivate vital conditions for perinatal well-being and how this can lead to a sustained commitment to reproductive justice. Order the "Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being" issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Amy Stiffarm of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies: The Montana Coalition  on her recent paper that explores strategies to support perinatal mental health by collaborating with tribal communities in Montana . Order the "Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being" issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely avai...

Health Affairs ' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jessica Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco on her recent paper that explores the perspectives of interprofessional clinicians and what the best approach is to integrating mental health into perinatal care . Order the "Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being" issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our...