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Health Affairs This Week

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Health Affairs This Week places listeners at the center of health policy’s proverbial water cooler. Join editors from Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy research, and special guests as they discuss this week’s most pressing health policy news. All in 15 minutes or less.

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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Kathleen Haddad back to the pod to discuss the recently passed $1.2 trillion spending appropriations bill, its included reforms for pharmacy benefit managers, the latest round of drugs slated for the ... more

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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Katie Keith of Georgetown Law and Deputy Editor Chris Fleming to the pod to discuss what to watch out for in 2026 for health policy. The conversation touches on Affordable Care Act subsidies, Medicaid eligibility, ... more

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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Gabriel Perna, Deputy Editor of Digital Health Business & Technology at Modern Healthcare, to the pod to discuss Epic Systems, how they became one of the leading American health care EHR companies, a recent antitru... more

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On an emergency pod episode, Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Stacie Dusetzina of Vanderbilt University Medical Center to breakdown the recently unveiled The Great Healthcare Plan from the Trump administration.

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Recent Guests

Jamila Michener
Political scientist at Cornell University
Cornell University
Episode: BEST OF: Power and Its Impact on Medicaid w/ Jamila Michener
Mark Fendrick
Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Episode: BEST OF: What's Happening with Value-Based Insurance Design? w/ Mark Fendrick
Leslie Erdelack
Episode: BEST OF: Medicare Physicians Are Getting a Raise...But At What Cost?
Rachel Bonesteel
Works on projects related to risk adjustment and specialty payment reform
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
Episode: Keeping ACO Models Accountable
Nathan Hostert
Healthcare policy expert and co-author of an article on hospital price caps
Episode: How Are States Even Affording Health Care Costs?
Troyen Brennan
Former CMO of CVS Health and author of the book "Wonderful and Broken, The Complex Reality of Primary Care in the US"
Harvard T.H. School of Public Health
Episode: Future of Primary Care: Bright or Broken? w/ Troyen Brennan
Yul Ejnes
Practicing physician at Brown Health Medical Group
Brown Health Medical Group
Episode: Physician Autonomy in Decline: The Rise of Deprofessionalization w/ Yul Ejnes
Carmel Shachar
Professor at Harvard Law School, expert in health policy.
Harvard Law School
Episode: An ACA Supreme Court Case May Have Created an HHS Power Paradox w/ Carmel Shachar
Andrew Twinamatsiko
Legal expert from the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
Episode: PBM Laws & State Reforms: Are Big Changes Coming?

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Jeff Byers
Host of Health Affairs This Week

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 40 ratings
  • Professionally done and informative!

    Great topics, useful insights, good audio, and reasonable length. Very helpful to stay on top of health policy topics. Grateful!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BeaSpada
    United States2 years ago
  • I keep trying to give this a chance,

    ….but I really do wish you were not so blatantly partisan. Balance perspective-wise would be very refreshing and maybe help us be a less divided world. Please.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    abp4567891234
    United States3 years ago
  • Great podcast!

    A great complement to the written journal— I particularly appreciated the episode on hospital price transparency.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Pete.in.dc
    United States5 years ago

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What Health Policy Katie Keith Is Watching In 2026
Q: What should we be watching in terms of public health issues and challenges, particularly around vaccine policy?
Significant changes in vaccine access, reshaping of immunization schedules, and ongoing litigation around vaccine policies are noteworthy areas to monitor.
What Health Policy Katie Keith Is Watching In 2026
Q: What do you see happening with these subsidies? What are the consequences for the marketplace and the enrollees if they're not extended?
If the subsidies aren't extended, millions will face premium shock, significantly impacting enrollment and affordability in the marketplace.
The Great Health Care Vision Board (Stacie Dusetzina)
Q: What is your reaction to the Great Healthcare Plan?
It's unlikely to bring significant changes as many of the proposed ideas haven't historically benefited consumers.
It's Not the Prices, Stupid. Michael Chernew on US Health Expenditures
Q: Which option to potentially reduce spending are you most bullish on?
I believe reducing low-value care and improving alternative payment models are key to managing spending effectively.
It's Not the Prices, Stupid. Michael Chernew on US Health Expenditures
Q: What kind of sacrifices are being made in the context of rising health care spending?
As health care spending rises, people face greater debts, increased taxes, or higher out-of-pocket costs, which limit their ability to afford other goods and services.

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This series offers insightful discussions centered around current health policy issues, making sense of complex topics that affect the healthcare landscape. Each episode is typically well-researched and features experts from various fields, ranging from healthcare policy to economics, allowing listeners to understand the implications of legislative changes and healthcare trends. Noteworthy discussions include Medicare reforms, healthcare spending projections, and the impact of recent bills on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.

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2. Mark Fendrick
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5. Nathan Hostert
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7. Yul Ejnes
8. Carmel Shachar

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