In this special episode we reflect on a few of our favorite stories of 2023 and hear how they’re making a difference for patients and policymakers.
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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Growing Pains as California Adds Social Services to Medicaid
The ambitious plan has required big changes from providers and health insurers.
Posted inHealth Technology
Ransomware Attacks: Bad for Hospitals, Deadly for Patients
New research shows that increasing ransomware attacks in health care are not only costly and disruptive, but also deadly.
Posted inMental Health
Girls Are in a Mental Health Crisis. What Can Schools Do?
Girls in the U.S. are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness and suicide risk. How can schools help girls of color navigate this crisis?
Posted inMental Health
Progress and Pain Points in National Crisis Line’s First Year
We explore what’s working, what’s not and what’s next for 988.
Posted inInsurance
1.5 Million People Are Losing Medicaid. How Worried Should We Be?
We go behind the numbers of the first few months of the Medicaid unwinding.
Posted inHealth Law
‘No Place Else To Go’: Inside a Former Abortion Clinic
What happens when an abortion clinic can no longer provide abortions?
Posted inHealth Technology
Rooting Out Racial Bias in Health Care AI, Part 2
The Biden administration is proposing new regulations to keep racial bias in AI from getting to the bedside.
Posted inHealth Technology
Rooting Out Racial Bias in Health Care AI, Part 1
Artificial intelligence could revolutionize health care. It could also perpetuate and exacerbate generations of racial inequities.
Posted inMental Health
The ‘Reverse Disparity’ in Psychosis Care
We explore what it’s like to experience psychosis and why it can be so difficult for patients to get effective treatment.