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The Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David Introcaso

David Introcaso, Ph.D.
Climate Change
Cancer
CDC
Fear Of Disease
Sepsis
Opioid Epidemic
Healthcare Policies
USPSTF
Medicare
Patient Care
Right-Wing Climate Realism
Ecological Exhaustion
Drug Overdose Deaths
Police Violence
Screening Practices
Over-Treatment
Breast Cancer
CMS (centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Value-Based Payment Program
Capitalism

Podcast interviews with health policy experts on timely subjects. The Healthcare Policy Podcast website features audio interviews with healthcare policy experts on timely topics. An online public forum routinely presenting expert healthcare policy analysis and comment is lacking. While other healthcare policy website programming exists, these typically present vested interest viewpoints or do not ... more

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Latest Episodes

At least one in four girls suffers childhood sexual abuse. For example, the Department of Justice (DoJ) concluded Jeffery Epstein trafficked over 1,000 girls, some as young as 14. Nevertheless, six years after Epstein’s reported suicide, the Trump Ad... more

The US has effectively always suffered a physician shortage. Last year the AMA estimated a shortage of 86,000 by 2035. US policymakers have since 1965 addressed this problem by recruiting foreign born physicians (termed Foreign Medical Graduates or F... more

Over roughly the past year Prof. Blumberg and her Georgetown Center for Health Insurance Reform (CHIR) colleagues have been researching healthcare providers and payers increasing use of third-party entities they collectively termed “middlemen” with w... more

Even though PC is the only component of healthcare shown to increase life expectancy and is crucial to achieving healthcare equity, outcomes, quality and value PC remains on life support. For example, an August National Academy of Medicine report con... more

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Recent Guests

Frank Putnam
Clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine
University of North Carolina
Episode: Child Psychiatrist Frank Putnam Discusses His Soon-To-Be-Published book, "Old Before Their Time, A Scientific Life Investigating How Maltreatment Harms Children and the Adults They Become"
Eram Alam
Associate Professor of History at Harvard and author of 'The Care of Foreigners, How Immigrant Physicians Changed US Healthcare'
Harvard University
Episode: Harvard Professor Eram Alam Discusses Her Just-Published Book, "The Care of Foreigners, How Immigrant Physicians Changed US Healthcare"
Linda Blumberg
Research Professor at Georgetown's McCourt School's Center on Health Insurance Reform (CHIR)
Georgetown University
Episode: Georgetown Professor Linda Blumberg Discusses Commercial Health Insurance "Middlemen"
Michael Millenson
President of Health Quality Advisors and a veteran patient safety researcher and activist
Health Quality Advisors
Episode: Mr. Michael Millenson Discusses the (Tragic) State of Patient Safety
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field
Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Population Center
University of Minnesota
Episode: Prof. Elizabeth Wrigley-Field Discusses Excess Deaths
Dr. Maria Antonia Tigre
Director of Global Climate Health Change Litigation at Columbia University Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
Columbia University Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Episode: The Sabin Climate Law Center's Dr. Maria Antonia Tigre Discusses the ICJ's Recent Climate Advisory Opinion
Mark Z. Jacobson
Stanford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and expert on decarbonizing the economy
Stanford University
Episode: Stanford's Mark Jacobson Discusses the Likely Climate Effects of the OBBBA & the Current Status of Renewable Energy Development
Thomas Ferguson
Research director at the Institute for New Economic Thinking and emeritus professor of political science at UMass Boston
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Episode: The Institute for New Economic Thinking's Thomas Ferguson Discusses Congressional Realities That Explain Passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"
Frederique Seidel
Senior Program Lead for Children and Climate at the World Council of Churches
World Council of Churches
Episode: The World Council of Churches' Ms. Frederique Seidel Discusses the WCC's Recently-Published Handbook, "Hope for Children Through Climate Justice, Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable"

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David Introcaso
Host of discussions centered on healthcare policy with a focus on timely topics and expert perspectives.

Reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars from 69 ratings
  • Exactly what I was looking for.

    This podcast is heavy on facts and policy background and not necessarily and opinion show and has limited political commentary. As they say “just the facts ma’am”. This is exactly what I wanted to find. The interviewer and guests are obviously knowledgeable and experts in the field.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    TexasJeremy
    United States5 years ago
  • Informative and Interesting

    Every episode is a new topic and I enjoy that. Episodes introduce new people and ideas. Ethical issues with the current system are commonly discussed. Very enlightening. If you like to think critically about current healthcare topics then you will probably enjoy this podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Hannah1596
    United States5 years ago
  • Interesting and in-depth

    I’ve been thoroughly enjoying these episodes. I especially like the background and context setting that Niall does every episode. Looking forward to hearing more topics from industry experts. I haven’t found this podcast to be particularly biased, but it’s probably a pitfall of the “single interviewee” concept—it’d be nice to do some of these topics with a panel with varying perspectives.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BrookRunner
    United States7 years ago
  • Not what I was hoping for

    I was looking for a podcast that gave informative updates about the US healthcare and as a manager or a doctors office something to lee me in the loop. Some interviews were interesting but not what I was looking for. It’s very progressive, and topics are pretty niche from a pro big-government point of view.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    steroids87
    United States8 years ago
  • Another liberal echo chamber

    This is not really a podcast about healthcare policy. It is a political podcast aimed at disparaging Republicans, President Trump, the wealthy, and anyone else deemed undesirable by the liberal elite in

    America. However, if you are a social justice warrior and it stepping out what privilege, redistributing the will of the greedy one percent, then this is the podcast for you.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Doc Pettit
    United States8 years ago

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Consistently informative and fact-driven, providing clear analysis without excessive political bias.
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Listeners appreciate the depth and breadth of topics covered, appealing to those who think critically about healthcare.

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Harvard Professor Eram Alam Discusses Her Just-Published Book, "The Care of Foreigners, How Immigrant Physicians Changed US Healthcare"
Q: How can we improve immigration reform to address the healthcare workforce issue?
By eliminating the two-year return requirement for immigrant physicians, supporting community health workers, and addressing healthcare delivery economics.
Harvard Professor Eram Alam Discusses Her Just-Published Book, "The Care of Foreigners, How Immigrant Physicians Changed US Healthcare"
Q: What was the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?
The Act allowed for significant immigration of foreign-born physicians to address the physician shortage in the U.S. amidst changing geopolitical dynamics.
Prof. Troy Brennan Discusses His Just-Published, "Wonderful and Broken, The Complex Reality of Primary Care in the US"
Q: What are some successful primary care models that move beyond fee-for-service to better serve patients?
Some practices have adopted capitated payment models, focusing on comprehensive care and anticipation of patient needs, which promotes more effective management of health issues.
Prof. Troy Brennan Discusses His Just-Published, "Wonderful and Broken, The Complex Reality of Primary Care in the US"
Q: How has the role of primary care clinicians changed over time, especially with the increasing reliance on nurse practitioners?
The primary care landscape is shifting towards a greater incorporation of nurse practitioners, partly due to the shortage of primary care physicians, adapting to fill gaps in care delivery.
Prof. Troy Brennan Discusses His Just-Published, "Wonderful and Broken, The Complex Reality of Primary Care in the US"
Q: What accounts for the ongoing challenges in adopting value-based care in the healthcare system?
The system is fundamentally wired to prioritize fee-for-service reimbursement, focusing on volume rather than value, which makes it difficult to shift to value-based care.

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Featuring interviews with health policy experts, the discussions focus on timely and pressing healthcare topics. The content aims to provide clear, reasoned, and analytical discourse on various aspects of healthcare policy, filling a niche for informed commentary lacking in many other forums. Key subjects include the implementation of health policies such as the Affordable Care Act, the intricacies of Medicare and Medicaid, and the challenges faced in healthcare delivery. Alongside these are discussions on public health issues and the social determinants impacting healthcare access and quality. The blend of political insight with policy analysis offers a unique perspective, likely benefiting both industry professionals and policy enthusiast... more

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2. Eram Alam
3. Linda Blumberg
4. Michael Millenson
5. Elizabeth Wrigley-Field
6. Dr. Maria Antonia Tigre
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