How Remote WIC Benefits Increased Enrollment
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20 of 309 episodesMedicaid Funding Fight: $52 Billion on the Chopping Block
This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare. Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decision...
Dhruv Khullar on Public Health, Pandemic Preparedness & the Future of Healthcare
Are we ready for the next public health emergency? Rob Lott speaks with physician, researcher, and New Yorker writer Dhruv Khullar about the...
Hospital-Owned Medicare Advantage Plans: A Look at Pricing Patterns
Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Grace Mackleby of the University of Southern California about her recent paper that explores...
Health Care Acquisitions: What Happens to Patient Care Intensity?
Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Jiebing Wen of The University of Texas at Austin about her recent paper exploring how hospice...
How Inflation Skewed State Health Care Spending Targets
Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Keith Ericson of Boston University about his recent paper exploring how inflation-adjusted sp...
Why Are Wealthy Americans Spending So Much More on Healthcare?
Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Betsy Cliff from the University of Chicago about her paper in the July 2026 issue of Health A...
BEST OF: Michael Chernew on Medicare Advantage Benchmarks
A Health Podyssey is on vacation in July. We will return with new episodes in August 2026. This episode originally aired on April 18, 2023 H...
BEST OF: A Health Podyssey x Policy Spotlight w/ Meena Seshamani
A Health Podyssey is on vacation in July. We will return with new episodes in August 2026. This episode was originally aired on August 15, 2...
BEST OF: Will AI Fix Health Care? Robert Wachter Weighs In
This episode originally aired on February 3, 2026. Health Affairs ' Rob Lott interviews Dr. Robert Wachter , Professor and Chair of the Depa...
How ACO Conveners Are Changing the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Behind the Scenes
Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Adam Markovitz of the University of Michigan about his recent paper exploring the growing rol...
Why Medicare’s Hospital Wage Index Exceptions Jumped 60%
Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Geoffrey Hoffman of the University of Michigan about his recent paper exploring the structure...
Private Equity in Primary Care: Costs, Care, and Impact
Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Yashaswini Singh of Brown University about her recent paper that explores how private equity...
Inside CVS Caremark: The Role of PBMs in Drug Costs & Access | SPONSORED
THIS SPONSORED PODCAST EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY CVS HEALTH. In this sponsored episode, James Margiotta, Chief Growth Officer at CVS Care...
Inside CMS: How Medicare Innovation Models Are Working to Lower Costs & Scale Digital Health
Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Abe Sutton , Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, about the ACCESS mo...
Policy Changes Reshaping Family Caregiving
Welcome to a new, limited podcast series exploring major policy changes affecting older adults. This episode is part of our Age-Friendly Hea...
Extreme Heat’s Impact on Healthcare Use and Spending
Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Jeff Romine of Carelon Research about his recent paper exploring new research on how extreme...
How the Healthcare Workforce Is Responding to New Aging Policies | Age-Friendly Health Series
Welcome to a new, limited podcast series exploring major policy changes affecting older adults. This episode is part of our Age-Friendly Hea...
The Deadly Rise of Cold-Related Illness at the Intersection of Social Inequality
Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Dhara Patel of the Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School about her recent pape...
How the One Big Beautiful Bill Changes Medicaid for Older Adults and State Health Policy | Age-Friendly Health Series
Welcome to the first episode in a new, limited podcast series exploring major policy changes affecting older adults. The episode is part of...