We look at the polls and talk to voters to break down how and why health care is shaping the 2020 election.
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.
Posted inCost of Care
The Price of Innovation
Is it possible to lower drug prices without losing out on breakthrough treatments in the future?
Posted inHealth Equity
‘Hot Spotters’ on Trial
Improving health and lowering costs for the sickest and most expensive patients in America is a dream harder to realize than many health care leaders had hoped.
Posted inMental Health
Leap of Faith
As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the country, some states are turning to controversial laws that force people into treatment.
Posted inInsurance
The Good Stuff
Two friends—a doctor and an economist—have spent more than 20 years trying to redesign insurance around one simple but elusive goal: make the good stuff more accessible than the bad stuff.
Posted inHealth Equity
Feeding the Sick
We know good nutrition is tied to good health. But is there evidence that food should be prescribed and paid for like medicine?
Posted inCost of Care
The Train Has Left the Station
What have 30 years of hospital mergers meant to the cost and quality of care we receive? And where do we go from here?