We look back on some of the best health policy podcast episodes of the year with help from a few of our podcast host friends.
Ryan Levi
Ryan is the managing editor for Tradeoffs, helping lead the newsroom’s editorial strategy and guide its coverage on its flagship podcast, digital articles, newsletters and live events. Ryan spent six years as a reporter and producer for Tradeoffs covering Medicaid, mental health, addiction and health technology, including artificial intelligence. Ryan’s work has won numerous national awards and been featured on NPR, PBS NewsHour and The Marshall Project. Ryan lives in Washington D.C.
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Oyez! Oyez! ACA!
We explain the latest existential challenge to the ACA and outline three ways the Supreme Court could rule.
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A Telehealth Checkup
COVID-19 has forced rule changes that have created a telehealth revolution. What have we learned, and are these policies here to stay?
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The Medicare Cliff
Medicare is usually a top election issue. But not this year, even though one of its trust funds is fast running out of money.
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Losing a Hospital
How one rural Kansas town dealt with losing its only hospital and what lessons it has for the rest of the country.
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Shifting Concerns
The 2020 election was supposed to be all about health care. Then 2020 happened.
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Biden and COVID-19
We ask the experts about Biden’s plans to increase COVID-19 testing, shore up PPE and supply chains, and institute a national mask mandate.
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Biden and the ACA
Joe Biden wants to build on the ACA to move the country closer to universal coverage. How close would his plans get us?
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Trump and COVID-19
What do experts think of President Trump’s COVID-19 response? And what do they think a second Trump term could look like for health policy?
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Trump and Medicaid
Has President Trump made any lasting changes to the Medicaid program?